Unlike their name, sweetbreads are not bread or sweet. They are the internal organs of a young animal or offal. There are two types of sweetbreads: heart and throat/neck parts. These organs are from a young lamb or calf. Neck or throat sweetbreads are also referred to as the thymus glands while the heart ones…
Kishka, also known as stuffed derma, refers to intestine or gut in East Slavic languages. This sausage is a Jewish starch dish served at Passover or any time of the year. Kishka also refers to varieties of sausage or stuffed intestine, with spices prepared from a combination of meat and meals, often a grain. This…
Japanese cuisine is not fully defined without its special noodle delicacies. Their popular food is an easy make that’s enjoyed with salads stir-fried or with varieties of dipping sauces. Japanese noodles make varieties of dishes differentiated by the types, sizes, or form of the noodles used during preparation, the toppings, and the way in which…
The very special Mexican seafood dish Aguachile, is a sauce seasoned with chili pepper, cilantro, salt, lime juice with slices of onions and cucumbers, served with different seafood doused in the sauce. These kinds of seafood can be white fish (cod, halibut, red snapper), shrimp, or tuna. Known as the chile/pepper water, the dish is…
There are many different types of cheese today. Some high in fat and some lower in fat content, some are more popular than others making them a bit easier to find, some are more versatile than others but there’s one thing any cheese lover out there will agree on, that cheese is delicious. Owing to…
Escabeche refers to a class of dishes familiar to the Spaniards, Portuguese, and a host of Latin American natives including, the Filipinos and Mexicans. The name explains the pickling technique identified differently from the quick pickling in heated vinegary liquids, which is mainly the pre-heating of some of its ingredients in oil, which helps for…
Sisig is a Filipino savoured dish, laced to its cultural heritage and hence one of the nation’s favourites. It entails serving a hot plate of spicy grilled/fried chopped pork (often parts of the head, cheek or shoulder of a pig) with an addition of chicken liver to give a crispy meaty taste. Often served as…
Palabok is a native culinary delicacy of the Phillippines, consisting majorly of thin-like noodles (rice) and an adorned sauce for added flavour. These flavours can come as shrimp-garnished sauce and serve with a variety of toppings (meat, pork cracklings, shrimps, fish flakes, hard-boiled eggs, scallions and spices). A classic noodle dish with varieties based on…
Peanut butter chicken is an American dish that has become increasingly popular in recent years. Usually, the recipe consists of chicken, peanut butter, and any number of additional ingredients that are either mixed into the peanut butter or spread on top of the cooked chicken before serving. Once you try it, you’ll understand why peanut…
For certain people, the perfect food might just be cheese, understandably because it seems to add extra flavour to everything it’s added to feel, look or taste a bit better. In this article I talk about Muenster Cheese, what it’s all about and some nutritional facts about it. I also give you a recipe you…