Even the Coleslaw: Nothing's Too Basic for a Great a Restaurant Menu

About this episode

The episode explores the intricacies of making coleslaw, highlighting various ingredients and techniques.

🎙️ EP187 — If done right, it's one of the best salads there is. Sweetheart cabbage. Sharp vinegar. Dressed à la minute. Everything we've learned and haven't learned about coleslaw. 🎧 In This Episode: 🥬 One of the best salads there is ⏱️ Dress à la minute (or it weeps) ✅ Sweetheart cabbage, not Napa 🧪 Kimchi and food-as-medicine? 🥄 The dressing: mayo + yogurt + acid 💥 Sharp distilled vinegar hack 🧅 Cut the onion the right way 🌶️ Pitt Cue's green chili coleslaw 🍏 Green apple, kohlrabi, carrots 📋 Phil's full coleslaw recipe 🍍 Arturos and Venezuelan pineapple coleslaw 🐟 Brussels hearts & kimchi-juice beurre blanc 🥟 Forgotten German cabbage cooking 📩 Follow & Support Us: 🍽️ Everything in one place: https://linkin.bio/potluckfoodtalks/ 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/potluckfoodtalks ▶️ YouTube: https://youtube.com/@potluckfoodtalks 🗞️ Newsletter: https://www.potluckfoodtalks.com/start/ 📢 Want to advertise with us? http://potluckfoodtalks.com/advertise-on-the-podcast 🔥 Enjoy!

People in this episode

Hosts: Chef Phil, Eric

Topics covered

• coleslaw
• salads
• cooking techniques
• food-as-medicine
• recipes
• vinegar hacks

Keywords

• coleslaw
• salad
• cooking
• recipes
• vinegar
• kimchi
• cabbage
• dressing

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pitt Cue, Arturos

Products: Sweetheart cabbage, Napa, kimchi, mayo, yogurt, acid, Sharp distilled vinegar, green chili coleslaw, green apple, kohlrabi

Places: Venezuela

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