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Would you want to know an easy way to cook shellfish on the grill or, when the weather cools off, on the oven?

A portable clambake is usually the answer. Based on the classic method of cooking en papillote (in packages but with aluminum foil, instead of parchment paper), the packages can be placed directly on the grill. If you want it exotic and really delicious, add some Asian ingredients.

Absolutely no sticking, turning and judging issues with this technique, it allows you to get rid of your phobia when it comes to grilling fish. In just 10 minutes, the dish is done after you placing the packages on a hot covered grill. If you are in doubt, cook them a bit longer. The fact is ,shellfish do not dry out so easily as it has a lot of moisture in it. This is a no-hassle technique which ensures good taste and a lovely presentation to go with.

Here is what you need to do:

Stock up all the ingredients into two layers of aluminum foil (heavy duty) and wrap them tightly. Just be careful that the sheets of the foil are big enough. Heat it up either via the oven or the grill and it's done. The moisture content in the shellfish ensures that the taste of the dish is preserved. Adding a salad and a big plate of rice to the dish will make sure that you have a complete meal in front of you.

Linguica sausage will be my favorite addition to such dishes. You can also use the chorizo which is softer than Linguica or the kielbasa which is more garlicky in taste. If you like for continental flavors, I will recommend you to add the hot and sweet Italian Sausage. If your appetite favors Oriental tastes, you can add the Chinese sausage.

Mussels, clamp and shrimp form a traditional combination, but the combination of scallops, lobster claws, tails or pieces of fish can also be tried out. To prevent the event of the fish falling apart when they are cooked, make sure to include red snapper , monkfish , sea bass, stripped bass or any other sturdy variety. Their sturdiness ensures that the fish do not fall apart while cooking.

I like when the seasonings are fresh. If you intend using lime and all the soy sauce, just add them once the cooking is done. If you do that during cooking, the dish loses its delicacy. Shallots for ginger, lemon juice or little vinegar for lime and a mixture of parsley, basil thyme or rosemary for the herbs will give you a superb alternative.

If you take care of all the above mentioned tips, you should be on the way to prepare an exotic, lovely yet simple "Clambake without the sand"...

-- Quickie Shellfish --

~ 1 lime, cut into eighths

~ 1 pound linguica or any other sausage, cut into chunks, optional

~ 1 tablespoon minced garlic

~ 1/4 cup each sprigs of cilantro, basil and mint

~ 16 large shrimp, peeled and deveined if you prefer

~ 2 pounds littleneck or mahogany clams, washed

~ 2 pounds mussels, thoroughly cleaned and washed

~ 2 tablespoons peeled and minced ginger

~ 4 teaspoons soy sauce

Start a charcoal or gas grill that has a cover. The fire can be quite hot, but it need not be long-lived. Or put a roasting pan in the oven, and heat to 450 degrees.

Tear eight sheets of heavy-duty aluminum foil, about one foot by one and a half feet each. Make 4 stacks of foil, each of two sheets. On the foil, pile 1/4 each of the mussels, clams, shrimp, sausage, ginger and garlic.

Squeeze one piece of lime over each pile (reserve 4 pieces), and top with herbs. Close packages tightly in any fashion you like. Put them on grill, and close top, or put them in roasting pan in oven. Cook for about 10 minutes.

Jonathan writes for a famous online cooking newsletter Quick Easy Recipes Secrets. If you need delicious recipes and up to date cooking tips just visit: http://www.Easy-Recipes-Secrets.com

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A new long haul, low-cost UK airline, seeking to capitalize on the presence of a strong migrant population residing in the UK that likes to travel to the Indian sub-continent in order to maintain family and country ties, is likely to begin operations in summer 2007. The start-up, Air Sylhet, will initially fly direct to Asian and Middle Eastern destinations, and expand operations in subsequent stages.

With a population of 2.3 million people from the Indian subcontinent living in the UK, the idea may appear to have something to recommend it. Most people flying to the Indian subcontinent often complain about the service provided by the National Airlines. The complaints have gone largly ignored... This may start to change as the competition opens up.

Air Sylhet, a London-based business created by four British businessmen, will initially focus on providing scheduled services from London-Stansted, Birmingham and Manchester to Dhaka, Jeddah, Dubai, Islamabad and Delhi. Other planned destinations in Asia and the US will include Mumbai, Amritsar, Karachi, Riyadh, Abu Dhabi and New York, as it expands operations with a fleet of ten aircraft by the end of the second year.

Air Sylhet intends to raise initial finance through a public offering of shares which will cover start-up and operating expenses, including aircraft lease, crewing, administration, landing and route fees, regulatory costs, maintenance and fuel. According to plan, the company will list on AIM in 2008.

Ten million shares are being offered to private investors at 1 each.

There has been a lot of interest in the shares amongst the UK Asian community.

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