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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

Cold butter cuts into flour with leavening and salt; remains in pea-sized pieces

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

Charoset is the Passover seder centrepiece, a sweet apple-and-walnut compote that symbolises the mortar the Israelites…

This is the Chinese answer to the deli pickle, a quick-pickled cucumber spear that's ready overnight and lives in a jar…

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

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

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

Marbled tea eggs are the snack you find at every Chinese train station, vending machines beside the platforms holding…

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

Fresh mint leaves are chopped very fine (or pulsed in a small processor)

Carrots are sliced into rounds (or batons), boiled in salted water 8-10 minutes until just tender (still with a slight bite)

Nokedli are the Hungarian dumplings (the same dish the Germans call Spätzle and the Italians call gnocchi-shaped pasta)…

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

Cold water and a slurry of maize meal go into the pot first; the pot comes to a boil and thickens to a loose porridge…

Authentic shanklish is aged 3-6 weeks