That splendid dish delivered an amazing spectrum of flavors, marrying the exquisitely coarse lemon-flavored flattish pasta — lemon juice is mixed right into the pasta dough — with the brininess of tiny clams still in their shell, a mince of shallots and a dash of olive oil.
Rub the board with coarse salt, lemon, or baking soda to remove heavy odors.
Not far behind is the al dente spaghetti topped with coarse, crunchy lemon-garlic-anchovy bread crumbs.
Bigler Cake Bigler Kuchee) Yield: Serves 8 to 10. Image: William Woys Weaver 3 cups (375g) cake flour 1 cup (250g) sugar 1 tablespoon baking powder 1 teaspoon salt Grated zest of 2 lemons 6 tablespoons (90g) unsalted butter 2 eggs 1½ cups (375ml) buttermilk Coarse sugar or lemon crumbs as topping Grease the pie pans or cake mold and set aside.
When serving, the cubes of fish are sprinkled with olive oil, coarse salt and lemon juice.
1 large jar 10 unwaxed lemons Enough coarse salt to pack the lemons tightly into the jar Rinse the lemons well under running water then pat dry.
Spaghetti al Limone Total time: 30 minutes 1 pound spaghetti Juice of 3 to 4 lemons 1 cup extra-virgin olive oil 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel Coarse sea salt and freshly ground pepper to taste 1 cup basil leaves, snipped.
Once it's a deep golden colour all over, transfer to a dish and season with a squeeze of lime or lemon juice, coarse sea salt, plenty of hazelnut butter (the butter will need a good stir, because the solids will settle to the bottom) and a grind of black pepper.
ROSEMARY-GRILLED SCALLOPS Time: 30 minutes 1 1/2 pounds sea scallops (about 30) About 30 fresh rosemary sprigs (each 3 to 4 inches long) 3 ounces prosciutto, sliced paper thin 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice Coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper.
Makes about 150g allspice berries 1½ tsp whole star anise 1, broken into pieces a small nutmeg ⅓ black peppercorns ½ tsp coarse sea salt 300g lemon 1, finely grated zest and juice pork skin 300g, fat trimmed Combine the allspice berries, star anise, nutmeg and peppercorns in a spice grinder or a pestle and mortar until powdery.
Add any combination of minced garlic, coarse salt, pepper, citrus (lemon, lime or orange) juice, or herbs such as rosemary and oregano.
