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Beijing's Culinary Underbelly

Snakes and snails and puppy dog tails: The weirdest food you'll find in the Olympic city. More

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Experiencing your own kitchen nightmares? Gabriel Gate answers your cooking questions. More

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Hairy Bikers Cookbook

Join the Hairy Bikers on their worldwide cooking adventure when they return to SBS on August 27. More

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Food bloggers banned for the Olympics

Two years ago, my first food blog was banned in China. It came without warning. One morning, a friend emailed me to say that the blog was no longer publicly accessible or at least, accessible without using web trickery to circumvent the Great Firewall of China. More
 
 

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As winter draws to a close, globe artichokes begin to show up on shelves in more abundance. They are a bit fiddly to prepare, but the flavour is worth it. More
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Bread crumbs

You can easily turn unused bread into breadcrumbs. Lightly dry the bread in a moderate oven and then pulse in a food processor until desired coarseness. Do not use stale bread as this will result in stale tasting bread crumbs.

 

Glossary

Perilla Leaves

Perilla leaves (rau tia to) are large leaves, purple on one side and dark green on the other. The leaves are shredded and used in eggplant dishes and in rice paper rolls. Also called shiso leaf in Japanese cookery.

 
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Food Safari

Food Safari

Wednesdays, 7.30pm

Food Safari takes you on a culinary globetrot across Australia visiting everyone from three-hat chefs to passionate home-cooks.

Food Lovers' Guide to Australia

Food Lovers' Guide to Australia

Fridays, 1.00pm

The Food Lovers' Guide celebrates Australian people, their cooking and their produce.

Vasili's Garden

Vasili's Garden

Tuesdays, 3.30pm

Each week, Vasili Kanidiadis discovers passionate characters willing to share their knowledge about their plants and produce.

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Food Safari, Series 2 (DVD)

Food Safari, Series 2 (DVD)

A celebration of the evolving and exciting world of Australian food, out now on DVD!

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Wine Lover's Guide To Australia (DVD)

Wine Lover's Guide To Australia (DVD)

Visit the vineyards and meet the characters behind Australia's favourite wines.

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