Spice-Crusted Grouper with Vanilla Sauce, Bacon Potato Hash, and Garlic Italian Broccoli
Vanilla adds a depth that complements the ingredients' spicy, salty, and bitter flavors.

Though vanilla is more popular in desserts, it gives this crusted gouper dish by Chef Chris Locher of C'Italian Dining in Pampanga, a surprisingly wonderful depth of flavor-a great counterpoint to the spicy, salty, and bitter ingredients present.