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Tag Archives: olive oil
spoon of the moment: tuna and raw beet
Inspired while doing the Saturday morning marketing. Tuna belly: the kobe beef of the sea. Fatty. Tender. Complex. Meaty. With the bitter tendency of red meat. Looking at fresh produce at the Organic Market Boulevard des Batignoles (Paris XVII), I … Continue reading
Posted in 2003, FOOD, SPOON, What is in my glass?
Tagged 2003, beet, beetroot, bitter, Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru Les Baudes, Frederic Magnien, iron, kobe beef, lime, Marché Bio des Battignolles, nutmeg, olive oil, organic, red fruits, spoon, tannic, tuna, white pepper
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Sqala: the ultimate Moroccan breakfast
I asked the waiter to explain what some of the choices were. A lot of the words and names of dishes were things I had never heard of. I was trying to make sense of it all… “Or you can … Continue reading
Posted in FOOD, Morocco, Restaurants
Tagged almonds, Argan oil, bacon, bitterness, breakfast, butter, Casablanca, crepe, dates, doughnut, honey, medina, mint, Morocco, olive oil, orange flower, pancakes, paradise, peanut butter, peppermint, pork, scrambled eggs, Sqala, sweetness, tajine, tea, terrace
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Truffle with raw scallops, olive oil, white pepper and salt
This combo is perfect. These ingredients were made for eachother. The scallops are neutral enough and yet have a hint of gaminess that is very subtle. And the texture is suggestive of fattiness that carries the aroma and flavors … Continue reading
Posted in FOOD, Recipes
Tagged gaminess, olive oil, salt, scallops, sublte, truffle, white pepper
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tiny shrimp and shaved truffle
This dish was disjointed. The shrimp seemed acid, not buttery enough by nature, given their size. Acidity is not something that goes with truffle. We should try giant shrimp next time.
Butter or olive oil? That is the question.
Guess what? I don’t know if it was the fact that the olive oil was so fresh, so pure, so perfect. That nuttiness, that fruit, that earth, that terroir. The oil went better with the truffle than the … Continue reading
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Tagged 2008, baguette, butter, creaminess, explosive taste, fat, magic, olive oil, pepperiness, truffle
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