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Executive Food, Chicken Korma
Thursday, 27 Aug, 2009 – 22:30 | View Comments
Executive Food, Chicken Korma

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Korma originated some time during the Mughal reign in India and is still one of the most popular dishes in Northern India and Pakistan. A korma is a dish where meat or vegetables are simmered …

Basically Saffron Cake
Thursday, 27 Aug, 2009 – 22:29 | View Comments
Basically Saffron Cake

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Saffron cake is a rich and delectable cake that is perfect for those times when one has weekend guests because it can be eaten as a dessert, served for afternoon tea or even with coffee …

Yellow Chickpea Curry
Thursday, 27 Aug, 2009 – 22:29 | View Comments
Yellow Chickpea Curry

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Turmeric is one of the most commonly used ingredients in Indian cooking and chickpeas love the spice ( they’ve been around since the Mesolithic times and almost every culture on earth have eaten and enjoyed …

Genetically Modified Food, Which Are & Which Aren’t – Organic Wild Mushroom Pasta
Wednesday, 26 Aug, 2009 – 23:17 | View Comments
Genetically Modified Food, Which Are & Which Aren’t – Organic Wild Mushroom Pasta

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In a previous article we considered the possibility that genetically modified food is here to stay (in fact, it has been here for more than 20 years) – whether we like it or not but …

Mongolian Beef with Kai
Wednesday, 26 Aug, 2009 – 23:12 | View Comments

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Mongolian Beef with Kai

Culinarily China, Part 8 – Mongolia
Tuesday, 25 Aug, 2009 – 21:50 | View Comments
Culinarily China, Part 8 – Mongolia

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Mongolians, like their Scythian ancestors, are still fearlessly courageous and often extremely proficient archers but that does not mean that the Mongolian cuisine is primitive or in any way something to be sneered at.  History, …

The Mongolian Barbecue
Tuesday, 25 Aug, 2009 – 21:48 | View Comments
The Mongolian Barbecue

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The Mongolian Barbecue is often referred to as the Chinese fondue because it invariably brings people together at one table. It was traditionally made in a specially shaped pot with a chimney in the centre, …

Basically Guriltai Shol
Tuesday, 25 Aug, 2009 – 21:48 | View Comments
Basically Guriltai Shol

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It seems extremely odd to include a dish with such a difficult name on an English website – especially in the ‘basically’ series but there’s a reason for it. Guriltai shol is a very simple …

Boortsog
Tuesday, 25 Aug, 2009 – 21:47 | View Comments
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Mongolians, as you saw in the main article, eat mainly meat and dairy products and wheat flour is seldom used – which is why  a really good Mongolian biscuit is rare. If you think about …

Basically Cinnamon Granola Bars
Monday, 24 Aug, 2009 – 10:36 | View Comments
Basically Cinnamon Granola Bars

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We all know that breakfasts are the most important meal of the day because our mother’s constantly reminded us about it and even through the dreaded teenage dieting years most of us had mothers that …