A fish found in the Atlantic ocean and fished from Nova Scotia to Virginia. It is related to cod and has lean, sweet flesh. It is used for gefilte fish in North America, as opposed to carp which is commonly used in Europe, and for making imitation shellfish products.
Red snapper. A reef fish found along the eastern coast of North America and in the Gulf of Mexico. It has rosy skin, red eyes and lean, flaky, pink flesh which whitens as it cooks. It has a good, sweet flavour. In July 2004 it was reported (Nature, Vol 430, p 309) that most red snappers sold in the United States are not red snappers at all. Peter Marko of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill analysed DNA from a selection of fillets in eight US states and found that 25% were not red snapper but the related (and inferior) species of vermilion, lane and crimson snapper. Worse, 50% were unidentifiable or came from foreign oceans. Like many good fish, the red snapper has become rare and it came under strict management in 1996 to reduce exploitation.
hors d'œuvres of sweet-sour, or aceto dolce, pickles flavoured with cinnamon and cayenne, served with small cinnamon biscuits (US: cookies).
City roast. The most common roasting style for coffee beans. Medium roasted beans give a mild, inoffensive but unadventurous roast.
A method of serving food by dividing it amongst the plates in the kitchen rather than serving from a platter at the table. More common in restaurants, but less common at formal dinners that are inclined to be silver service.
A variety of shad. It is a member of the herring family found in North America in rivers and along the coast. It is more popular in North America than in Europe.
Large prawns related to king prawns, up to 15 cm (6 inches) in length, fished south of the Carolinas. They come in brown, pink and white.
