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Chilean wines have become increasingly well known throughout the world – making a significant impact only in the past few decades. The climate here varies from the heat of the dry, rocky, mountainous desert in …
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Every year the Emperor of the Incas solemnly picked up a spade of gold and planted the first quinoa seed – it was sacred and known as the mother grain. To this day, in the altiplano, …
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Today we are announcing a competition for all our loyal Cape Town based readers, or any of our readers who will be in Cape Town at the time.
We are giving away a double entrance …
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Christmas in the Holy Land where Christ was born is jam packed with pilgrims and travellers that have come to celebrate Christmas. Here, in a grotto, you will find a 14-pointed Silver Star on the …
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Normally I don’t visit co-ops simply because large scale production of anything that I have to put in my mouth just doesn’t turn me on – coupled with that I had never really taken …
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In the 1990’s South Africans manufactured Port but were suddenly forbidden to call it Port and they scrambled a bit until they hit on a name that made everybody happy - Port became known as fortified …
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There’s a legend that tells how the Greeks, during the Byzantine era, donated gold to their emperor so that he could pay the invading forces not to besiege their beloved Constantinople. The siege didn’t take …
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The Venetians love for baccalà was born out of the misfortune of a few Venetian ships that were stranded in the Lofoten islands in Norway for a whole winter in 1431. A merchant ship, sailing under …
An unleavened Indian flatbread that hails from the ancient North Indian region of Punjab and was, initially, made for special guests. Spread with homemade butter, it was eaten by dipping into homemade yogurt or lassi, a buttermilk drink also from Punjab. Nowadays, this golden brown yet extremely supple bread is eaten hot with chutney and yoghurt as an accompaniment to curry or simply with pickles and vegetables.
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Olive oil arrived in Italy during the reign of Lacius Tarquinius Priscus the elder in 616 BC – 578 BC. We’ve discussed the history ad nauseam and have decided to discuss the oil itself …
