Nicely grilled snapper is delivered gift wrapped in ribbons of tart arugula along with terrific little potato chips, corn kernels and roasted whole shallots.

Place the venison loin on top of the whole shallots and beetroot in the roasting tray and cook for a further 10-12 minutes, or until the venison is cooked to your liking.

Add the whole shallots, season with salt and pepper, cover the pan and simmer until the shallots are tender, about 15 minutes.

Add the celery to the pan with the reduced stock, along with the whole shallots and the juice they cooked in.

Among starters are a colorful cold antipasto plate of roasted peppers and whole shallots, grilled zucchini and cauliflower in a tomato-caper sauce.

A special kind of sweet stew involving rice flour, jaggery for sweetener, corn cobs cut to similar lengths, and whole shallots is called bellam pulusu.

Roasted chicken with couscous and grilled leeks is a soothing combination, along with some roasted whole shallots for good measure.

I like to include whole shallots; spring onions are also good.

The only accompaniments were roasted tomatoes, whole shallots and a clear sauce tasting mostly of lime.

Parsnips and whole roasted shallots dotted its Bordelaise sauce.