6. Carrot Slaw

The carrot salad sold at my local deli consists of shredded carrots, sultanas, mayonnaise, sugar, salt, and pepper. It’s not bad. It’s typical of the carrot salads I’ve eaten in the southern regions of America. I once had a phenomenal carrot and garlic salad at a Uyghur restaurant in Brighton Beach, New York, that I have never been able to recreate. There are also the Japanese carrot salads I’ve had over the years where the carrots were slightly blanched to soften the crunch and remove the