Prunes and Red Wine Are Keys
An Alternative to the Standard American Burger
Potatoes
This Japanese approach to Hamburgers braised with Prunes and Red Wines is a delicious veresion, which stands in remarkable contrast to the commonly eaten Burgers which are so common in the Standard American Diet, which usually come with a White Bun and a large serving of deep-fried Potatoes. Continue reading
A Fusion Dish from San Francisco
Fennel, Chili and Mint Combine
Limes
In this Fusion preserve as served by Danel Patterson of Coi in San Francisco, Apricots combine with Fennel, Chili and Mint to produce a Continue reading
A Neglected Vegetable
Pine Nuts Are Key
Rice Vinegar
Sweet Potatoes are high iin antioxidants There is research showing they can help maintain good memory, control diabetes and help prevent heart disease and Continue reading
An All-Natural Version — No Additives
A Japanese Classic with Soba
Mirin
Every Japanese cook used to be able to make this dipping sauce for Soba Noodles. Nowadays, the cook in a Japanese household may be a working wife and mother or a single man even, and nobody seems to have time to make the simplest foods. Japanese food companies have stepped in and produced delicious versions of the dipping sauce, which do taste delicious and need no preparation at Continue reading
Green Onions – Garlic – Ginger Give a Korean Note
Meaeballs are Fried and Baked
Spicy Pork Meatballs
In this version of Pork Meatballs, three ingredients, Green Onions, Garlic and Ginger combine o produce a distinctive Korean note.
Th Korean peppery sauce Gochujang, while spicy, has a sweetness that results from its origin from fermented Rice which keeps it from being too intensely hot to the palate
A Refreshing Side Dish
Traditional Japanese Recipe
Bean sprouts
Moyashi Su or Bean Sprouts in Vinegar, is a quick appetizer or side dish that uses a traditional Japanese treatment for blanching and quick picling raw vegetables/
It is believed to have very important healthful properties, especially when made with pure Japanese rice vinegar. Continue reading
Chinese Origins, Spanish Name, It’s All Filipino
Arroz Caldo
Arroz Caldo may be the ultimate Asian version of Chicken Soup to prevent Flu and Colds. It’s good at any season, easy to make, and combines Ginger, Garlic and Onions in an effective way Continue reading
A Goan Fusion Dish
Onions, Chickpeas and Coconut Meat
Tamarind Exract
Thiis Portuguese Fusion recipe combines elements from the long trade route blazed by the Portuguese navigators, explorers and missionaries in the 16th century that led to Latin America in the West and in the East went as far as Japan, traversing Continue reading
Black Mushrooms Meet Bamboo Shoots in Brown Sauce
A Taste of Old Shanghai
Bamboo Shoot Tip
This is a basic simmered brown sauce recipe,, originally from Shanghai. The Chinese name, Chao Shuang Dong, 炒雙冬means “braised two winter vegetables.” Many different vegetables may be used, as well as Bean Curd. It is so versatile, delicious and Continue reading
A Fusion Approach
Ginger + Shaoxing + Sichuan Pepper
Sichuan Pepper, Hua Jiao
This is a convenient Fusion concept for an appetizer that can be made in advance. The flavor notes are an unusual combination of Ginger with Shaoxing Wine and Sichuan Pepper.
Actual cooking time is not long, but you have to marinate and chill and press it for quid a while Continue reading