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A simple syrup of rice vinegar, palm sugar, water and salt is brought to a gentle simmer to dissolve the sugar, then cooled
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A simple syrup of rice vinegar, palm sugar, water and salt is brought to a gentle simmer to dissolve the sugar, then cooled

Cooked chickpeas (tinned for speed, OR overnight-soaked and home-cooked for the best texture) toss with diced red onion…

The Azerbaijani version of the shepherd's salad that turns up in some form on every table from the Balkans to Persia…

Ensaladang talong is the Filipino smoky aubergine salad, a Sunday-lunch staple that uses one of the great vegetable…

A torn pita is brushed with olive oil and grilled or fried until golden and crisp

Garlic bok choy is the side dish that every Cantonese parent makes mid-week without thinking, and it's the test of…

Horiatiki is the Greek village salad, the real one, no lettuce in sight, just tomato, cucumber, onion, pepper, olives…

Seekh kebab is restaurant-quality barbecue

Dried sliced Persian shallots (sold at Iranian shops, looks like small papery brown discs) cover with cold water and…

Day-old crusty bread is torn into rough pieces and briefly moistened with water-and-vinegar, just enough to soften without making mush

This richly flavoured stuffing combines pork sausage meat with sweet dried apricots, crunchy pistachios, and aromatic…

Sambal terasi is the Indonesian fermented-shrimp-paste sambal, the spoonful of red fire that lives in a small dish…

Samosas are the ultimate Indian snack: crispy, angular parcels of golden filo pastry enclosing spiced, fragrant filling

Authentic shanklish is aged 3-6 weeks

Sinangag is the Filipino garlic fried rice that anchors every Filipino breakfast, the foundational rice dish that turns…

Smashed cucumber (pai huang gua) is the snack the Sichuanese eat with cold beer all summer long, a dish whose entire…