STUFFED MACKEREL (USKUMRU DOLMASI)
Snip under the heads of the mackerel with kitchen scissors and remove the gut. Clean the fish in running water.
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Friday, December 19, 2025
Recipes
Germany Recipes – Franconian Sausages & Sauerkraut
Pull over the bowl with the casings made of pigs gut. Pick one out and find the end of the skin. Then, take a funnel and slip the casing over the end in one deft movement. Stuff the casing with the mixture, before tying it off to make a sausage.
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Ireland Recipes – Baked Plaice with Herb Butter
Darina Allen cooks a traditional Irish fare – baked plaice served with salad and soda bread.The importance of good ingredients cooked simply to preserve their true flavours is paramount in Irish cuisine.Traditionally, fish and meat were mainly cooked by the gentry.
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Southern China Recipe: Spiced Pork Belly
1. Marinate the belly pork in the five spice powder for 30 minutes. 2. Fry the pork in peanut oil to seal and brown slightly, then set aside. 3. Add the honey (or sugar) with a little water to the pan and caramelise lightly. 4. Add the ginger, garlic and chillies, rice wine, soy sauce. 5. Return the pork to the pan an stir, cover with 1 inch of water and braise for 90 minutes.
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The “Screech In” Ceremony
The ceremony host has the victim stand in front of a group of witnesses while wearing the Sou’Wester (does a pink woolly hat count?). The host holds up the fish for the victim to kiss it… on the lips (gruesome!).
The host and witnesses have the final say on whether the kiss is sufficient to continue. Sometimes 2 or more kisses may have to be administered.