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The Fused Table

Recreation series

Esi Tries It

Esi's own photo recreations of dishes, trends and restaurant plates. She tells you what she changed so you can try it too.

Stack of caramelized plantain pancakes on a sunlit kitchen counter

Testing that viral plantain pancake stack

Esi's take: I swapped the sugar for very ripe plantain and browned the butter first. Sweeter, less cloying.

Creamy groundnut soup cooling in a bowl on a wooden kitchen table

A restaurant peanut soup, remade at home

Esi's take: I kept the scotch bonnet whole and skimmed the oil twice for a cleaner broth.