Culinary News
Month: June 2016
Ingredient Of The Day: Smoked Sea Salt
Smoked Sea Salt is a great finishing salt. It has a smoky-salty flavor and a flaky texture, add it to a dish before serving. Great for fish!…
Ingredient Of The Day: Black Garlic
Black Garlic, aka Fermented Garlic, has a strong-smoky-slightly sweet flavor. Even though it has it different flavor than regular garlic it can be used in the same way. Use it in sauces, Aïoli, and vinaigrettes.…
Ingredient Of The Day: Fresh Wasabi Root
Fresh Wasabi Root has a much better flavor than the artificial Wasabi Paste you usually find. It is a lot like Horseradish Root with a nutty-medium spicy flavor and stringy-woody texture. Grate it and use as garnish, in Aïoli, sushi, or Vinaigrette.…
Ingredient Of The Day: Bee Pollen
Bee Pollen is the protein for the bee hive and is often used as a health supplement but can also be used as a garnish for a dessert or cheese plate. It has a sweet-earthy-nutty flavor and a chewy texture.…
Ingredient Of The Day: Romanesco Cauliflower
Romanesco Cauliflower is an Italian heirloom variety of Cauliflower with a nuttier flavor and firmer-crunchier texture. Romanesco has very attractive looking florets that are very sturdy and can be used raw for a crudités or salad or roasted for a vegetable side dish.…
Ingredient Of The Day: Mouse Melon
Mouse Melon, aka Watermelon Gherkin Cucumber, is the size of a marble and has a tart-salty flavor with a crunchy texture. It can be used as is in a salad or sautéed and added to a dish.…
Ingredient Of The Day: Baby Corn
Baby Corn is corn before it fully develops and can be pickled, grilled, deep fried, or stir fried. They have a sweet flavor with a crisp-crunchy texture. Use in salads, tempura, or soup.…
Ingredient Of The Day: Jimmy Nardello Pepper
The Jimmy Nardello Pepper is a sweet pepper and can be used as you would a Red Bell Pepper. Use raw in a salad and crudités or roast or grill to add to a relish or salsa.…
Ingredient Of The Day: Bergamot Mint
Bergamot Mint is one of many varieties of Mint. It has a citrus-minty-smoky flavor and can be used like other mints and would be great in cocktails.…
Ingredient Of The Day: Betel Leaf
The Betel Leaf can be used as an herb or as wrap to stuff other ingredients in like a Grape Leaf. It has a musty-peppery-slightly bitter flavor and is used in Indian and Thai cuisines.…