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Caraway Seeds in Abundance
By Marion Maxwell. They have been found by archaeologists at the bottom of Swiss lakes and in Egyptian tombs. In Germany they were placed under the beds of restless children and sprinkled in coffins. They were widely believed to have the power to banish demons – not to mention bad breath and trapped wind. North…
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Cooking With Flavours
By Petra Carter. Take a spoonful of sugar. Take two. Or even three. Nice? Not really. But combine the sugar with something bitter (say coffee) and its sweetness is transformed into something delicious. Take meringues, decidedly sickly on their own, but add something tart like raspberries and both sweet and sour tastes explode in your…
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It’s Bean A Good Year: Auspicious Eats, Propitious Provisions, New Year Cuisine
By Lizzie Gore-Grimes. All over the world people ring in the new year in a thousand colourful and clamorous ways. But they all have one thing in common. Whether they are celebrating New Year’s Day on 1st January, observing Jewish Rosh Hashanah in September/October or marking Chinese New Year in midwinter, every culture does so…
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