Tag: Cooking
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A good egg? Part One: salmonella
What’s the risk of salmonella food poisoning from eggs? Here’s the answer.
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Thai Ingredients
Although you can learn a lot by eating authentic Thai food and from books (and websites!), I found that attending a Thai cookery school was a great benefit. The Chiang Mai Thai Cookery School was excellent. The classes were small, about six people, of various nationalities. The group I was in included Japanese and Israeli…
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Quick Foodie Quiz 4
Test your foodie knowledge with our quick quiz. Only five questions but quite difficult, we think. Have fun! What is a pashka? A Russian dessert traditionally served at Easter A Polish potato-based pattie A traditional serving dish used at Greek weddings A kitchen utensil similar to a mortar and pestle In which year did chef…
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Quick Foodie Quiz 3
Test your foodie knowledge with our quick quiz. Only five questions but quite difficult, we think. Have fun! What is a rhyton? A specialist filleting knife Type of fish An ancient drinking vessel A device for measuring the diameter of pasta What is an ulluco? A South American edible tuber The basis for making a…
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Warning! Packet of nuts contains peanuts
Peanuts aren’t nuts, they’re legumes, so a nut allergy may not be what it seems.