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35 min · serves 8
American-Style Skillet Semolina Cornbread
A part-semolina cornbread baked in a screaming hot skillet, which is what actually builds the crust.
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15 min · serves 10
Argentinian-Style Sesame Chimichurri
A chopped herb sauce with roasted sesame folded in, rested rather than blended smooth so the texture stays rustic.
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50 min · serves 5
Armenian-Style Daliya and Lentil Pilaf
A simple grain and lentil pilaf built on a properly caramelised onion base, closer to Armenian home cooking than to any restaurant version.
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45 min · serves 8
Australian Damper-Style Sesame Bread
A rustic no-yeast bread baked as one round loaf, scored deeply so the inside cooks through before the crust burns.
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65 min · serves 4
Banshi Durum Pasta with Slow Tomato and Basil
A forty-minute tomato sauce built on Banshi durum pasta, where the only technique is refusing to rush the reduction.
vegetarian
50 min · serves 4
Brazilian-Style Field Pea Fritters
Skinned field pea fritters fried in a well-seasoned oil, related closely to Brazil's acaraje but skipping the traditional palm oil.
vegetarianvegangluten free
25 min · serves 8
Brazilian-Style Sesame Farofa Topping
A toasted, savoury sesame and semolina topping in the spirit of farofa, meant to be scattered generously over a finished dish.
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40 min · serves 12
British-Style Daliya and Flax Flapjack
A dense, chewy tray bake using daliya in place of oats, held together by melted butter and syrup rather than egg.
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30 min · serves 4
Burmese-Style Sesame Oil Vermicelli Salad
A tossed noodle salad in the Burmese thoke style, hand-mixed rather than stirred, which is what actually coats every strand.
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40 min · serves 10
Caribbean Sesame Seed Cake
Toasted sesame set in a caramel until it hardens into a brittle cake, cut while still warm and pliable.
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50 min · serves 5
Caribbean-Style Lentil Rice and Peas
Coconut milk rice cooked with whole lentils in place of kidney beans, seasoned with thyme and a whole scotch bonnet for aroma without heat.
vegetarianvegangluten free
20 min · serves 4
Chinese Cold Sesame Noodles
Chilled noodles in a thick sesame and soy sauce, correct only when the sauce is loosened with enough hot water first.
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