APEC峰会菜肴东西合璧 少用葱蒜防口气
Hold the onion: chefs try to keep APEC's breath fresh
An image of a serving of chilli crab. Chefs preparing the menu for US President Barack Obama and other Asia-Pacific leaders meeting this week have been told to cut back on the garlic and onion to ensure the talks are not an olfactory challenge.
Chefs preparing the menu for US President Barack Obama and other Asia-Pacific leaders meeting this week have been told to cut back on the garlic and onion to ensure the talks are not an olfactory challenge.
Executive Chef Jess Ong, charged with feeding the 10,000 delegates at the 21-member Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting in Singapore, told the Today newspaper that menus will consist of healthier, less pungent versions of signature local dishes such as spicy chicken soup and chilli crab.
Dishes will also have less salt and less sugar, Ong said. Breath mints are also readily available, the daily added.
Ong's menus will include modern twists on Singaporean classics such as spicy chicken soup with scallop mousse, fiery Rendang baked lobster, braised beef ribs in five-spice sauce and a cold appetiser of chilli crab with mango salsa.
The APEC member economies are Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, China, Hong Kong China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Peru, the Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Thailand, Chinese Taipei, the United States and Vietnam.
olfactory: of, relating to, or contributing to the sense of smell 嗅觉的
scallop: edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells; served broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces 扇贝
mousse: a molded dish containing meat, fish, or shellfish combined with whipped cream and gelatin 慕司
Rendang: a dish which originated from the Minangkabau people of Indonesia, made from beef (or occasionally chicken, mutton, water buffalo meat, duck or vegetables like jackfruit or cassava) slowly cooked in coconut milk and spices for several hours until almost all the liquid is gone, leaving the meat coated in the spicy condiments 巴东酱
braised: cooked by browning in fat, then simmering in a small quantity of liquid in a covered container 炖煮的
salsa: a spicy sauce of chopped, usually uncooked vegetables or fruit, especially tomatoes, onions, and chili peppers, used as a condiment 辣调味汁 |
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