Next to saffron, cardamom is the world’s most expensive spice. It is the seed pods of a herbaceous perennial, a member of the ginger family, growing wild in the jungles of southern India and Sir Lanka; it is also cultivated… Read More
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Roasted Lamb Shoulder
I find British Lamb to be the best available and shall always make that my go to option given the choice. Lamb, a young sheep under 12 months of age which does not have any permanent incisor teeth in wear…. Read More
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Barbecue Lamb Cutlets
Barbecue took its first breath in the early 1500s, when enslaved Africans found inspiration in the local Native American cuisine. As Africans sought to preserve their autonomy in the face of extreme persecution, they developed a food culture unlike any… Read More
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Gözleme
Gözleme is a savoury Turkish stuffed turnover. The dough is usually unleavened, and made with flour, salt and water, but gözleme can be made from yeast dough as well. Fillings for gözleme are numerous and vary by region and personal… Read More
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Minted Lamb Shanks
Lamb shanks are delicious, they originate from the lower rear legs. The same joint in pork is the ‘hock’ and in beef, the ‘leg’. The equivalent joint on the front legs are ‘fore shank’ for lamb, ‘knuckle’ for pork and… Read More