Morocco (Essaouira, Agadir, Safi — the Atlantic sardine coast; sardine kefta are the seafood answer to the meat kefta of the inland cities; the Safi fishing port is the sardine capital of Morocco and sardine preparations in all forms are central to Atlantic coastal identity) · Moroccan — Seafood Street Food
Fatty, rich Sardina pilchardus, herb brightness from coriander and parsley, cumin and paprika spice, Citrus limon acid — assertive but balanced.
["Old, warehouse sardines: the kefta will taste strongly of old fish regardless of the chermoula", "Food-processor mince: the purée texture produces a fish cake, not a kefta — the distinction is in the texture", "Over-breadcrumbing: dilutes the sardine flavour and produces a starchy, dry result", "Under-cooking: sardine kefta must be cooked through; unlike fresh tuna, sardine flesh eaten rare has an unpleasant raw fish taste"]
Sardina pilchardus (European/Atlantic sardine) — very fresh, filleted, knife-minced; Coriandrum sativum and Petroselinum crispum (fresh herbs); Olea europaea (olive) — oil for frying.
Fatty, rich Sardina pilchardus, herb brightness from coriander and parsley, cumin and paprika spice, Citrus limon acid — assertive but balanced.
["Old, warehouse sardines: the kefta will taste strongly of old fish regardless of the chermoula", "Food-processor mince: the purée texture produces a fish cake, not a kefta — the distinction is in the texture", "Over-breadcrumbing: dilutes the sardine flavour and produces a starchy, dry result", "Under-cooking: sardine kefta must be cooked through; unlike fresh tuna, sardine flesh eaten rare has an unpleasant raw fish taste"]
Sardina pilchardus (European/Atlantic sardine) — very fresh, filleted, knife-minced; Coriandrum sativum and Petroselinum crispum (fresh herbs); Olea europaea (olive) — oil for frying.
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