WHAT IS IN A NAME?

KOFTA.....Middle Eastern in origin...spiced minced meat mixed with spices and formed around skwers, brushed with oil and grilled. A typical mix might contain double minced lamb, chopped onion, chopped parsley, ground all spice, fenugreek, red pepper, chilli and salt. KOFTU, KOFTE.....South Asian in origin...finely groung meat blended with finely chopped aromatics, seasonings and herbs bound with egg and formed into balls. Sometimes dried fruit is incorporated. SEAFOOD CHOWDER......American..The name for fish soups based on a mixture of fish stock and milk with sweated vegetables and pieces of fish, occasionally thickened with cornflour. BOUILLABISSE ......French....A Mediterranean soup made with firm white fish and shellfish, tomatoes, herbs, saffron and olive oil. RAVIOLI.....Is the fillingin between 2 round discs of pasta, ravioli is not the shape. AGNOLOTTI../..PAZLACHE ..It is a half moon shape, made with a folded pasta disc. Traditionally filled with mince lamb and sauteed in butter mixed with boiled rice or spinach, cheese and seasonings, can also be tossed in pan juices.