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Mashed fish, salmon

Mashed fish, salmon
Plokkfiskur, Icelandic cuisine.
In earlier times, when icelandic housewives would serve poached haddock or other white fish with boiled potatoes several times a week there were invariably leftovers. They were usually dealt with by incorporating them into this simple but very popular dish. Nowadays, people buy fresh fish just to make the dish and it can...
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Peking duck

our favorite dish -Peking duck, I’m trying to make it at least twice a year, especialy here in Playa, we can’t wait for dinner tonight, crispy sweet skin and super juicy meat, it smells so amazing already in my house! Made a special marinade with spices for inside of the duck and...
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Jerk chicken

I tried jerk chicken for the first time in the US and, like how I first felt with Mexican(TexMex) food, was disappointed with it. So, when I saw a very popular Jamaican restaurant here in Playa, I didn’t bother to try. But then, my friend Juan cooked some jerk chicken at our house not too long ago and it...
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Hainan chicken and rice

today I made Hainan chicken and rice, with 3 different and unique dipping sauces, ginger & spring onion sauce; soy dipping sauce; chilli-garlic sauce, our favorite. Also, chicken broth. Everything was so good, flavorful, fresh. it took much longer to prepare/ cook it than I thought it will, but it, definitely, worth it! Read more

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