Spicy Fish Recipes Around the World
For those who want a different take on their regular fish recipes why not resort to spice to add heat either to the fish directly by means of a rub or on the sauce the dish is served with. Many people prefer hot and spicy appetizers and there are plenty of appetizer recipes that can satisfy their cravings. Fish cakes served with a fragrant sweet spicybasil dip is a popular appetizer in Thai restaurants. Asian cuisine has a lot of healthy food recipes of this kind. In Korea, maeuntang sauce gives a distinctly hot quality to dishes. The sauce is made from gochujang (Korean chilli pepper paste), gochugaru (chilli powder), garlic, onion, grated ginger, cooking wine and light soy sauce. In Szechuan cuisine, peppercorns and dried chilli peppers are dominantly used in a lot of dishes. Create a hot and savory Szechuan soup with fillets combined with aromatic spices, hot bean sauce, ginger and chili flakes. Cajun and Creole cooking methods can also be applied to seafood for a dry but equally sumptuous dish. Considered to be an hot way to prepare food, Cajun cuisine originated from a mix of French, Canadian, African and Native American influences. It soulfully uses cayenne peppers, giving the dish a reddish color. Creole cuisine, made famous by New Orleans settlers, uses less cayenne pepper and more tomatoes, herbs and garlic resulting in rich and bold sauces without really biting your tongue.