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Monthly Archives: November 2011
About White Van Man
Now I’m prepared to bet that you believe all that media hype and regard white van man as some kind of road-bound scum. So when I tell you that he is more salt of the earth than scourge of the … Continue reading
Posted in Postcards from Veggiestan
Tagged import and distribution, small businesses, white van man, WVM
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Veggiestan’s Greatest Hits #5: Yemen
A bunch of very happy farmers to serenade you while you read your Sunday newspapers. Love to know what made them so jolly. Singer Ayoob Tarish is soooo famous in Yemen that he was actually asked to compose the modern … Continue reading
Posted in Postcards from Veggiestan
Tagged Ayoob Tarish, jolly farmers, Veggiestan's greatest hits, Yemen
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Sunday Supper Recipes #83: Banirov Pilav
That’s Armenian Cheese Pilaf to you… An indulgent repast for 4 Pilaf/pilav is a word derived from the Persian word pulao, and can just refer to pretty rice. But more often, as here, it actually denotes the method of cooking: … Continue reading
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know but Were Too Afraid to Ask #32: Kurdistan
Time for another random geography lesson. Although it probably doesn’t actually cover everything you ever wanted to know… What do I know about Kurds? Actually a fair bit as many of my customers hail from there, and my husband’s family … Continue reading
Posted in Postcards from Veggiestan
Tagged Ataturk, Halaf, Hurrians, Kurdistan, Kurds, Taurus, Zagros
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Spiced Lentil Pyramid: One for the Party Season
Party fare for 9-10 Lentils have been eaten in Veggiestan since time immemorial (actually since around 8000 BC). I do not lack a sense of humour, but I have never understood how they came to be the butt of so … Continue reading
Posted in Recipes
Tagged lentil gateau, lentil pyramid, spiced lentils, vegan party food
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