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Welcome to the Celtnet Spice Guide. As this site has grown and many more recipes have been added it's become evident that a guide to the various herbs available to the cook is necessary. With spices becoming more commonly available and more exotic spices becoming available from all over the world it has become evident that some kind of guide or introduction to spices is necessary. These pages are an attempt at bringing all the various culinary spices together into one place so that you can see what's available and perhaps find something new to use in your own cooking. To use this Spice Guide simply click on the first letter of the herb name above or below. Alternativey why not just browse through the guide. All the spices given here, whether common or rare, can be obtained via your local supermarket (or more often via your local Asian supermarket) or via a specialist spice distributor. |
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Spice Guide Entry For: GalingaleThis is the description page for Galingale (Cyperus longus) and includes a description as well as an image, if available and a selection of recipes from this site that relates to the herb: Galingale. ![]() Galingale, Cyperus longus (also known as Sweet Galingale) is a monocot perennial flowering plant and member of the Cyperaceae (sedge) family. Superficially, galingale resembles a grass or rush that prefers wet ground and is closely related to the Egyptian papyrus. It is native to Britain and the Mediterranean and grows by water and in marshy places. It quickly grows to 2m in height and has large, attractive inflorescences. The tuberous roots are edible and have an aromatic violet-like tone. They were a critical ingredient of many Medieval recipes and were used in recipes where today we would use ginger or galangal. Sweet Galingale is one of those plants that has fallen out of culinary use in Europe; though it and its close relatives are still used in Asia. This plant is common in the wild in the UK. However, if you have a damp corner in your garden then this is a plant that's well worth growing (it has rather beautiful flowers) and you can add the tuberous roots to your repertoire of spices. Indeed, it is an essential addition to your store cupboard if you want to create authentic Medieval recipes and the roots can be dried or pickled for storage. The roots of galingale are starchy and were dried and pounded to make a thickener rather like cornflour (cornstarch). So important was this, that it formed the base for a range of sauces known as 'galentynes'.Recipes Utilizing Galingale Vyne Grace |
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A crockpot (also known as a slow cooker) can be an excellent means of cooking proper meals slowly for a long time. It allows you to make the most of poor cuts of meat and lets you cook your food over night or slowly throughout the day whilst you are at work. There are lots of recipes for crockpot meals on the internet, but you can adjuist pretty much any recipe for a stew or braising dish to the crockpot. This article shows you how to do this using a classic Turkish lamb and onion stew as an example.
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Many cooks are apprehensive about baking, thinking it to be an extremely laborious and involved process. Following a complicated recipe and ensuring that everything is 'just so'. In fact, the basic sponge cake recipe is a very simple one and this article takes you through some of the rules and pitfalls of baking and gives you two sponge cake recipes to try. Follow this guide and they will come out perfectly every time.
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Review of 'Roman Cookery' by Dr Mark Gant. How valuable a resource is this? Will it actually teach you to cook the Roman way? Read this review and find out for your self.
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Mushrooms are an amazing foodstuff, neither plant nor animal but a whole kingdom of life all their own. Though many mushrooms are cultivated the vast majority can only be found in the wild. Here you find recipes for both wild and cultured mushrooms so that you can know how to get the best out of them...
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Ghana is one of the most fertile and productive of West African countries. It is also the inheritor nation of the Ga and Ashanti poeples, ancient rulers of West Africa. The cuisines of Ghana are diverse and characterized by he use of chillies, native spices and boiled eggs in the cooking. Here you will find two typical Ghanaian recipes.
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Have you ever wondered what's inside your microwave? Have you wanted to know how a microwave works? Well, this article tells you all the key bits that make up a microwave and lets you know exactly how microwave ovens cook the food place inside them.
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Chillies (chili, chilé, ají) is an amazing spice that originates in Central and Northern South America. It was unknown in the Old World until the early 1500 but by 1549 had made its way across the world from Europe through Africa, the Near East and had reached China and Japan. Learn about the history of the spread of chillies and why this is such an amazing spice.
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There has been much discussion amongst coffee lovers regarding the pros and cons of organic and inorganic coffee. There is actually one main aspect that sets the two apart. Organic coffee is made naturally, which limits environmental pollution. Those who make organic coffee stick to strict guidelines in order to bring you the highest quality cup of coffee.
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Two very popular juicers, the Breville BJE510XL and the Omega VRT330, are compared for speed, ease of use, consumer ratings, and range of produce they juice well.
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There are plenty of smoked salmon recipes that you can try. The smokey flavor and its flaky pink meat can be made toppings for cold salad or it can be a replacement for bacon bits for carbonara.