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I have grown to appreciate this recipe. It definitely wasn’t a favorite of mine growing up, but as my palate grew more sophisticated, I picked up on the subtlety of the lightly salted palm oil mixed with the lightly acidic attieke…
Pineapple and beignets go so well together. We’ve done one recipe from the Caribbean, and here is one from Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa. I served it for dessert to some friends and it was a huge…
Name: Larb pork
Eaten in: Thailand
Category: Traditional
Whenever I had larb anything at at Thai restaurant, I wondered at how complicated it must be to make such a dish. It turns out I was completely wrong. What makes the larb is the combination of lime, mint, fish sauce …
Name: shrimp accras (accras aux crevettes)
Eaten in: Martinique
Category: Traditional
Airy with a kick. That’s how I would describe these wonderful accras from Martinique. They are typically made with cod, but the shrimp variation is excellent. The accras manage to achieve that perfect crunchy/moist combination…
