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OzeVillage
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All About Eating
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Asparagus |
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Known in the classical world of the Greeks and Romans who ate it both wild and cultivated, it became a fashion in Europe through the court of Louis XIV and since that time it has kept this aura of luxury and gourmet good taste.
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The Story of Chai |
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Chai, the name for tea in many parts of the world, is especially named for the ancient spiced Indian, sweet, milk tea. Traditionally, chai is made in Indian homes, according to family recipes. The most common chai is made with cardamon, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and pepper. It smells yummie and tastes delicious. It gives a sense of satisfaction and wonderful wellbeing, and is soothing and warming.
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Long Island Tea |
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Has it ever occurred to you that we drink and are offered iced coffee in cafés and restaurants yet very seldom, if ever, iced tea. And yet up until the last decade, Australians followed their English forbears and drank copious quantities of tea. In the heat of the summer, men on the land took hot tea with them when harvesting or working away from home base. Was this idea of drinking hot tea in 40 degrees of heat a carry over from the English in India who always thought that it was such a thirst quencher? |
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Sharp Points |
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All professional chefs in any cuisine would rate his or her knives as the most important tools of their trade. Imagine for instance an artist without a paintbrush or carpenter without his chisels or hammers. It is not possible to do so and nor is it possible for a serious cook to be without their own knives of impeccable sharpness. Their range of knives go with them from kitchen to kitchen but their choice of implements is very individual. |
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The Story of Chocolate |
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Native to South America, cocoa beans first came to Europe in the treasure-laden galleons of the Spanish conquistadors. Quickly spreading throughout Europe and beyond, this gift from the New World won more and more admirers. But long before |
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Wine with Cheese |
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Wine and cheese events ar every popular, but the two are very hard to match succsessfully - the strong flavour and texture of cheese can overpower most wines. If serving cheese at the end of a meal, choose just one good cheese, and one delicious wine to go with it |
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A Grassroots Movement |
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One of the major success stories for those who provide the food for Australian tables, is the growth and interest in markets around the country. With conditions on the land so vulnerable to the vagaries of the weather, it is inspirational to speak to those who have taken the big step of bringing in their produce to sell at the Growers or Farmers Markets which are proliferating across Australia... |
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Wine with Desserts |
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Whether serving a fresh fruit salad or a rich chocolate cake, you need to choose a wine that will round off your meal as beautifully as your dessert. Choose a wine that highlights the flavours of the dessert, and that is not overwhelmed by its consistency. |
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Wine with Spicy Foods |
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Some highly spiced foods can prove too much for a wine, but delicately spiced foods can be enhanced with a well-chosen wine. Serve a cooling salad or yogurt to calm the palate before drinking. Most spicy foods are best served with crisp, uplifting white wines, but there are exceptions. |
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Grains - the New & the Old |
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There is also an ongoing search by food lovers to find the new best thing - and one of the oldest foods in the world is now hitting the radar screens of these trendsetters. Grains such as cracked durum wheat, buckwheat, farro, einkorn, spelt, kamut all sound very strange to Australian ears but have all been used since ancient times. Some, such as farro, are still part of the Italian cuisine and can be seen in shops and restaurants in the North of Italy. |
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Kimchi - a Korean tradition |
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Kimchi and Toenjang paste made of soybeans are the best known examples of Korean fermented foods, and these have recently become highly valued for their disease-prevention effects |
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Reviving an icon - Splayds |
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Splayds are an Australian invention first made for a coffee shop called Martha Washingtons which was situated in Martin Place in the centre of Sydney. During the Second World War it was a very popular place to eat with the US troops who were either stationed in the city or were there for R&R after fighting in the Pacific |
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Licorice Facts |
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Licorice has been around since ancient times and is believed to give vitality and longevity. |
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Spice Facts |
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What are spices? Where do spices come from? How are spices harvested? What gives spices their flavour? |
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About Nutmeg & Mace |
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When a Nutmeg fruit is cut open, the first thing that is revealed is the bright red lacy layer of mace, called the aril, which surrounds |
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Cajun Cuisine |
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"The cuisine of the Cajuns is a mirror image of their unique history. It is a cooking style which reflects their ingenuity, creativity, adaptability and survival." -- Chef John Folse, The Evolution of Cajun & Creole Cuisine |
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All about Vanilla |
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Vanilla planifolia, is indigenous to Mexico, where it is pollinated by tiny humming birds and a bee called Melipona . When it was transplanted to other parts of the world it did not produce beans until it was discovered that the small orchid blooms could be pollinated by hand |
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Coffee Facts |
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The coffee plant has one flowering and one crop per year. The annual harvest in Tropical Australia occurs between June and September. Initially the tree bears white flowers very similar to a jasmine. The coffee cherry sets in clusters along the branches of the bush. They are first green, ripen to a cherry red and if over ripe, turn black. |
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Dried Porcini |
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Porcini mushrooms have two lives. They enter this world first--and fleetingly--as sizable, fleshy fungi with spongy caps and thick, meaty stems, looking rather like heavily padded umbrellas. |
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Moroccan Cuisine |
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Moroccan cooking enlists a wide variety of spices--ras el hanout, the most exotic blend, may include over 30 ingredients--you can capture the essence of Moroccan cooking without a visit to a North African souk. |
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Olive Oil Standards |
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If you have ever wondered what the technical difference is between Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Virgin Olive Oil and Ordinary Olive Oil, then these International Olive Oil Council (IOOC) Trade Standards will help explain. |
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All about Eating |
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Did you know that possibly the Americans are correct when they name their main course the entrée. Whilst it is true that the word means beginning, it does not necessarily mean that in a culinary sense. |
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