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// SEAFOOD RATIONS
21 recipes released to the public. The rest of the archive is not on the internet.
Spaghetti with Clams (Spaghetti alle Vongole in Bianco)
The Neapolitan seafood pasta in its purest form: live carpet-shell clams steamed open in garlic, oil and a splash…
Shorshe Ilish (সর্ষে ইলিশ)
Shorshe ilish is hilsa cut into bone-in steaks and steamed in a sealed vessel under a raw paste of yellow and black…
Typhoon Shelter Fried Crab (避風塘炒蟹)
Hong Kong's own crab dish, cooked first in the sampan galleys moored in the Causeway Bay typhoon shelter and later…
Har Gow (蝦餃) — Crystal Prawn Dumplings
Har gow are the crystal prawn dumplings a Hong Kong dim sum kitchen is judged on: a boiling-water wheat starch…
Hong Kong Wonton Noodle Soup (雲吞麵)
Wantan mein is the small bowl Hongkongers judge a noodle shop by: five or six prawn-and-pork wontons sitting at the…
Mussels in White Wine, Shallot and Butter (Moules Marinière)
Moules marinière is the everyday shellfish dish of the French Atlantic and Channel coasts: live mussels tipped into…
Pike Quenelles with Sauce Nantua (Quenelles de Brochet, Sauce Nantua)
Quenelles de brochet are the dish Lyon judges its cooks by: a flour-and-milk panade beaten with raw pike, soft…
Bouillabaisse with Rouille (Bouillabaisse Marseillaise)
Bouillabaisse is the fishermen's soup of Marseille: a broth built from whole Mediterranean rock fish, saffron…
Sweet and Sour Yellow River Carp (糖醋黄河鲤鱼)
This is the emblem dish of the Jinan school of Lu cuisine: a whole carp scored into deep wedges, bent into an arc…