Asian Fish Burgers
/Wrap this burger Vietnamese-style, in red lettuce leaves and a soaked rice paper wrapper. I buy Thai sweet chili sauce at the supermarket.
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I used the Japanese Kuri squash which is a fiery red colour. It roasts well. You can use any drier variety of squash for this curry.
The best Scottish shortbread handed down through my family. Crumbly, sweet and buttery.
This dish has a salty, savoury sauce with a little bit of a kick. If you don't want the spice of the jalapenos, leave it out, and finely diced onion can be used instead of the shallots.
This is the one hors d’oeuvre that I keep being asked for time and time again. It’s crunchy, creamy, spicy and hits all the high spots.
Mushrooms and squash have a real affinity and this soup proves it. I like to use oyster mushrooms, but chanterelles, which I found at the supermarket this week, provide the best flavour.
The fifth taste, umami, has much to do with glutamate, an amino acid found in such foods as prosciutto, soy sauce and a number of cheeses. Umami can show up in your glass, too (fermentation is glutamate’s old friend).
When this recipe originally ran in The Globe and Mail, I received a lovely note from reader Barbara Zuchowicz. This dish reminded her of a wonderful meal she had in Italy: "It brought back joyful memories of a trip to Italy my late husband, an exceptional cook, and I took a number of years ago.
Wrap this burger Vietnamese-style, in red lettuce leaves and a soaked rice paper wrapper. I buy Thai sweet chili sauce at the supermarket.
Read MoreServe these burgers in tortillas or on naan bread, topped with the spiced mint butter.
Read MoreThe meat mixture in this recipe will be soft and juicy but will hold together if you turn it carefully on the grill. Serve on a whole wheat bun topped with remaining salsa. The salsa also works well with grilled chicken or fish.
Read MoreTo first nations people, salmon symbolizes instinct, determination and persistence. Salmon is also a symbol of abundance, wealth and prosperity because that it is the primary food source for the people of the Northwest coast.
Read MoreGochujang is Korean red chili paste made with powdered sticky rice, fermented soybeans and salt. It is thick and mellow and not as spicy as Chinese or Thai pastes.
Read MoreThanks to immigration over the centuries, Peruvian cuisine features Eastern, Western and Inca influences. A cuisine to savour.
I love the tangle of flavours in Malaysian cooking. Influenced by both Asian and Indian cultures, it is true fusion food.
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