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Asian Food Spices
Spice is nice! We’ll go further than that and say spice is vital.
Spices have always played an important part in food preparation. Before we had fridges spices helped...
Garlic in Asian Cooking
Garlic, onions and leeks all belong to the same lily family. A garlic bulb that grows underground can be comprised of anything between 10 and 20 garlic cloves....
Growing Your Own Oriental Vegetables
Let's start with some simple herbs, Coriander and Thai Basil, that are both used extensively in Asian cookery, and that can be grown in containers in the kitchen....
Pepper and Its Use in Asian Cookery
Pepper has always been regarded as the king of spices. Highly treasured and a precious commodity it was used in the past for trading exchanged like money. Native to...
The History And Uses Of Ginger
‘An aromatic of Paradise.’ Mm doesn’t that sound wonderful? That’s how ginger is described in the Koran. Strangely enough though, in spite of such lavish praise,...
The History of Indian Food & Cookery
India has a long and proud cooking history, going back thousands of years. Archaeologists have found four different types of grain alongside millstones from 8,000 years...
Using Chillies In Thai, Indian And Chinese Food
“It’s more pleasurable than going for a long run.” Now you may be able to think of lots of things that are more pleasurable but the speaker was...
Using Coconut in Asian Cooking
There’s an old saying amongst South Sea islanders: “He who plants a coconut tree plants food and drink vessels and clothing, a home for himself and a heritage for his...
Using Herbs In Asian Cooking
Chambers Dictionary defines a herb as an aromatic plant used in cookery; a spice it says, is any aromatic vegetable substance used for seasoning food. Hmm.
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