Articles Archive for January 2010
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The history of Cameroon hasn’t been well recorded but archaeological evidence suggests that the country we know as Cameroon today has been inhabited since pre-history – at least for the past 50,000 years. The ancient …
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Plantains and bananas are commonly eaten in the Cameroon and a freshly baked banana bread is just the business to most. Whilst this recipe has been adapted a little to suit modern kitchens, it will …
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The Oxford Companion to Food says that tapioca pudding and other similar puddings are “sometimes despised by the ignorant, that is to say persons who have no knowledge of how good they are when properly …
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Coconuts are extremely nutritious and the flesh, the milk, the juice and the oil has fed and nourished the Cameroon population for generations. It’s quite interesting to note that about a third of the world’s …
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Few of us don’t think of Venice as the ultimate romantic destination – the city of gondolas, art and love. How many of us know that the grand old city of the Adriatic is the …
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Notwithstanding the fact that the modern street carnival of Venice is very well supported by tourists, the Venetians themselves prefer the ancient customs that are quite different to the events celebrated so exuberantly in Piazza …
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The history of the legendary Harry’s Bar goes back to 1930 – the middle of the depression and to the bar of another hotel, the Hotel Europa-Britannia in Venice. Three Americans were staying there at …
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Risotto is a supreme comfort food that requires skill and understanding, even though it’s easy to make if you stick to the rules. Italians started their relationship with rice around 1250 when the Dukes of …
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The first humans probably settled in Australia around 40,000 – 70,000 years ago (the earliest human to be found, Mungo Man is about 40,000 years old). and the Aborigines (there must have been at …
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Dampers are traditional Australian soda breads, originally made by swagmen and sheep drovers – the were made from wheat flour and normally baked in the coals of a campfire. In days gone by, the stockmen …
