Food & Drink
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Sunday, February 19, 2012
A one-trick wonder
Ed eats Italianissimi Ristopizza59, The Strand,Sliema.Tel: 2133 1866 Food: 6/10Service: 4/10Ambience: 8/10Value: 5/10
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Sunday, February 19, 2012 , by
Frances Bissell
Simply… pancakes
Pancakes are not only for Shrove Tuesday. The second of February is a feast day in many calendars; Imbolc, St Brigid’s Day, the Feast of Purification and Candlemas. It was the feast of Lupercal in Roman times, and is considered the...
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Sunday, February 19, 2012
Basic pancake recipe
(Serves 4 to 6) 100 g plain flourPinch of salt2 eggs, lightly beaten300 ml milk or water Sift the flour and salt together, and mix with the egg and liquid in a blender or food processor. Or mix by...
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Sunday, February 19, 2012
Basic hotcake recipe
(Makes 12) 3 eggs175 g plain yoghurt2 tablespoons water50 g butter, melted100 g self-raising flourPinch of Gozo sea salt Beat the eggs, yoghurt, water and butter and gradually whisk in the...
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Sunday, February 19, 2012
Calvados and apple soufflé pancakes
(Makes 6) 2 eggs125 g plain flour1 dessertspoon icing sugar200 ml milk50 ml Calvados Make the pancakes as described above. Filling:300 ml vanilla custard2 tablespoons...
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Sunday, February 19, 2012
Breton galettes
500 g buckwheat60 g plain flour2 teaspoons sea salt1 egg1.2 l water Mix and beat for 10 minutes. Let stand for an hour before making the galettes as described.
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Sunday, February 19, 2012
Breton crêpes
250g plain flour, sifted30g sugar4 eggs500ml milk100g butter, melted and heated to light brown, then cooled Mix flour and sugar, then the eggs in a well in the centre. Gradually whisk in the milk, and finally add...
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Sunday, February 19, 2012 , by
AFP
Record year for French wine, spirits exports
France set a record for its wine and spirits exports with more than 10 billion euros in 2011, a 10.5 per cent annual increase, the Federation of Wine and Spirits Exporters said last week. “The sector has weathered the return of the...
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Sunday, February 19, 2012
International gastronomic society hosted to dinner
Members of the international gastronomic society Confrérie de la Chaîne des Rôtisseurs’ recently attended a friendship dinner at the Corinthia Hotel St George’s Bay, St Julian’s. The Confrérie de...
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Sunday, February 19, 2012
Gandhi Tandoori celebrates 20 years of Indian cuisine
Gandhi Tandoori restaurant of St Paul’s Bay recently celebrated its 20th anniversary. Some 100 guests were invited to the Asian food and wineparty, which also marked 20 years of a successful tradingpartnership with EmmanuelDelicata, the re...
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Sunday, February 19, 2012
Fasting ‘may be way to beat cancer’
Going without food for short periods may combat cancer and boost the effectiveness of treatments, an early animal study has suggested. Fasting on its own slowed the growth and spread of tumours in mice, scientists found. When it was combin...
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Sunday, February 19, 2012 , by
AFP
Dutchman to sell rare 250-year-old liqueur collection
Thousands of bottles of rare cognac and other drinks, some dating back to the French Revolution, went up for sale, with their Dutch collector expected to reap several million euros. Describing it as the “largestcollection of old liqueurs i...
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Sunday, February 19, 2012
New EU rules for organic wine
New EU rules for organic wine will soon come into force. With the new regulation, which will apply from this year’s harvest, organic wine-growers will be allowed to use the term ‘organic wine’ on their labels. The labels must also show the...
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Sunday, February 19, 2012 , by
AFP
Korean rice wine is set to make inroads in US
A centuries-old Korean rice wine is enjoying a renaissance at home and in Japan, and is set to make inroads into a major new market as it gains ground on better known beverages such as soju. Makgeolli, a smooth milky-white drink fa...
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Friday, February 17, 2012 , by
Bill Hermitage
Delicata reds given approval
The second batch of QWPSR (Quality Wine Produced in a Specific Region) submitted by Delicata for DOK classification from the 2011 vintage has been given approval. The batch consisted of red wines that have either limited barrel maturation...
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Friday, February 17, 2012
Life sentence for smuggling
A prison sentence that some might find slightly on the harsh side has been handed down to a 62-year-old Chinese man for smuggling wine into China, according to reports in the Beijing Times. Sun Xitai has been given a life sentence after being con...
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Friday, February 17, 2012
Cold weather could kill Russian vines
Whereas the current cold weather is welcomed by our Maltese vines, giving them a well-earned winter rest, in Russia up to 50 per cent of the country’s vines are under threat. According to a report in a Russian business newspaper,...
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40,000 wine bottles, and counting
Plenty of people keep a modest wine cellar to store some of their best vintages. But one...
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Sunday, February 12, 2012
When the wind blows
Doug’s dinners Scirocco RestaurantLe Meridien Hotel,St Julian’sTele: 2311 2240 Food: 6/10Service: 5/10Ambience: 7/10Value:...
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Sunday, February 12, 2012 , by
Cindy Jackson
From the heart
As this coming week is all about affairs of the heart, it’s probably a good time to think about the health of the heart. I do not like being told what I should and should not eat by the food police, who were once described in an old Americ...
