Tag: appetisers
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Gravadlax
Gravadlax, also known as gravlax, is a Scandinavian dish consisting of fresh, raw salmon fillet marinated with salt, sugar and dill. Once cured, it’s sliced thinly. It originated as a means to preserve fish in the days before refrigeration. The fish was prepared with salt and dill and then buried in the ground. (‘Grav’…
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Bhaji
A bhaji, sometimes called ‘bhajia’, is an Indian snack. It’s a vegetable fritter. For example, you could have cauliflower bhajis, aubergine bhajis or, the most common in British Indian cuisine, onion bhajis. The word ‘bhaji’ is Hindi for ‘vegetable’. It’s easy to make by slicing the vegetables and coating them in a batter of gram…
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Abat-faim
This is a French culinary term which has become obsolete these days. Literally, abat-faim means “hunger killer” and it was used as a course prior to the main course of a meal to appease the guests’ hunger before starting on the main course. These days you’re more likely to be served with hors d’œuvres or…