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Sour Times

I was wittering on Twitter the other day about how right Proust was about his madeleines and how the taste, scent or sight of food can trigger memory. Being a somewhat greedy person, there are rather more of these sensory triggers in my life than just a simple cake. One of them is sorrel. A […]

Salami. The chocolate one.

Yes. Salami made with chocolate. Don’t panic. This isn’t some weird medieval recipe involving pork or horse with chocolate for added interest. It is in fact a sort of fridge cake. There is almost no cooking involved beyond a bit of chocolate melting, so it’s very simple to assemble, and rather satisfying, as there’s a […]

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Finom, finom, pompás, pompás

“It’s not enough to have talent, you also have to be Hungarian” Robert Capa We are poor, but we eat well. Antal Aladarné My grandmother said this often. My father also. I would retort, we are poor because we eat well. But it’s true. Eating well in Hungary is mandatory. In fact it’s impossible not […]