Tag: ingredients
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Mung Bean Sprouts
Wikipedia writes ‘also known as the moong bean, green gram, or mung, is a plant species in the legume family. The mung bean is mainly cultivated in India, China, and Southeast Asia. It is used as an ingredient in both savoury and sweet dishes’. Here are the seeds and as you can see I am…
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Broad Bean (Fava Bean)
This tall sturdy flowering annual in the bean family produces a multitude of long pods with 8 large beans (the thick walled pods are unpalatable raw) and edible leaves perfect for salads. The plant has sturdy stems and will grow to almost 6 foot but it is not a climber. Taste/Aroma: I love the buttery…
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Broad Bean (Fava Bean): Grow and Eat
This tall sturdy flowering annual in the bean family produces a multitude of long pods with 8 large beans (the thick walled pods are unpalatable raw) and edible leaves perfect for salads. The plant has sturdy stems and will grow to almost 6 foot but it is not a climber. Taste/Aroma: I love the buttery…
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Dagarful (Parmotrema perlatum)
Dagarful, also known as Dagar Phool, Black Stone Flower or Kalpasi, is a lichen used in Indian cuisine. It has a flavour similar to cinnamon and you can use that as a substitute if you have to. I have to agree with Rick Stein though, it is transformational and brings something to curries that I can’t…
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Cardamon Green
The seeds: Links: see more green cardamon posts here go to all ingredients
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Cardamom Green
Most of us have used or eaten the ground powder, seeds or pods of Cardamon , perhaps without knowing so. Also called Cardamon or Cardamum it is an essential spice especially in Indian, Middle Eastern and South East Asian cuisine. There are two types, large brown pods and small green pods, from two different plants.…
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Lemongrass
I first learnt about this flavoursome member of the grass family when I started cooking the Thai classic soup, Tom Yum Goong. I have been growing it ever since for use in sauces, soups, salads and fish cakes. The plant itself looks and smells amazing and is a natural mosquito repellent to boot :). Taste/Aroma:…
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Black Morels (Morchella elata)
A good friend of mine recently found these edible black morel mushrooms (a species of Morchella) foraging in inner Perth, Western Australia. Urban foraging is not as big in Australia as it should be and I hope it grows and grows. It is a great way to spend time with your friends and get a…
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Beef – Rib Section
The Rib Section: To go back to the main post please click here. Scotch Fillet The area where the Scotch Fillet comes from doesn’t do a lot of work so it is quite tender. It is one of my favourite cuts because although tender it still has a lot of flavour. In Australia it is…
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Bish Is Rocketing Along
Bish writes: I am a persistent casual gardener, in that I keep trying but due to work and life I don’t spend as much time as I should on maintenance and the like. My garden’s nothing like Ben’s! Anyway, now that the team are testing out some of the Mr Fothergill’s planters, I thought I’d…
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