More stuff about food and maybe buildings
How to Cook Fish
I knew that seafood and lake fish are, in fact, the simplest things to cook. But I always messed them up — just like dozens of other home cooks with whom, over the years, I’ve shared stories in the mysterious ways of fin and gill. Then, a few years ago, I learned the great lesson of cooking fish: Don’t.
What's with Dry-Aged Meat Anyway?
What is commonly purchased at grocery store butcher counters—wet-aged beef—doesn’t make for concentrated flavors (there’s no evaporation), nor the tenderizing of the meat’s musculature, nor any development of umami.
Only dry-aging can do that.
ASPARAGUS AND WINE: NOT AS SIMPLE AS YOU'D THINK
Asparagus is difficult for wine in two ways: It’s natively bitter, first of all, and it is very high in the chemicals phosphorous and the sulphurous compound methyl mercaptan.
Preserved Lemons: What in tarnation are they? And what does "tarnation" even mean?
If you’ve ever wondered what preserved lemons are, and whether they’re a thing outside of science fiction novels, Chef Jamey Fader will give you a primer in this video.