Smoked Salmon. Who can resist this delicately smoked food item? Another delicacy for your table to impress the family and neighbours. Smoked Salmon is one if not my all time favourite of the fine things life has to offer. Which started out as a means of preserving fish for the winters to survive, turned out [...]
Oysters have been known as a food for lovers and an aphrodisiac since the Roman times. Roman emperors paid for them by their weight in gold. Aphrodite, the Greek Goddess of love, came from the sea on an oyster shell to give birth to Eros, the word “aphrodisiac” was born. Casanova used to eat a [...]
The tradition for “passing the port” is one left to us by the British Navy. Like most things regarding traditions who and where it started is always a debatable point with no conclusive answer. This is a very simple tradition and no need to remember a lot. As with this one there are a few [...]
A classical dish created at the beginning of the 19th century by a restaurateur called Mechenet. The popularity and success of this dish was owed to the Duke of Chartres who commended it in Paris. Today the most famous place in Paris to eat Pressed Duck is the restaurant La Tour d’ Argent. When the [...]
Legend has it that this dish originated from the nomadic Tartar (Turkic speaking) tribe who lived on the southern part of Russia. They were very good horseman, hardworking and always on the move. Time for cooking was very limited, so pieces of meat were placed underneath their saddles while riding, this tenderising the meat and [...]
Caviar. I am sure just the word will make a lot of people pull faces and even a expression of disgust. The thought of eating salted raw fish eggs is not what most of us have in mind when it comes to food. I can say the same for oysters or Steak Tartare. I am [...]
Thursday, Sep 9
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