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Ever wondered what it’d be like to leave an extremely cushy job in the city and try to set up a small farm without any experience of rural life apart from a luxury weekend farmstay in 1992? Join Matthew Evans as he adjusts from being Australia’s most feared restaurant critic to learning exactly where his food is coming from, on a farmlet in Tasmania’s beautiful Huon Valley.
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A blog about what the world eats, when and where it eats it, and why it matters to us all. Only much less ambitious than that sounds and with more excruciating puns.
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What's the first thing that comes to mind when you think about beer and food matching? A pie and a lager at the footy? You’ll be delighted to hear it’s much better than that. Indeed there are few pleasures in life more rewarding than accompanying a decent meal with a well-crafted ale.
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This four part documentary series explores the inner workings of the five-thousand-seater West Lake Restaurant in the Chinese city of Changsha.
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During series two of Cooking in the Dangerzone, we once again follow Stefan Gates as he explores unusual food stories in some of the world’s most dangerous places.
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Featured Recipes
- Penne with prosciutto, peas and mint
- Green chilli and coriander steamed mussels
- Asparagus and green tea noodle salad with Thai prawns
- Zucchini flower fritters with feta and basil
- Corn chowder
- Corn fritters
- Udon soup with roast duck, broccoli and coriander
- Creamy pasta sauce with smoked chicken and broccoli
- Upside-down pineapple cake
- Pineapple relish

Hot Tips
Berbere substitution
When making Doro Wat, about 4 tablespoons of Berebere, an extremely hot Ethiopian red pepper mixture, is used in each recipe. You can substitute a combination of cayenne pepper and paprika (which is not Ethiopian) to replicate the characteristic dark color and flavor.
Glossary
Chinese Cabbage
A large, frilly-leaved cabbage also known as wong bak.


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