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...historical records and local lore to color her tale. Thus she relates the legend, still prevalent in the Indian city of Lucknow, that the local shammi kebab, a mincemeat patty, is made with particularly fine meat because a toothless 18th century Nawab would otherwise not have been able to gnaw his way through it. If all these stories make you hungry, Collingham thoughtfully supplies several historically accurate recipes, ranging from the zard birinj, a rice dish eaten by the Mughal Emperor Akbar, to the Besan laddu, a sweet handed out to pilgrims at Tirupati, the most famous of Hindu temples...
...referendum provided a chance for millions to vote not only against Chirac, but also - belatedly - against the E.U. accession of 10 new states and the prospect of Turkey's admission. French voters vented their animosity toward their political élite, and their fears about how globalization might gnaw away at their social-welfare system. Dutch voters rammed home an even more resounding no on the constitution three days later, leaving the project effectively dead and the Union bound to slalom through a welter of existing treaties for at least another couple of years. THE VANISHING BRITISH PRESIDENCY As Britain took...
...event or emotion, something that strikes me,” she says. “I experience something and think about what emotion that brings out in me…what’s on my mind that I want to get at, what I can work on or gnaw on in my mind...
...event or emotion, something that strikes me,” she says. “I experience something and think about what emotion that brings out in me…what’s on my mind that I want to get at, what I can work on or gnaw on in my mind...
...being a figure on the world stage when Blair had long retired to the board of the Carlyle Group and a spread in Gascony. Yet the Chancellor, it appears, still dreams of the premiership, still lets what he believes to be Blair's broken promises to stand down gnaw at his soul. That's no way for a good man to spend his time. Chuck it, Gordon; go for the Bank...