Food Strategy

Bananas Foster, a favorite New Orleans dessert, was created by the Brennan family in the 1950s when they opened Brennan's restaurant in the French Quarter. It was named for a regular customer, Dick Foster. It never fails to please and is easy to prepare.

        Pig feet are also called pig trotters and pig hooves. There are two kinds: front hoof flesh with more bones and fewer bones, which is straight, back hoof flesh with fewer bones and a little more bones, which is curved. Traditional Chinese medicine considers that pigs'hooves are flat, sweet and salty, which is a delicious dish similar to bear's paw and a "good medicine" for treating diseases.

Paella is a Valencian rice dish that has ancient roots but its modern form originated in the mid-19th century in the area around Albufera lagoon on the east coast of Spain adjacent to the city of Valencia. Many non-Spaniards view paella as Spain's national dish, but most Spaniards consider it to be a regional Valencian dish. Valencians, in turn, regard paella as one of their identifying symbols.

        Sweet And Sour Pork, also known as Gu Lao Rou, is a characteristic traditional dish in Guangdong Province. It belongs to Cantonese cuisine and is boiled with sweet and sour juice and pork. As one of the most familiar Chinese dishes among Europeans and Americans, Gu Lao Rou is often found in restaurants in Chinatown outside of China.

American-style muffins have seen an increase in popularity over the last few years, especially with the spread of the large coffee chains throughout the country. They have a distinctive shape - rather mushroom-like - and are usually a little less sweet than more traditional small cakes. They're very easy and quick to make, and the ingredients can be as simple or as exotic as you like.