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113 recipes released to the public. The rest of the archive is not on the internet.
Carnitas Michoacanas (Michoacán-Style Confit Pork)
Carnitas are Michoacán's great contribution to the Mexican table: mixed cuts of pork, and traditionally a little…
Red Pozole, Jalisco Style (Pozole Rojo Estilo Jalisco)
A pre-Hispanic maize and pork soup that Jalisco turned into the country's celebration dish: big cacahuazintle…
Oaxacan Black Mole Tamales (Tamales Oaxaqueños de Mole Negro)
The fiesta tamal of Oaxaca: a thin sheet of masa beaten with lard until a pinch of it floats in water, spread on a…
Cochinita Pibil (Yucatecan Achiote Pork in Banana Leaf)
Cochinita pibil is the dish that proves the Yucatán is its own culinary country: pork marinated in recado rojo…
Mole Poblano with Turkey (Mole Poblano de Guajolote)
Mole poblano is Puebla's great festival sauce: mulato, ancho and pasilla chillies with nuts, seeds, dried fruit…
Dorayaki (どら焼き)
Dorayaki are two small honey-sweetened castella pancakes sandwiching a mound of tsubu-an, the chunky sweetened…
Chawanmushi (茶碗蒸し) — Steamed Dashi Egg Custard
Chawanmushi is a savoury egg custard steamed in a lidded cup — one part beaten egg to three parts dashi, strained…
Saba no Misoni (鯖の味噌煮), Mackerel Simmered in Miso and Ginger
Saba no misoni is the everyday simmered mackerel of Japanese home kitchens and lunch counters: oily fillets cooked…
Okonomiyaki, Osaka Mixed Style (関西風お好み焼き)
Okonomiyaki is the cabbage-heavy griddle cake at the centre of Japan's konamono (flour-food) culture: a loose dashi…
Oyakodon (親子丼)
Oyakodon is Tokyo's archetypal rice bowl: chicken and onion simmered in a small pan of dashi, soy and mirin, then…
Sukiyaki (すき焼き), Kanto Warishita Method
Sukiyaki is Japan's celebration hotpot: paper-thin slices of well-marbled beef cooked at the table in a shallow…
Yakitori (焼き鳥) — Charcoal Chicken Skewers, Shio and Tare
Yakitori is chicken cut nose-to-tail, threaded onto short bamboo skewers and grilled over hard binchotan charcoal…