Editor’s Note: This is an excerpt from editor Gywneth Doland’s book, Seductive Salsa, published in 2007. For thousands of years, Mesoamerican cooks have been grinding together chiles and tomatoes in rough stone mortars and today, salsa remains a part of every meal in Mexico, enlivening eggs at breakfast, fish tacos at lunch and hearty soups at dinner. In the past …
The Portuguese Piri-Piri Expedition
By Blaise Lawrence Recipes: Molho de Piri-Piri Caldo Verde Roasted Pork Piri-Piri Cataplana de Pescador (Fisherman’s Cataplana) Frango Piri-Piri (Piri-Piri Chicken) It all began right after Christmas when my wife Melloney told me what she had done. “We’re going on holiday to Portugal, Blaise. I’ve booked everything–all you have to do is supply the spending money.” Now that was …
The Former Colonies Strike Back: Part 2, Germany and Denmark
by Dave DeWitt, Research and Notes by Mary Jane Wilan Why Europe is Embracing Fiery-Foods Part Two: Germany and Denmark Part One Part Three Recipes: Gravlax with Spicy Mustard Sauce Renate’s Mixed Pepper Medallions We boarded the ferry Admiral of Scandinavia and the first thing Mary Jane did was upgrade our cabin to a better one. Actually, …
The Chile Cuisine of India, Part 2
By Dave DeWitt An Introduction to Curries Recipes: Quick Curry Powder (Bafat) Indian Minced Meat Curry (Keema Bafat) Pork Curry Gurkha-Style Moghlai Chicken Curry (Nimbu Masala Murgh) Indian Chile Vendors, ca. 1880 The word curry refers to both a spice mixture and a style of cooking. The spice mixture usually contains chile peppers in the form of …
The Chile Cuisine of India, Part 1
By Dave DeWitt Cultivation, History, and Culinary Use Recipes: Mango and Coconut Chile Chutney Madras Fried Chile Fritters (Molagai Bajii) Moghul Chicken Dilruba Jungli Mans Indian Chile Vendors, ca. 1880 India is one of the largest producers of chile peppers in the world. The Times of India Directory and Yearbook for 1983 listed total acreage at …