In May 1913, the Australian Town and Country Journal published in its ‘Questions Answered’ column this response to an inquiry by G.F.T. of Inverell for a recipe for rosella chutney: Rosella[1] …
In May 1913, the Australian Town and Country Journal published in its ‘Questions Answered’ column this response to an inquiry by G.F.T. of Inverell for a recipe for rosella chutney: Rosella[1] …
The WHO says we shouldn't bother with artificial sweeteners for weight loss or health. Is sugar better? In people with diabetes, artificial sweeteners did not improve or worsen any clinical …
Paul van Reyk TAMARIND FRUIT - Would some subscriber of the 'Sunday Times’ inform me how I could make use of tamarind fruit for home consumption? — E. W. Rockhampton, Queensland …
Paul van Reyk April 2022 It was the kind of observation on Australian history by a new chef that ever-so-slightly irks the food historian in me and sets me sleuthing for the …
Paul van Reyk March 2023 Tartare Sauce Put the yolks of two raw eggs into a basin with half a saltspoonful of salt, a little pepper, and half a teaspoonful each of French …
Paul van Reyk April 2023 I came across someone the other day who has never eaten sweet and sour pork. The more I tried to explain what it was the more she …
As this is NAIDOC Week (National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee) the lead articles in this edition of Diggings deal with Indigenous Australian foodways. The first four of these …
Tasmania pledges 10-year ‘reset’ for $1 billion salmon industry Tasmania’s heavily scrutinised salmon industry will undergo a “reset” under a state government plan to increase land-based fish farming and operations in …
Turning 11 acres of a NSW ‘dumping site’ into a world-class farm Hilly, overgrown and riven by two creeks, it had become a dumping site since the previous tenants abandoned their …
World-first research confirms Australia’s forests became catastrophic fire risk after British invasion Contemporary approaches to forest management in Australia are based on suppression – extinguishing bushfires once they’ve started, or seeking to prevent …
How to make the perfect pavlova, according to chemistry experts The pavlova is a summer icon; just a few simple ingredients can be transformed into a beautifully flavoured and textured dessert. But despite …
World's oldest cheese confirmed in Egyptian tomb — but it may be filled with a deadly disease ‘Aged cheeses might have an appeal, but a 3,200-year-old sample of the popular dairy …
Of course I ate it, desperate not to be out of place while all the while feeling very much out of place. https://bit.ly/2vpjzZl