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Sep 16
What is it with kewpie mayonnaise?
"umami incarnate" Ian Knauer/Grub Street This post actually and somewhat indirectly comes from one of Nigel Slater's first recipes -...
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Sep 4
The comfort of Heinz tomato soup
"I can still remember the taste of those Scottish rolls and butter and the warm, tangy tomato soup, a real childhood treat." Man Has a...
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Jun 2
Hot wing rambles
"One cannot fix one's eyes on the commonest natural production without finding food for a rambling fancy." Jane Austen I do have the...
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Jun 1
Beans, toast, an expanding world
"On toast, they are nothing short of sheer culinary genius. They are, I would argue, at their point of perfection when you can catch them...
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Mar 25
The laughing cow has the last laugh
"The peeling of a Dairylea triangle and its taste transport me back to my childhood à la recherche du triangle perdu." Simon Majumdar...
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Mar 8
Butter chicken cheats
Spurred on by that article about Cooking as a game I have decided that this month I shall look at Chicken butter cream, or Butter chicken...
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Oct 23, 2023
Gubbins
"gubbins - various things that are not important" Oxford Dictionary "gubbins - another word for stuff" I Swear English Gubbins Yes...
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Apr 17, 2023
Being clever doesn't necessarily mean being right
"It's not food if it's called by the same name in every language." Michael Pollan That statement is in Michael Pollan's book Food Rules:...
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Apr 10, 2023
Spam - yes spam
"the ham that failed its physical" American troops WW2 The human animal is a creative soul is it not? Also very adaptive. It can make...
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Apr 4, 2023
The wonderful world of ramen
"For all that Japan has invented in the 20th century, the digital clock, Walkman, Nintendo and Pokemon, the Japanese consider their...
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Mar 11, 2023
Should we abhor stock cubes?
"I've had several friends with romantic notions of writing down their bubba's chicken soup recipes, only to discover that the 'secret...
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Jan 12, 2023
The umami battle of the 'mites' (mar,vege,pro,aussie...)
"Marmite is a British icon. Vegemite is an Australian icon. Since Brits and Aussies have sporting rivalries, mischievous senses of humour...
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Nov 19, 2022
The ethics of shopping
"Is anything sustainable foodwise?" my sister Jenny I know I've talked about this before - the difficulty - no downright impossibility...
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Nov 11, 2022
The ultimate fusion dish
"It's Japan's chilli, its bacon cheeseburger, its meatloaf and gravy all in one, a hangover-killing man meal found in bars and...
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Oct 27, 2022
Biscoff for a rainy day
"it is as if the deep flavour of the coffee and unique taste and crunchiness of the Lotus Biscoff biscuit were made for each other." ...
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Oct 9, 2022
Should we acknowledge french onion soup in a packet as an ingredient?
"That beefy, caramelized onion flavor is actually really hard to achieve on your own at home. Improbably, the product is vegan, made...
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Aug 21, 2022
Allsorts
"A slang term designating the drippings of glasses in saloons, collected and sold at half price to drinkers who are not overly...
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Aug 20, 2022
Tonnato - not what it used to be
"It’s like that Dr. Seuss book everyone gets when they graduate—Oh the Places You’ll Go!—but for a mayo-based sauce. Inspiring." Alex...
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Jul 27, 2022
Cheese and biscuits and Vita-Weats
"If ever an area of life encapsulated the tyranny of choice, it is cheese biscuits. Olive oil and sea salt; chive and rosemary; poppy...
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Jul 21, 2022
Artisan - how do you know?
"An artisan product has three definite hallmarks. It adheres to traditional processes, recipes and quality." Deccan Herald What I found...
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