RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Chitterlings and potato salad

  Chitterlings get the soul food treatment from Charita Jones to make a hearty dish full of Southern comfort

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  Halibut with spring onion polenta

  Sophie Michell’s sophisticated fish supper combines halibut with crab and spring onion polenta and is served with a fennel and pea shoot salad

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  Bengal-style mustard fish

  As Bengal is on the coast, fish and rice form much of the diet and this dish, Sorshe Maach, by Jayanti Bhattacharyya is an all time favourite

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  Ban khoai happy crepes

  Hugh Thomson’s Vietnamese crepes with a peanut dipping sauce make a filling snack at any time of the day

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  Coq au vin

  Jun Tanaka makes the traditional French dish of chicken in red wine

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  Rabbit spring rolls

  Simon Rimmer puts the spring into these spring rolls with rabbit meat, served with a refreshing cabbage and apple salad

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  Sausage and pea risotto

  Vary the sausages you use in Ainsley Harriot's risotto - top notch pork and leek or Toulouse sausages are both particularly good

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  Chilli and tamarind barbecued fish

  Mild Kashmiri chillies give a little heat while tamarind gives a sweet and sour note to this Pomfret Recheado, from Ananda Solomon

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  Pork with dried apricots

  Richard Corrigan slow-cooks pork shoulder into perfection with an array of sweet and savoury flavours

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  Black bean beef

  Chef Yang from Amoy uses black bean sauce and fresh green beans in his Chinese beef stir-fry