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Cooking with duck fat
Many chefs, including Jamie Oliver and Delia Smith, argue that if you’ve never tried potatoes fried or roasted in duck fat, then you’ve never really eaten a great potato. The combination is as classic...
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Banyuls Traditional Wine Vinegar
Lentil Salad, dressed in Banyuls Wine Vinegar and extra virgin olive oil It’s no secret to anybody interested in cooking that the quality of the ingredients you use plays a big part in the quality of...
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Understanding Chillies
Chilli Peppers are an important part of many cuisines, adding heat and complexity to an endless variety of dishes. Originating in the Americas, chillies have been an essential ingredient for cooks...
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All the colours of the pepper grinder…
It’s very few savoury dishes that aren’t finished with a grind of the peppermill, whether into the pot or over the plate. Pepper is an essential part of most cuisines, and is something no chef would...
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The history of risotto
There are few dishes as popular or as versatile as risotto. At its simplest, risotto is a hearty, warming rice dish, rich with the flavours of the stock used in its making, as well as saffron,...
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La Dalia Pimentón de la Vera: The authentic Spanish paprika
If meat is the body of your dish, then spices are the personality. Some give sweetness, a few are sour and others give your dish attitude. Paprika, the popular Spanish and Eastern European spice,...
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Truffle salt
The Essential Ingredient’s truffle salt is the queen of seasonings. High quality sea salt is combined with ground Italian black truffle, infusing the rich, earthy truffle flavour through every grain. A...
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Understanding oils
Oil is a cook’s best friend. It carries flavour, adds moisture, stops food from sticking, gives colour and texture when cooked and much more. Whether you’re shallow frying, deep frying, baking,...
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How to create perfect pork crackling (video)
Roast pork is an Australian favourite, particularly when served with all the customary trimmings; roast vegetables, apple sauce, gravy and, of course, crackling. To most of us, a traditional Australian...
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Baldjis whole green Greek figs
Few foods evoke as much culture and history as figs. Prominent in the bible, eponymous throughout the Greek empire and still a fixture across the landscape of contemporary Greece, the fig manages at...
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