Musica Donavania: June
On the 25th I hosted another very successful Musica Donavania event. This was our second event based on music and food of the Amazon Basin countries. One of the attendees described the food as "A revelation!". Pictorial Menu - 25 June 2022 Playlist - 25 June 2022 |
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need some mojo verde, on my list
"Science is the belief in the ignorance of the experts" – Richard Feynman |
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Damn, everything except the soups this time
And that may be because I don't like soup when it's hot out. -- Drew |
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They would have been my first choice. :)
I grew up having my mother's beet borscht soup as a fancy meal. Alex "There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge." -- Isaac Asimov |
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The stars of the show . . .
. . were the "Chicken Potato Ajiaco Soup" and the "Fish Sudado". My fish soups and stews are always top choices. Aside from an excellent fish stock and seasoning, my choice of fish is Golden Pompano, always used "skin-on". I make a special trip to Vietnam to get Golden Pompano flash frozen whole. I gut them, fillet them, and make the stock on Wednesday, so all the fish debris is taken away by the trash pickup on Thursday. The fillets are frozen in a single layer on a baking sheet to minimize water crystals. My other favorite is Japanese Amberjack, also used skin-on. For testing and development I use Tilapia. It's a fine fish, but hated, hated, and endlessly ridiculed by chefs. How can you charge $75 for an almost empty white plate with a small piece of fish, a dab of sauce, and an artful garnish when the mark (errr, guest) knows it's an inexpensive fish? |
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And nutrition-wise probably the healthiest choice.
Alex "There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge." -- Isaac Asimov |
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Is the mojo really spelled verd_i_ in the regional lingo, or is that a musical pun?
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Re: Is the mojo really spelled verd_i_
I don't know where the 'i' came from, whether from one of the several sites I researched, or I just mispelled. In any case, it looks like "e" is correct, since it's not Italian, so I'm changing it. |
Musica Donavania: June
- (Andrew Grygus)
- (7)
- June 28, 2022, 04:29:29 PM EDT
need some mojo verde, on my list
-NT
- (boxley)
- June 28, 2022, 04:38:44 PM EDT
Damn, everything except the soups this time
- (drook)
- (3)
- June 28, 2022, 05:07:47 PM EDT
They would have been my first choice. :)
- (a6l6e6x)
- (2)
- June 30, 2022, 05:55:53 PM EDT
The stars of the show . . .
- (Andrew Grygus)
- (1)
- July 1, 2022, 01:52:43 AM EDT
And nutrition-wise probably the healthiest choice.
-NT
- (a6l6e6x)
- July 1, 2022, 02:50:03 PM EDT
Is the mojo really spelled verd_i_ in the regional lingo, or is that a musical pun?
-NT
- (CRConrad)
- (1)
- June 30, 2022, 02:55:27 AM EDT
Re: Is the mojo really spelled verd_i_
- (Andrew Grygus)
- June 30, 2022, 11:56:04 AM EDT
