A Mosaic of Flavor: Ras el Hanout

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Story and Photos by Paul Ross Rooster Mosaic Recipes: Ras el HanoutTunisian Carrot SaladMechouiaHarissaMerguez (Lamb Sausages)Le Biftek a la Carthage From deep within the souks of North Africa comes ras el hanout, a complex, elusive and thoroughly magical blend of spices that, like the region’s celebrated mosaics, adds up to much more than the mere sum of its parts. It …

Siberian Hot Stuff

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By Sharon Hudgins Location Photos by Tom and Sharon Hudgins                Pepper Vendor      Recipes:      Garlic Cheese     Apple-Horseradish Sauce     Korean Carrot Salad      Adzhiga Nobody thinks of Siberian foods as spicy-hot. And in general that’s true. But delve beyond surface impressions and pallid Russian restaurant fare, and you’ll soon encounter some surprisingly spicy elements of this northern cuisine. …

Carnival Foods of the Caribbean

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By Dave DeWitt To truly appreciate the foods eaten in the Caribbean, whether at carnival time or not, one has to know a little about the history of carnival and the foods of the Caribbean. History of Caribbean Carnival Carnivals are a regular event in most if not all Caribbean islands, and many carnivals are a major tourist attraction. It …

Down de Islands: A Trinidad and Tobago Travel Retrospective, 1992

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By Dave DeWitt and Mary Jane Wilan Recipes: Tiki Village Congo Pepper Sauce Johnny’s Food Have Pepper Sauce Callaloo Royal Castle Fried Chicken Ramesar Curried Mango Date: August, 1992 In Which We Take a B-Wee, Lime About, Eat Congo Peppers, Meet Shadow Bennie, and Solve the Riddle of the Mystery Tombstone “Two unspoiled islands, one country–Trinidad and Tobago,” pronounced Brian …

British Virgin Islands: A Travel Retrospective, 1995

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By Nancy Gerlach Roadtown, Tortola, BVI                                                Recipes: –Lemon Crash–Pete’s Hot Sauce–Stuffed Roti with Potato Curry–Seared Tuna with Yellow Bell Pepper Sauce–Indian Regimental Chicken Curry–Caribbean Crab-Stuffed Chicken–Breast of Chicken with Island Lime and Grapefruit Tortola! Just the name …