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Asian-style duck soup with rice vermicelli and mushrooms

30Mar

After making Peking duck, the next day I usually make duck soup, using the carcass of the duck, some leftover duck meat, bones, wings, neck, and the giblets. You can make the duck stock with all the parts of the duck, and afterwards you can add whatever to the soup you want, like meatballs, smoked tofu,...

Mulled wine (Glögg)

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27Nov

A hot drink based from wine. Traditionally consumed in Austria (Glühwein), Germany, Britain and the Scandinavian countries, on Christmas bazaars and festivities that are held outdoors. Don’t buy a very expensive wine for the drink, it’s not necessary, but don’t use too poor or cheap also. It’s important when heating not to bring the wine to a boil or...

Calabaza En Tacha—Candied Pumpkin

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30Oct

Calabaza en Tacha (candied pumpkin), is a traditional Mexican pumpkin dish cooked in brown sugar cane syrup, served as a snack, dessert or breakfast. A calabaza is a type of winter squash, with a sweet flavor and very firm texture. Also it's one of the traditional foods served for Dia de Los Muertos, or Day of the Dead. Super...

Peking Duck

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02Jan

Peking duck is one of the more famous of Chinese dishes. The duck is rubbed with honey and baked in a special oven, usually served with steamed pancakes (or 'mandarin' pancakes), spring onions, cucumber sticks and sweet bean sauce (Tianmianjiang which can be replaced by Hoisin sauce). There are many recipes for Peking duck, some are easy and some are...

Chicken Pho

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18Feb

Vietnamese Pho soup is a nourishing meat or chicken broth soup with rice noodles. Importantly this soup also contains herbs, chili pepper, and lime. Pho soup is a popular street food in Vietnam. In the South they eat the soup for breakfast and sometimes for lunch and the north of Vietnam consume it at any time of day. The soup...

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