FN Dish: Battle Intern

March 3, 2008 | By | 7 Comments

I’m really proud of this week’s FN Dish because it features the talents of two HIGH SCHOOL students who cook better than most adults. Check it out:

And then, click here to watch me walking around Union Square with the Rescue Chef, Danny Boome.

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  1. I Feel Crazy says:
    March 3, 2008 at 2:26 pm

    I believe the tool she is referring to is a molinillo, the stirring implement usually used to make Mexican hot chocolate. Unorthodox usage with the dal, but that’s my best guess.

    http://www.gourmetsleuth.com/molinillo.htm

  2. missbhavens says:
    March 3, 2008 at 2:46 pm

    That was a lot of fun! That sandwich looked really, really good!

  3. zee says:
    March 3, 2008 at 2:57 pm

    Oh what fun! Great kids with healthy attitude! Adam, I really liked your advice about salt…which is a required for food to have any taste. Food is tasteless without it and people turn to unhealthy food to satisfy cravings. One substitute I have seen for salt is loads of cheap cheese!!!

    She is just talking about a wooden masher like this:

    http://www.gourmetsleuth.com/Images/beanmash_150.jpg

    It is a very common in Indian kitchens to get the end result for daal.

  4. jamezu says:
    March 3, 2008 at 7:55 pm

    I am really really glad to have found this site. I enjoyed your entries :)

  5. kayenne says:
    March 4, 2008 at 12:55 am

    in the Philippines, the molinillo is called a batirol. it is normally paired with a tall copper jug to make a frothy, creamy chocolate drink from cacao tablets – sometimes, ground roasted peanuts are added.

  6. Kitt says:
    March 4, 2008 at 1:53 am

    I had to dig a little, but I found the utensil. Not a masher or a molinillo as suggested above, but a kavvam, or churner.

    Here’s a post that explains how they’re used.

    And here’s another.

    The mention of a “star shape” was the key to finding this.

    Learn something new every day!

  7. Kristin says:
    March 4, 2008 at 4:32 pm

    I almost died laughing when you asked Sarita “Is your mom a wizard?” You are too funny, AG.