Spice & Recipe: The Origins of Flavor – The Best of Season 1

by Mike DiGiacomo | Jun 17, 2021 | Spices and Recipes

Mike DiGiacomo wraps up the first season of Spice and Recipe: The Origins of Flavor. 17 guests from 13 countries shared their recipes and stories. All the guests, but the Costa Rican chef, live in Omaha, Nebraska, in the heart of America. Spice and Recipe: The Origins...

Corvina Ceviche – the Costa Rican way on Spice & Recipe

by Mike DiGiacomo | Jun 6, 2021 | Spices and Recipes

Chef Ursula Adduci, originally of Costa Rica and now of Chicago, prepares quick summer recipes for “Spice & Recipe: The Origins of Flavor” with Mike DiGiacomo via ZOOM. Costa Ricans or Ticos, as they call themselves, live long. Fish, ginger, and...

Watchi with Shito Sauce, Yaji Seasoning and West Africa on Spice & Recipe

by Mike DiGiacomo | May 31, 2021 | Spices and Recipes

A flavorful dish prepared by Djamil Bah-Traore from Togo, who came to America to become an accountant but passion made him a Chef. Yaji or Yazi seasoning is a staple of west African cuisine, and it is used to prepare the shito sauce in this particular recipe. Yaji is...

Cypriot Pastitsio, Mint, Béchamel Sauce and Cyprus on Spice & Recipe

by Mike DiGiacomo | May 23, 2021 | Spices and Recipes

UNO basketball star and honor student Elena Pilakouta scores on “Spice & Recipe” with a recipe from her native Cyprus. Mint is a plant family that has at least 25 species. In fact, there is a quote that says that “if any man can name … all the...

Fermented Rice, Goji Berry and China on Spice & Recipe

by Mike DiGiacomo | May 16, 2021 | Spices and Recipes

The tasty treasures of the Chinese cuisine and the mystery of fortune cookies. Chinese food is the second most preferred food in the world, yet, many ingredients are still unknown or little known to the world. Fermented rice is more than a thousand-year-old ingredient...