If there’s one ingredient your calamari needs to meet, it’s this:
Salted duck egg.
Try it for yourself at Oriental Restaurant, Barsha.
It’s not a new thing.
The Chinese have been making it since at least the 5th century AD, and now it’s pretty common all over East Asia.
If you haven’t met a salted duck egg over fried anything yet, here’s why you should:
→ duck eggs have a larger, richer yolk than chicken eggs,
→ once salted (traditionally salted charcoal but nowadays brine), the egg loses moisture and the yolk intensifies in umami and richness,
→ when stirred into a sauce for fried calamari, it coats the rings with a salty, cheesy flavor that’s stupidly addictive. Think cheese puffs.
Oriental does it with chicken and crab too.
I’ll be going behind kitchen doors to see how the Malaysian chef at Oriental preps it. That little sneak peek will drop on my soon-to-launch channel on food that you need to hunt down in your corner of the world, even if you’re not in Dubai.
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Arva
Arva Saleem Ahmed
Founder and Chief Executive Muncher
Frying Pan Adventures
Published on: 14th July, 2024
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Arva Ahmed is the co-founder of Frying Pan Adventures, Dubai’s first food tour company, and a celebrated food explorer known for uncovering Dubai’s hidden culinary gems. Her expertise in the city’s diverse food scene has been featured in prominent publications such as CNN, Khaleej Times, BBC Travel, The Sun, The Independent and countless more. She also hosts Ditch the Silver on YouTube. Through her immersive tours and storytelling, Arva brings Dubai’s rich flavors and vibrant cultures to life.
