Word: vindaloo
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...might as well have dunked a croissant in hot vindaloo curry sauce. In much of Europe, Mittal's move was viewed as a rough attempt by "new" India to take on "old" Europe. France's Finance Minister Thierry Breton accused Mittal of having "a grammar problem" and the Prime Minister of Luxembourg, Jean-Claude Juncker, declared: "This hostile bid by Mittal Steel calls for a reaction that is at least as hostile." Dollé worked hard to encourage public opposition, dismissing Mittal as a low-grade operator specializing "in buying up obsolete installations at low cost." Mittal himself insists that...
CURRY LIZZIE COLLINGHAM There were no chili peppers in India before the year 1500. So how, you ask, did they make vindaloo, that searingly, deliciously lavalike dish? They didn't. First the chili pepper had to make its way to India from the New World--kind of like long-distance takeout--catching a lift with Portuguese traders. In fact, the quintessentially Indian vindaloo is actually an adaptation of a Portuguese dish--the name is an Indianization of the Portuguese vinho e alhos (wine vinegar and garlic). Vindaloo is just one of the dishes examined in Curry. Part world map, part...
...Lanka. The authors are regular travelers to the region, and the text often reads like a letter from a more than usually adventurous friend--a friend who knows a lot about food. The recipes can be ingredient heavy and complicated but reward the effort with authentically spicy Goan pork vindaloo, Bengali fish in broth, salsas and sambols, as well as diverse breads and rice dishes that make eating almost as good as being there...
...think of Indian cuisine as very hot," says Jackson, "but in fact it can be completely without 'heat' or chili." Not a book, in other words, for vindaloo fans?but an engaging read for anyone who wants to savor the new wave in Indian cuisine. Available from amazon.com for about...
...Eggs; and pork is prepared with tamarind, chili and red wine. Conservative use of spices is another feature of the book. "We think of Indian cuisine as very hot," says Jackson, "but in fact it can be completely without 'heat' or chili." Not a book, in other words, for vindaloo fans - but an engaging read for anyone who wants to savor the new wave in Indian cuisine. Available from amazon.com for about...