Le Ferrare
23 Rue de France
77300 Fontainebleau
tel: 01 60 72 37 04
The warm potato and salami salad
was delicious as were the mashed potatos that
followed. Good food served by good people.
The Brussel’s Bar located on the main street in Fontainbleau, 47 Rue Grande, is a perfect place for an afternoon snack and a beer.
The prices are seasonable, the food is good and it is the perfect way to take a moment to enjoy another day in France.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sy_1YqKtNbw
This link above was the video used by the Dude to complete his mission.
As stated in the video, Swai is not expensive but it tastes mediocre. I made the
dish pictured to the right according to the video and it was pretty tasty.
What it doesn’t tell you is that Swai is raised in the Mekong River.
The Mekong River is one of the most polluted waterways in the world. Numerous factories get rid of the chemical waste by dumping them into the river. While pangasius fish (swai) can survive in such an extreme environment, they absorb all these contaminants. As omnivores, they eat whatever is available in the environment. Some breeders feed the fish trash and rotting matter to cut down the cost. Pangasius fish bred in such circumstances, certainly contain these toxic chemicals.
Injecting the fish with hormones helps to stimulate their growth. Certain breeders are able to make their fish grow four times as fast as they do in the natural habitat. Frequent use of antibiotics serves to control disease but can lead to the contamination of meat and development of antibiotic resistant pathogens.
Reliable farms utilize the clean areas of the rivers or breed the fish in artificial ponds. Frequent water changes and filtration maintain the quality of water, so that the fish avoid absorbing the pollutants. Trustworthy breeders feed the fish food scraps, dedicated fish pellets and rice bran. The carefully selected diet leads to healthier fish and improves the quality of their meat. Limited use of the antibiotics allows the fish to break the toxins down, instead of accumulating in the bodies of Swai fish.
To choose the safe fillets, check if the meat has been tested for the presence of the antibiotics and contaminants. Try to avoid panga fillets of unknown origin, as there’s a good chance that they are imported from these shady farms. The responsible shopping habits serve to reinforce the correct commercial breeding techniques. They protect the consumers from ingesting the toxic ingredients.
Bottom line, cheaper isn’t always better.
“SIMPLY AWESOME TASTING !”
Halibut, Chilean sea bass, tilapia or
shrimp work well. In this photo you see
thick fresh halibut fillets, fresh sea bass,
and tilapia fillets all after having been
soaked overnight in a delicious marinade
I found at a local market in Santa Monica.
It is an island blend sauce and I highly recommend it. I then topped the mix with a pineapple ring, covered and let sit in the fridge. The
ingredients pictured in the pan were thrown on a grill for a few minutes at a local architectural firm for lunch, served with potato salad, grilled
shrimp, grilled salmon with a rosemary lemon sauce and a side of mixed fruit chutney and it was simply awesome tasting.
$150. is not out of the question to spend at the sushi bar including drinks.
Well here I spent $150. and had a party.
It served 2 couples.
We had various salads, sushi, sake, plum wine, aloe water, miso soup and good times.
Let me, the Dude of Food, show you how with my upcoming, Dude of Food cookbook.
This is an awesome Dude of Food creation.
Take some tuna and spicy it up. The scoop
some tofu cubes out and fill them with spicy
tuna goodness. Then wrap the base of the tofu
cube with seaweed and serve.
The cubes here are shown with the tuna mixed with rice, but i found this is
not needed.
These are easy and delicious. Crack open your favorite mexican beer. Put the other 11
somewhere cold. At the cabin I stick them right in the snow outside the front door.
Next grate some cheese, chop onions, lettuce, tomato and avacado and put the piles into
separate small bowls. Pan fry some red snapper, halibut or shrimp in light oil. Bake some
tortillas so they are warm and soft, but be mindful not to dry them out. I like them warm but not too steamy.
Once all the ingredients are layed out, create a conga line along the taco prep area and enjoy. You can
add salsa and a squeeze of lime per taste if so desired.
Fiesta!
