Diggings 16 June 223
16 June 2023
Strawberry Curry Is a Modern Twist on an Old Tradition If a strawberry curry sounds unusual, it’s not: It’s a British take on a long tradition of fresh fruit curries that …
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Diggings 3 June 2023
3 June 2023
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 …
From chutneys to constipation: The culinary and other uses of tamarind in Australia 1787 – 1909
2 June 2023
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 …
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 evidence to …
Chillies – A Survey of Published Recipes 1871 – 1921
30 April 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 and English made …
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 looked bewildered …
Diggings 12 July 2021
17 March 2023
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 …
Diggings 11 October 2021
17 March 2023
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 …
Diggings 25 October 2021
17 March 2023
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 …
Diggings 25 February 2022
17 March 2023
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 …
Diggings 22 December 2022
14 March 2023
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 …
Diggings 26 August 2018
26 August 2018
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 …
‘Doing’ Curry and Rice
5 August 2018
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
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