RECOMMENDED DISHES -- Fresh foie gras, terrine of foie gras, seared and tartar of tuna, mushroom risotto, cannelloni with lobster, duck with sticky rice, skewered sea scallops, walnut-crusted pork, cheese assortment, strawberry shortcake, chocolate mousse, ice creams and sorbets.
Pozole, a brothy soup made with fluffy hominy and shreds of pork, comes with an assortment of onions, radishes, cabbage, and dried oregano for individually tailored seasoning.
You also would do well with any of the charred chicken, steak or pork platters served with an assortment of excellent green and red salsas.
As I said earlier, my Grandmother made Sunday sauce with an assortment of meats: pork, beef, sausage, etc.
Unlike most banh mis, it's served on ciabatta with enormous pork meatballs, Sriracha mayo and the usual assortment of pickled veggies, cilantro and cucumber.
This banh mi is served on ciabatta with enormous pork meatballs, Sriracha mayo and the usual assortment of pickled veggies, cilantro and cucumber.
Even so, there was a diverse assortment of authentic dim sum specialties: assorted steamed and pan-fried dumplings (pork and shrimp), small plates of barbecued pork, honeyed slices of beef, scallion pancakes and curried Shanghai noodles.
La Quercia coppa piccante is $21.96 a pound at Fairway, $22.95 per piece, one to one and a half pounds, from laquercia.us or (515) 981-1625, which also sells it in a five-pound assortment for $88, with cured Berkshire pork loin, a spread called Iowa White made of prosciutto fat, Tamworth country-cured bacon and prosciutto piccante.
There's an excellent assortment of steamed buns (try the pork and preserved vegetable bun).
WHAT WE LIKED Winter truffle white tuna, filet mignon tataki, rock shrimp tempura, grilled sea scallops, goat cheese appetizer, roasted duck appetizer, pork gyoza, edamame, shrimp-cucumber roll, tuna roll, sushi assortment, Chilean sea bass, shrimp hibachi, ricotta cheesecake.
We then spent three days turning our beasts, now returned to us as four halves – cleaned, shaved and chilled – and an assortment of organs, into a roll-call of pork products (after a strenuous afternoon of sawing and boning).
