Spanish chorizo, called chouri?in Portuguese, is a mild or spicy dry-cured paprika sausage available in the deli section of your supermarket.
Brilliant red and filled with the spices of the country it represents, this soup is a definite crowd-pleaser - perfect for this big-batch recipe. Of course, you can always just halve the ingredients if you want to make less.
Chutneys like this one add spice to cold meats, and their sweet-and-sour notes are rounded off nicely by cheese, especially cream cheese or a buttery Jarlsberg.
Thai seasonings of lime, ginger, lemongrass and fish sauce flavour layers of napa cabbage, green onions and hot peppers in this fabulous accompaniment to grilled fish, poultry and meat.
Rapini adds a pleasant touch of bitterness to this mildly spiced curry, which is best served with naan or basmati rice.
