Put Your Hands Together For… Empalmes
Empalme, at its most basic, consists of this: tortillas of nixtamalized corn, dipped in lard, sandwiched together and cooked on a grill, or in a griddle.
Empalme, at its most basic, consists of this: tortillas of nixtamalized corn, dipped in lard, sandwiched together and cooked on a grill, or in a griddle.
A salty-sweet glazed ham like this is a better match for a habanero hot sauce than my imagination had prepared me for. The fruitiness of the habanero slots right into the sweet pineapple-and-honey glaze
The parsley/onion/sumac mixture is classic for a reason, the lemony sumac brightening the pungency of the onion, with the earthiness of the parsley helping to calm the bite.
Hard to believe that it was only 6 months ago–2022 being the longest year in recorded history–that my friend Matt asked me if I’d ever heard of a sandwich from the south Brazilian state...
Chocolate and Cheese though is more than just a Ween album; it is a classic pairing, the bittersweetness of a dark chocolate in particular can be a terrific complement to the creamy, savory flavor of a good cheese.
If there’s one thing we here at the Tribunal understand, it’s this type of overwhelming passion for a sandwich, even such an obscure Icelandic gas station offering.
The bread is just a little salty, the crisp-crusted but chewy outer edges giving way to a thin and cracklingly crunchy center topped with garlic and cheese.
For someone who likes Polish cuisine and wants to try a lot of it, there are few better places to live than the Chicago area.
Between the anchovy paste, Gruyere, chicken, ham, egg and cottage cheese, I can’t help feeling this sandwich needs something acidic to cut through all that rich meatiness.
Provolone in the Americas is a mild cheese, well suited for sandwiches, and here it allows the aromatic qualities of the mortadella to lead–nutmeg, coriander, black pepper, warming spices.
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