Witloof – just the right crunch for salad

Sort out the riddle: witloof, endive, chicory …

Sort out the riddle: witloof, endive, chicory …

Though it seems just like yesterday, it was in fact 40 years ago that I spent a week walking the hills of Crete.
A striking memory is the aromatic scents that rose all around us as we crushed wild thyme and oregano underfoot. The oregano was ‘rigani’, origanum vulgare (hirtum). Bit of a gob-full, I suppose, but the last name (hirtum) is pretty important.

How to make the most of cultivated mushrooms.

Ilaria’s found her happy place – though I’m not sure she is going to share.

Understand the magic of allspice … it can add layers of flavour to savoury and sweet dishes.

What’s a tangelo all about?
Of all the citrus tangelos are the juiciest, the most bracing, offering fresh acidity tempered with gorgeous sweetness. Did you know they are a cross between …

It may look like something scraped off the forest floor, but tamarind is a stunning ingredient to give food a sour zing
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