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A Swedish lussekatt, named for St. Lucy,  is a rich yeast dough bun, flavoured with saffron and enriched with raisins. They cakes are traditionally eaten during Advent and especially on Saint Lucy’s Day, December 13.  …

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When you visit the rainforest, native Amazonians will often offer you Cupuacu to taste the Amazon – not because it just happens to be a potent health resource with unique antioxidant phytonutrients called polyphenols. The …

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Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans) is native to the Banda Islands in the Moluccas of Indonesia – the eternal Spice Islands. For centuries it was the only place in the world where it could be found until …

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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 …

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We all have a bottle of ketchup hidden somewhere – even those die-hards amongst us that insist it’s really bad for us. Interestingly enough tomato sauce isn’t nearly as bad for us as our mothers …

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Beggar’s Chicken is one of the most famous of all Shanghai’s chicken dishes. Legend has it that a starving beggar stole a chicken but he didn’t have a stove and had to hide it and …

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The influence of the Ottoman Empire can still be seen in Macedonia today and coffee still plays an important role in the Macedonian lifestyle and culture.  In the olden days, as far back as the …

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The Martini was invented during the 1849 Gold Rush in San Francisco. Legend has it that an astute barman created the drink on impulse when a gold miner, having walked into a bar in Martinez, …

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There’s onion soup and then there’s onion soup with Madeira. If ever there was a classy soup, this is it – it’s the perfect solution for dinner parties and intimate meals. It can be made …

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Eggnog is one of the old classics but we give it a different twist today – it’s still a very basic dessert but here, utilizing coffee and whisky – a marriage made in heaven by …