Tag: vinegar

11th April 2014

Marinated mackerel with herbs

One of the many specialities of restaurant along the Channel in France, as in Dieppe, are marinated mackerel which is eaten cold as a starter. They sometimes use small, young, mackerel called “Lisette” which is caught on lines that contain many hooks. At the local market here, the fishmonger had a few boxes of mackerel at an interesting price and he offered an extra discount […]

eggs Mushrooms Pastry Vegetables

30th September 2013

Autumn quiche with ceps and onion

When I was at university, there was a popular book with the title “Real Men Don’t Eat Quiche”. But I do, and consider myself a real man, nevertheless. I even make tarts, no pun intended. However, a basic quiche uses cream, eggs and bacon and can be rather on the fatty side, especially when you use puff pastry instead of a shortcrust pastry.

Fish Main dish

5th September 2013

Marinated mackerel

There are many more ways to prepare fish than to cook it. Eskimos and some Scandinavian people allow the fish to ‘rot’ buried underground while there are many other ways to obtain fermented fish for a meal. In the past, you had to eat fish raw on the spot or you needed to control the rotting process as refrigeration was not possible. Drying fish is […]