Traditional dishes are given a delectable modern slant.
The titles of the dishes below, with their parenthetical descriptions, are taken more or less verbatim from the menu, where the dishes are given Greek or Latin names.
Familiar dishes are given clever, pungent twists: smoked bamboo shoots in crisp, airy potsticker dumplings; red-braised pork given woody depth by tea tree mushrooms.
Dishes are given irreverent names, from the succulent pork sandwich (giving a server opportunity to announce, with relish, "Here's your Pig's Ass!") to flights of cheese ("Lady Sings the Blues," "Those Crazy Kids!").
In the last few years they have seen the dining scene in their city, which is known primarily for being the childhood home of Jesus, evolve from one offering mainly fast food, like falafel and shawarma, to one filled with creative Arabic fusion kitchens like Misk, where classic Palestinian dishes are given a worldly makeover.
Under restaurateur Björn Persson's watchful eye, classic dishes are given modern facelifts, such as Pytt i panna, a quintessentially Nordic potato and meat hash which is transformed into an exquisite lamb-and-roasted-root-vegetable dish with pickled summer beets, caramelised onions and anchovy butter.
This dish is given a little kick by piment d'Espelette, a chilli pepper from the Basque region.
But it could be forever denied if "personhood" laws prevail, and the rights of cells in a dish are given precedence over my paralyzed son.
The title that a dish is given can be the most important identifier for the geographical location of that food.
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