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 …

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 …

Expedition to Belize: A Travel Retrospective, 1988

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By Dave DeWitt and Nancy Gerlach      Recipes: Habanero Hot Sauce Ceviche with Habaneros Coconut-Chile Rice Grilled Snapper Fillets with Red Chile Butter Spicy Salbutes It’s tough work traveling to paradise to study chile peppers and taste exotic hot sauces, but somebody has to do it. Over the last Christmas holiday, the over-worked editorial staff journeyed to Belize (formerly British …

Singapore Fling

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by Dave DeWitt Tiong Bahru Food Centre [Editor’s Note: This article was first published in May, 1992.  Some things have changed in Singapore since then, but this is the way it was then.] People laughed in disbelief when we told them we were going to Singapore on business. “Yeah, right,” said one skeptic, “you foodies will use any excuse for …