Smoked Shoyu, an Elixir you will love and be wowed by! Time for Oatmeal and more at chefshop.com/enews EXCLUSIVE SUBSCRIBER 5% OFF CODE smokin  Recipes | Chef's Pantries | Shop for Food & Ingredients | Food Blog Amazing Smoked Elixir “Smoked” has been a trend for quite some time now. Liquid smoke is often the “shortcut” used to add the “smoky” flavor to just about anything you want. The result is not always good. Even though liquid smoke is (can be) a “natural” process the result is often less than “real” tasting. Often leaving an aftertaste that lingers in an unnatural way. Funny how the palate can discern speed of process. We already have a wonderful lightly smoked, 1 year aged shoyu. It has been a wonderful “hit” with anyone who tastes it! Somehow it creates instant memories as soon as you try it. This new (to us) smoked shoyu boasts the most complex smoked ingredients we have ever tasted. Like a fine wine or olive oil, this smoked shoyu has a complexity that just keeps going. To the nose you can smell a wonderful fruity wood smoke with a sweet cherry smell and a bit of ash all up in your hairs! If you inhale strongly the vapors will work their way all the way to the back of your throat. And then you have this balloon like feel on your nostrils and the throat. It’s kind of wild! Pour it into your Chinese soup spoon and the color is dark, rich and has a tinge of red amber. The smell is strong even a foot way as you look down at the spoon. Dip your tongue in first and you will feel a prickly tingle. Salty soy is next and the smokiness is more effervescent than cheek filling. Typically, soy sauce is overwhelmingly salty, so it is difficult to discern any flavors. The better the soy the easier it is to identify the nuances and differences. With this smoky soy sauce it is almost like an after dinner aperitif. Amazing! Even as you taste the elixir, you envision smoked ribs, with the smoke billowing out of a wonderful pit and your mind races through different types of woods. As you suck your lips in (a pucker of sorts hunting for flavor) you experience wood, smoke, salt, a sweetness and an evaporation. Then it is gone like a cirrus cloud in the wind. One of the best things to pass through my mouth in a long, long time! Shop Now for Smoked Shoyu extra special intro price! Just Arrived! Super Food! Every list of “super foods” has oats near the top. You’ve seen the commercials - eating oats is known to lower cholesterol and improve cardiovascular health. Oats are an excellent source of fiber. They even help stabilize blood sugar - at any time of day. The unusual flavor and texture of these amazing oats may be attributed to the final drying process, carried out in the old fashioned 'flat kiln', which is believed to be the only one of its kind used in Britain today. The oats are dried in the kiln for four hours, during which time they’re turned twice by hand shovel. It is this very specialized process, perfected by the miller, which makes the flavor and texture unique. The distinct oat grains are then stone-cut into small pieces - smaller than Irish "steel cut" oats - thus the name “pinhead.” Unlike “old-fashioned” oatmeal, they’re not steamed and rolled flat. Read Real Pinhead Oatmeal - Morning, Noon & Night here... Oatmeal, Organic Stone-Cut from Scotland - shop now! Best sugar on planet This sugar is like everything you could ever want in a sweet thing. Add it to cookies, pancakes, brownies and coffee. Of course topping your oatmeal! Muscovado is a soft, moist, fine brown sugar. It's also known as Barbados sugar, where it was once made. But ours comes from the island of Mauritius off the African coast. While most brown sugar these days is made by combining already-refined sugar with added molasses-like syrup, this is the real thing: a less refined product with rich, complex flavor. Click here for Dark Muscovado Sugar! Pinhead Oat Risotto with Butternut Squash and Preserved Lemon Recipe This dish has all the wonderful qualities of a classic Italian risotto using oats instead. And another twist is adding Moroccan-inspired flavors of preserved lemon and cinnamon. Try making this dish with vegetable broth for a sensational vegetarian meal. Get the recipe here! Organic Cinnamon Bark Open the bag, put your schnoz inside and take a big whiff ... "ooh-la-la", to quote Grace Potter. This is what you expect, this is what you want, this is, and I mean IS, organic cinnamon bark. Open the bag and see a tree, see the bark and wonder how it can be so de’lish’iss’ee! Break a little loose, pop-it-in-your-mouth and in a second or two the cinnamon tingles your tongue and the flavor imparts, leaving a eidetic memory. Freshly cut from a small stand of trees in Hawaii, when Ceylon cinnamon bark comes in like this, we jump for joy as it reminds us why we chose it in the first place. The man who planted the trees to harvest, chose Ceylon for its good health properties, its chemical properties and also for its “taste”. This Ceylon cinnamon bark is grown on a certified organic farm on the Big Island of Hawaii. Tane's trees grow 4-5 years before harvesting the limbs. (Most trees are chopped down after 1 to 1.5 years). Not only does waiting increase the yield, but Tane feels that the cinnamon then has a stronger flavor and has a little more kick to it. Use a coffee grinder to make a quick and easy powder. And don't worry the leftover cinnamon goes into your next cup of coffee nicely! Shop now for Organic Cinnamon Bark grown in Hawaii! A Great Taste Award Winner A fabulous fruity jam, packed with flavor and will contain damson stones. Hawkshead creates a classic - Lakeland Damson Jam. Damascene is a drupaceous fruit and a species of the plum tree. The name Damson appears to have originated in Great Britain. Less sweet than other more modern plums, this plum can make you pucker up. Because of this it makes a wonderful jam. This Damson Jam is one of those jams that is the jam of choice for those who like things less sweet. Now don't think of it as sour, because it isn't. What it does do is keep its personality (astringent) even though it's sweetened with sugar. Click here to find your jar of Lakeland Damson Jam! Soy Sauce Category Smoked soy sauce not your thing? We have nine other options to check out here. There are many artisan-made shoyu (Japanese soy sauce) producers and many artisan-made products made all across Japan. The finest and most unique shoyu soy sauce for sale are produced by small, family-run shoyu breweries that use quality ingredients and traditional, labor-intensive production methods. Real shoyu takes time. Like a fine wine or a traditional balsamic, aged shoyu is truly special. Check out the Soy Sauce category here! * Small Escargot! The health benefits of snails. Who would have thunk that these great-tasting snails are actually good for you? Then again, things that live or grow close to the earth generally are - and snails are no exception. This is just another example of how flavor and nutrition go together. 100 grams of snails contain 119 milligrams of eicosapentaenoic acid, or EPA - a long-chain omega-3 fatty acid usually found in seafood. They say an average intake of 250 milligrams a day of this kind of fatty acid may lower your risk of heart disease. A serving of snails contains 382 milligrams of potassium, but only 70 mg of sodium -- which means they are perfect fare for a low-sodium diet. Snails provide 3.5 mgs of iron, or nearly 20% of the daily recommended value. The iron is also in the heme form, which is easier for our bodies to absorb. Other nutrients include Vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin E, phosphorus, and magnesium. These snails also contain a glycoprotein, which is believed to have cancer-fighting properties. And let's not forget, that they taste great - especially nestled in their shells with a little butter and lots of garlic! Shop now for French Escargot! * Spring into action! Colomba. Spring Italian Bread "Yummy for my tummy!" "The absolutely best panettone I have ever tasted. So flavorful and moist. Makes fabulous French toast with lemon curd. I grudgingly share it with friends who also agree it's the BEST EVER." - Michael - It's time to spring into action and order up! Sun is shining and setting after 7PM! 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Recipes include: Brazilian Beans and Rice (Feijoada com Arroz), Coconut Shrimp Stew (Moqueca de Camarao), Cheese Bread (Pao de Queijo), and Chocolate Truffles (Brigadeiros). Light appetizers will be served before and during class, and dinner is served at the end of class. Chef Lesa Classic Brazillian Cooking Class - Sign up to have fun! Store Hours - come visit and have some nuts! Monday thru Saturday 10AM to 5PM. ChefShop.com 1425 Elliott Ave W Seattle, Wa 98119 206-286-9988 Our parking lot is to the north of the shop and to south of Champions Party Supply. Easy open parking lot. Click here to see the map. This Week's Recipes Double Dark Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies Recipe These rich treats get their name and richness from the double dose of darkness - cocoa powder and bittersweet couverture chocolate chips. The chewy-crunchy texture from Alford Organic Scottish pinhead oats, and it's a ménage a trois made in heaven. Mushroom, Lentil and Walnut Pate Recipe This "paté" is perfect for fall. Its deep rich umami flavor profile is an amazing way to get your mouth watering before an equally satisfying meal. Korean BBQ Marinade Recipe Add some asian flare to your BBQ repertoire. I found this in the July 2011 issue of Bon Appetit. Perfect for short ribs or flank steak! See what you missed in previous Newsletters Katz Chef's Pick is the Pick Of Chez Panisse! Once In a While Honey & 3 Mexican Honeys Too Great Nuts - Spring Panettone has Arrived & Shipping ChefShop.com Toll-free: 1-800-596-0885 You've received this email because you have purchased from us or subscribed. We respect your privacy online, and will never share your email address. Help | Contact | About | Terms | Privacy Policy | Search | My Account DESIGN: JODI LUBY & COMPANY, INC. NEW YORK CITY, NY; EMAIL STRATEGY: CRM Group USA, SEATTLE, WA