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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsThese Cannelloni Enchiladas Are the Comfort Mashup We Need
For chef and cookbook author Ixta Belfrage, fusion food isnt a bad thing.https://www.thrillist.com/eat/nation/cannelloni-enchiladas-recipe-chef-ixta-belfrage
Ixta Belfrage seems like shes from everywhere all at once. She was born in London, but spent much of her childhood in Tuscany and often visited Mexico, where her grandparents lived. Later shed move to Brazil, her mothers home country. And all along the way, Belfrage ate and helped cook, plucking foods and flavors that would eventually inform her palate and culinary career.
Belfrages global experiences often confuse people. No, Im not Mexican, but I love it. No, Im not Italian, but I love Italy. Yes, I am half Brazilian. But its this multicultural melange thats reflected in Belfrages cookbook Mezcla, which translates to, mix, mixture, blend, or fusion in Spanish.
In her first solo cookbooka former chef at Yotam Ottenghis test kitchen for four years, Belfrage co-authored Ottolenghi Flavorshe pulls from a lifetime of eating. In Mexico, she remembers watching cooks pound chiles and press tortillas in her grandparents kitchen. You see this inspiration in dishes like her Cheesy Roasted Eggplant with Salsa Roja and Torta Ahogada with Shrimp Miso Bisque.
Ilha Grande, a Brazilian island three hours from Rio de Janeiro, is a relatively quiet paradise where shes spent time with her parents and friends. There are so many of these little fish shack restaurants around the island where you can eat meals with the water lapping up around your feet, she recalls. Specifically a bowl of seafood stew called moqueca is one of Belfrages favorites. In her book, find a recipe for Caldo de Feijão with Spicy Pine Nut Oil, a dish she loved ordering with her oldest best friend, Roma, with whom she would frequent Bar do Mineiro in Santa Teresa on rainy days, Belfrage recalls in Mezcla.
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These Cannelloni Enchiladas Are the Comfort Mashup We Need (Original Post)
Celerity
Jan 2023
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babylonsister
(171,507 posts)1. The pictures are spectacular, they make
my taste buds unlock!
Celerity
(46,154 posts)2. I almost always add a lot of relevant pics on my own to these type of posts
Ilsa
(62,161 posts)3. What is that yummy-looking fettuccine dish?
If it isn't too complicated getting the ingredients, I might try it.
Celerity
(46,154 posts)4. Porcini ragu, from 'Mezcla: Recipes to Excite'
Ilsa
(62,161 posts)5. Thank you! Looks pretty easy. nt