By Dave DeWitt and Nancy Gerlach Recipes: Habanero Hot Sauce Ceviche with Habaneros Coconut-Chile Rice Grilled Snapper Fillets with Red Chile Butter Spicy Salbutes It’s tough work traveling to paradise to study chile peppers and taste exotic hot sauces, but somebody has to do it. Over the last Christmas holiday, the over-worked editorial staff journeyed to Belize (formerly British …
In Search of Hot Stuff in Costa Rica
By Dave DeWitt and Nancy Gerlach Recipes: Spicy Sweet Potato Soup Gallo Pinto Avocado Herb Omelet with Hot Chutney La Junta Jalapeño Steaks Picadillo de Chayote Cinnamon-Spiced Dessert Plantains with Natilla Cream In September, 1992, your editors joined forces once again to invade a Central American country–ostensibly for a vacation, and this time Costa Rica was the target. …
Singapore Fling
by Dave DeWitt Tiong Bahru Food Centre [Editor’s Note: This article was first published in May, 1992. Some things have changed in Singapore since then, but this is the way it was then.] People laughed in disbelief when we told them we were going to Singapore on business. “Yeah, right,” said one skeptic, “you foodies will use any excuse for …
Yo Soy un Chiltepínero!
By Dave DeWitt Above, the Sierra Madre, Home of Chiltepins My amigo Antonio swears that the motto of the Sonoran bus lines is “Better Dead Than Late,” and I believe him. The smoke-belching buses were flying by us on curves marked by shrines commemorating the unfortunate drivers whose journeys through life had abruptly ended on this mountain road. We waved …
Making Thailand’s “Chile Water”
Making Thailand’s “Chile Water” Story and Photos by Austin Bush Recipes Nam Plaa Phrik Nam Phrik Ong Nam Phrink Kapi with Fresh and Fried Vegetables Nam Phrik Num A Variety of Nam Phriks and Other Ingredientsin the Market in Satun, Southern Thailand The first Thai dish I ever learned to make is probably the simplest Thai …