The single most useful thing to know is that heat and flavour are independent. A very hot chilli can taste of almost nothing, and a mild one can carry an…
The common feature is that nobody is doing anything for most of the duration. The work is at the beginning and the end, and in between the food is changing…
Almost every quirk of cooking with pulses follows from one fact: they are dried on purpose, so everything you do is a negotiation about putting water back. Here are fifteen.…
The question worth asking about any spoon dish is what would be lost with a fork, and the answer is almost always the same: the ratio between the liquid and…
Flames are the least useful part of a fire for cooking. Almost everything below is a technique for using something other than the flame itself - embers, stones, hot walls,…
These dishes are not late-night versions of daytime food. They were developed for people working while everyone else slept, and the requirements are different. Here are fifteen.
1. Market Porter…