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Traditions Starring Seafood, Poultry and Goat Meat

June 6, 2017August 16, 2018 fvadmin

Chicken, goat meat and seafood are a big part of most of our traditions. Whether as foods that are typically eaten during the festive season or for their symbolic meaning, their cultural significance is undeniable. Weddings, feasts, celebrations, religious occasions, often feature fish and poultry. Here are some such traditions from across the globe that are incomplete without a fish, chicken or mutton offering: 1. Fish during Friday fast As a religious custom, various Christian denominations fast on Friday. This fast consists of a diet that includes fish. Christians abstain…

The One With All The Seafood!

January 24, 2017August 16, 2018 fvadmin

Countless reruns and weekend viewing binges have made most of us the F.R.I.E.N.D.S. fanatics we are. The last episode may have been aired in May 2004, but our strongest TV show memories are mint-fresh thanks to the multiple episodes beamed ceaselessly on the telly. Trivia, quizzes, “friendly facts” keep us looped into the lives of our beloved characters. Some of the bits coined by the show writers have made it into daily parlance. It’s really no wonder that the first actors to be paid a million dollars each for every…

Meat and Seafood Zodiac Signs

January 6, 2017August 16, 2018 fvadmin

Seafood, meat, and us: it’s written in the stars. Well, not exactly, but fish and livestock have been a part of lives for so long that we’ve named some of the constellations after them. Not only do we look at a bunch of stars in the night sky and see a similarity between their patterns and the shapes of a few aquatic and farm animals but we also attach certain attributes associated with those animals to people born under those groups of stars, known as constellations. Whether or not you…

World’s top 10 seafood restaurants

November 15, 2016 fvadmin

From gourmet restaurants to beach-side cafes, our list features all types of seafood joints that are renowned for their stellar fish dishes. Each of these restaurants specializes in seafood. From appetizers, finger food, stews, soups, entrees and snacks, the sheer variety of seafood available on their menus is astounding. Not to mention the many different ways they’ve found to cook it. These institutions don’t just make seafood, they are passionate about it and it shows in the dishes that they put together. Come, let’s have a look at some of…

2 MasterChef-worthy Meals for Finals Week

August 16, 2016 fvadmin

Last year, I found myself at a dinner where Renae Smith, MasterChef Australia contestant from Season 6 was cooking. Our 3-course meal started with her beetroot and sage tart that she had cooked on the show too, followed by a Harissa Kingfish (options of lentils and chicken) with roasted vegetables, and an orange syrup cake for dessert. More than the food, it was the experience of being hosted by a bona fide ex-MasterChef chef that is memorable. The dinner was not arranged in any part of Australia; it was in…