American Seafood Adventure is fun for all

Hello it's Darryl Mickler and our American Seafood Adventure promotion is always fun for the Red Lobster Chefs and me to work on.

We research historical American recipes, food trends and practices from around the country. The diversity of the American palate is always inspiring. I am from the Gulf Coast of Florida and my culinary style tends to be strongly influenced by the great food traditions of the American South.

But I also enjoy learning about and experimenting with other regional foods-styles such as those of the Pacific Northwest or the New England States.

Our current American Seafood dish, the Maple Glazed Salmon and Shrimp is a great example of this process. We looked at traditional flavors of many regions of the country and we were really excited about Maple Syrup.

This is a classic flavor that is becoming increasingly popular. We combined it with dried sweet red cherries and found that it was a great match to the complex flavors of salmon as well as grilled shrimp. Try is soon at your local Red Lobster.

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