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Traditions Starring Seafood, Poultry and Goat Meat

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Chicken, goat meat and seafood are a big part of most of our traditions. Whether as foods that are typically eaten during the festive season or for their symbolic meaning, their cultural significance is undeniable. Weddings, feasts, celebrations, religious occasions, often feature fish and poultry. Here are some such traditions from across the globe that are incomplete without a fish, chicken or mutton offering: 1. Fish during Friday fast As a religious custom, various Christian denominations fast on Friday. This fast consists of a diet that includes fish. Christians abstain…

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Cracking the Code: Your Guide to Cooking Squid

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Squid Pro Quo Last year, on everybody’s favourite food porn show Masterchef Australia, we saw the pleasant George Calombaris dish up a luscious-looking Coconut ‘Calamari’ with Blackberry Sorbet, Blackberry Jelly and Blackberry Coulis. He scraped out the flesh of a young coconut, cut it carefully into rectangles, scored it in a diamond pattern, and folded it into rolls to be served atop stewed fruit with other accoutrements. A beautiful dish expectedly, this was a clever dessert take on fresh pristine calamari, that gorgeous piece of seafood that lights up many…

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10 Seafood recipes that you can make in under 20 minutes

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Well, even though I love to spend time on a special meal, or even spend all day making a mess out of my kitchen, whipping up one creation after another, the reality is that these are just special occasions or holidays. But on regular days I find more and more value in the quick & delicious things in life. So I am always on the lookout for recipes that are easy to cook, quick, delicious and healthy. This is our repertoire of quick prep seafood recipes that will save you…

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2 MasterChef-worthy Meals for Finals Week

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Last year, I found myself at a dinner where Renae Smith, MasterChef Australia contestant from Season 6 was cooking. Our 3-course meal started with her beetroot and sage tart that she had cooked on the show too, followed by a Harissa Kingfish (options of lentils and chicken) with roasted vegetables, and an orange syrup cake for dessert. More than the food, it was the experience of being hosted by a bona fide ex-MasterChef chef that is memorable. The dinner was not arranged in any part of Australia; it was in…

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Fried Seafood, The Call Of The Season

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Its official, the rains are finally here and so starts the official frying season in our country. From the classic garma-garam pakodas and chai combination to the piping hot samosas, we all crave fthat something fried in this weather. While we instinctively reach out for our tried and tested monsoon nibbles, it may be fun to give these 8 interesting fried seafood recipes a shot, you never know, you may discover a new favourite. In this seafood journey, you would also realise how a simple fish fry differs from region…

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