Assorted (non-exhaustive) topics + studies this month, carrying over from written notes:

• 'Tekagi (手鉤), the tool that is used for performing ikejime. Ikejime is a method of killing fish that maintains the quality of its meat.' Source: Wikipedia. Go donate!
• Chilmol
• Chanm chanm – a Haitian spice blend made of dried corn, peanuts, and cinnamon. I had it in a restaurant
• Makrut lime – have had it, didn’t know it was a specific kind. Highly acidic, also known as kaffir limes, which has a cool etymological history
• Vidalia onions
• Chicatana ants!
• How to make a red wine sauce (high heat, reduce, basically)
• Salsify, og root vegetable
• Dry herb preferred as noted In Pursuit of Flavor by Edna Lewis:
  • ‘thyme, oregano, and rosemary, for instance'
• Fresh herb preferred:
  • ‘parlesy, chervil, basil, and tarragon'
• SAMPHIRE
• Soil
• Different gastriques
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