Southern-style beer batter with cornmeal and flour that doubles as a marinade for shrimp or fish. Soak it, fry it, and get a crunchy golden crust every single time.
Homemade pasta triangles stuffed with salmon, cream cheese, and peppers, dried for an hour, then baked in tomato soup and topped with melted cheddar: unique salmon ravioli casserole.
Scandinavian rutabaga and potato casserole (lanttulaatikko) with cream, dark corn syrup, and warm spices. A slow-baked Finnish holiday side for Christmas dinner.
Nothing is more fascinating and delicious than eating at the open- air street hawker centers in Asia, particularly in Singapore. Each stall serves a specialty, typically an honest, unpretentious, home-style dish for $1 to $3 a plate. This rice noodle dish is hawker food at its best. If done right, its fragrance will tell you how good it's going to be as soon as it arrives at your table.
Cold salmon souffle with canned and smoked salmon, cream cheese, horseradish, and gelatine, set in moulds and coated in watercress. An elegant no-bake British starter.
Crispy Fried Whole Fish with Bacon-Potato Salad recipe
A traditional Danish Smørrebrød spread with smoked salmon, shrimp, roast beef, ham, blue cheese, eggs and fresh fruit on rye bread. A stunning no-cook platter that feeds 12.
Russian salmon coulibiac: flaked salmon, rice, mushrooms, hard-boiled eggs, and dill wrapped in flaky puff pastry. A showstopper main course with deep Russian roots.
Fried eggplant rounds with Parmesan crust topped with a creamy crab and shrimp sauce flavored with liquid crab boil, cream cheese, and Tabasco. A Cajun-style showstopper.
Salmon en croute wrapped in golden puff pastry with a herbed white fish mousse between two fillets. A stunning centrepiece shaped to look like a whole fish.
Thai pad thai-style fried rice noodles with pork and shrimp tossed in a tangy fish sauce, lime, and chili dressing. Topped with peanuts, bean sprouts, and cilantro.
Thai-style stuffed tomatoes filled with seasoned ground pork, shrimp, peas, and corn, flavored with pounded garlic, peppercorns, coriander root, and fish sauce. Gently steamed until tender and fragrant.
Thai pad Thai-style fried rice noodles with shrimp three ways (fresh, dried, and paste), scrambled egg, and a sweet-sour-salty sauce of fish sauce, vinegar, and brown sugar. Topped with crushed peanuts and lime.
Skewered fish with bacon, mushrooms, onions, and cherry tomatoes, grilled and served with a homemade honey-mustard sauce made from scratch with egg yolk and tarragon vinegar.
Loaded vegetable stew with dolma simmers fish-and-rice dumplings in a paprika, cumin, and turmeric-spiced broth with carrot, daikon, tomato, and zucchini. A Persian-leaning seafood stew you eat with a spoon.
Authentic pad thai with rice noodles, dried shrimp, fried tofu, tamarind sauce and crushed peanuts. Real Thai street food, not the gloppy Westernized version.
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