Word: gravlax
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...artful menu will impress Tokyo's demanding diners. Classic fare is given a very contemporary update: melt-in-the-mouth gravlax is accompanied by tangy espresso-mustard sauce, while foie gras is served as a ganache with cured duck and apple compote. Rare tuna and scallop come with salt-baked fennel-and-scallop sausage. Presentation is very contemporary. Even the afterthoughts - tiny gingerbread men arriving with the coffee, the wafer-thin caraway crispbread - are fresh and unusual. (See 10 things to do in Seoul...
...kitchens throughout Europe, Samuelsson became executive chef at New York City's sleek Aquavit in 1995 when he was only 24; he has lived in New York ever since, with annual visits to both Sweden and Ethiopia. His recipes reflect his global view, with traditional Swedish dishes--such as gravlax with mustard sauce, prune-stuffed pork roast and, yes, Swedish meatballs--interspersed with his own creations like pickled herring sushi style that reflect his fascination with Japanese food, and coffee-roasted duck breasts, inspired by Ethiopia. His roots are Swedish, he says, but "I am an American now ... I live...
...couldn't even make stock from the carcass, because the bones have an oily taste." At Le Bernardin, considered by many to be New York City's best fish restaurant, chef Eberhard Mueller draws a somewhat finer distinction. "Wild salmon is much better for a marinade, as in gravlax. It also stays firmer and has great intensity of flavor." He adds, "Farm-raised salmon is a very good product and is easy to work with. I can give you an exact recipe, and it will turn out a certain way. Wild salmon takes a little more experience to cook right...
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