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By Dave DeWitt Note: This is a glossary of the most common ingredients in world curries. I have eliminated some of the more common foods that are curried, such as meats, seafood, fruits, and vegetables, and have concentrated on herbs, spices, seasonings, flavorings, and unusual condiments. Ajowan (Carum copticum). Called “Bishop’s weed” in some parts of Africa, it is a hairy …
by Dave DeWitt Recipes: Indonesian Chile Paste Curry Puffs Curried Coconut Beef White Chicken Curry Prawn Curry Singapore Fish Head Curry The original Spice Islands were the Moluccas, those remote isles of cloves and nutmeg that lie 1,500 miles east of Djakarta, Indonesia. But throughout history, the location of the Spice Islands gradually broadened to include all …
By Dave DeWitt Recipes: Swimming Chicken Curry Thai Red Curry Paste Thai Green Curry Paste Lemongrass Curry Laotian Catfish Curry Vietnamese Chicken Curry The region we now call Southeast Asia was once referred to as Indo-China–so named by the west because the countries ringing the Golden Triangle displayed the influences of both India and China. Although the term “Golden Triangle” …
By Dave DeWitt Recipes: Nutty Curried Lamb from Sind Curried Lamb Shanks Ghurka Pork Curry Spicy Lime Chicken Biryani Spiced and Baked Fish Curries have never stayed in one place. As a natural result of trade, migration, and foreign invaders, they first spread through India and then into the neighboring countries. As they moved, changes in ingredients and methods of …
Story and Photos by Dr. Gerald Schmidt Some people just have strange interests. This winter break, I went to some of China’s best-known tourist destinations: Hainan’s Haikou and Sanya, Yunnan’s Kunming, Lijiang, and Dali, and Guangxi’s Guilin, Longji and Xingping. However, not much of my time was spent looking at the usual sites. Rather, I had my eyes on small …
