Eels
The Splendid Table: Conversations & Recipes For Curious Cooks & Eaters
American Public Media
4.3 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 11 February 2012
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
We look at the food life of Thailand with David Thompson, author of Thai Street Food. Then, it's the mysterious eel with James Prosek, author of Eels, An Exploration, From New Zealand To The Saragasso, of the World's Most Mysterious Fish. And Gilt Taste's Francis Lam teaches us to make Ginger Milk Pudding.
Broadcast dates for this episode:
- February 19, 2011 (originally aired)
- February 11, 2012 (rebroadcast)
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| 0:00.0 | Our common nature is a musical journey with Yo-Yo Ma and me, Ana Gonzalez, through this complicated country. |
| 0:08.1 | We go into caves, onto boats, and up mountain trails to meet people, hear their stories, their poetry, and of course, play some music, all to reconnect to nature and get closer to the things we're missing. |
| 0:24.4 | Listen to Our Common Nature from WNYC, wherever you get podcasts. |
| 0:32.3 | It's The Splendid Table from APM, American Public Media. |
| 0:44.5 | Thank you. table from APM American Public Media. I'm Lynne Rosedo Casper. |
| 0:46.5 | I've got a new condiment for you. |
| 0:48.8 | It's called Bisbaz. |
| 0:50.5 | You make it in about five minutes, |
| 0:52.4 | and this could be your new mayonnaise, salsa, marinaid. |
| 0:57.0 | You get the gist. |
| 0:58.7 | Bizvaz is from Somalia, and I was introduced to it by Somalian chef Jamal Hashi. |
| 1:04.9 | It's this cool, pale green sauce, and it's done with fresh coriander and lime and garlic and chili and then you stir in |
| 1:12.6 | Greek yogurt. Now, Jamal serves his bizbaz with slow-roasted goat and his camel burgers, |
| 1:19.2 | but my approach is a little more prosaic. I like it on everything. Anyway, a lot more ideas are coming |
| 1:25.7 | up this hour on the splendid table. |
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| 1:50.4 | This week's Splendid Table is a repeat of an earlier broadcast. |
| 1:54.8 | Hi, it's Lynn Rosetta, Casper, and you're listening to The Splendid Table, |
| 1:58.4 | the show for people who love to eat. Our program is produced by |
| 2:02.9 | American public media. Okay, I have to admit this. I'm a pushover for the people who go deep |
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