Seattle Official Visitors Guide 2008-2009 - (Page 64) DINING NORTHWEST CUISINE What it is: Founded on the principles of fresh simplicity and preserving natural coastal flavors, Northwest cuisine brings the best of the earth and ocean to your plate. Why you’ll love it: The Seattle area’s rich soils and moist growing conditions translate into rustic and robust flavors highlighted by an assortment of saltwater indulgences and catch-of-the-day-inspired specials. Northwest ingredients are often matched with international (often Asian) flavors and prepared using European cooking techniques, creating wholly unique explosions of taste. Clockwise from above left: Grilled salmon; Dungeness crab; Northwest veggie dish; Washington mushrooms; Pike Place Market’s piggy bank, Rachel; farmers’ market nuts and figs. Credits: ©Shutterstock/Robyn Mackenzie, ©Shutterstock/Oksana Perkins, ©Shutterstock/Mauricio Thomsen, ©Weaver/Anna Zoromski; ©Weaver/Anna Zoromski, ©Weaver/Anna Zoromski. Must-tastes from Seattle’s menus: • Seafood smorgasbord: Salmon is always a star on the Northwest cuisine scene. It’s locally caught and prepared every way you can imagine. Menus are also loaded with Dungeness crab and shellfish. Try oysters, mussels and clams baked, barbecued or steamed. • Fabulous fungi: Regional forests provide key environments for ample wild mushrooms. Sample the tasty chanterelle, morel and hedgehog varieties. • Organic clarity: Chefs tend to stick with straightforward, natural flavors, creating entrees from the region’s bounty that include asparagus, sweet onions, apples, peaches, and organic herbs. • Fusion flare: Seattle menus are often spiked with Eastern and Pacific Rim influences, and the city has no shortage of restaurants featuring authentic curry, soy-sautéed, mangobraised and coconutinfused delicacies. • Vino scene: The latest and greatest Washington wines are often the foundation of five-course feasts and Seattle’s popular wine-pairing events. Take time to sip some regional chardonnay, riesling, cabernet and syrah. 64 WWW.VISITSEATTLE.ORG http://WWW.VISITSEATTLE.ORG
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