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This simple chicken dish is served with a dipping sauce that adds a spicy taste. For color or garnish, you might want to add 1 c. of chopped carrots at the same time that you put in the cabbage.
A similar dish prepared with beef is called shabu shabu, and when fish is used, it is called chirinabe.
With its long coastline and many rivers, Vietnam enjoys an abundance of fresh fish, and seafood is an important part of the menu. For this recipe, you can use sole, cod, haddock, or any other white fish. If you use frozen fish, thaw thoroughly before mixing with the other ingredients.
Soup is an important part of most Japanese meals.Clear soup (osumashi) is usually served at the beginning of a meal. This delicately flavored soup can be varied by the addition of many different kinds of garnishes. The slightly thicker, sweeter soups flavored with red or white soybean paste (misoshiru) are generally served toward the end of a formal Japanese meal. Both kinds of soups can be made with dashinomoto, a powdered soup base available at specialty grocery stores.
Basic clear soup (left).eggdrop soup(top).bean paste soup(right)accompany many Japanese meals.
Fine, fresh vegetables are found throughout Greece. For this recipe, it is important to use the reddest, ripest tomatoes available.
Crunchy bean sprouts and zesty scallions make a delightful accent to any meal.
