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Here you will find a large range of recipes which do not fit into the 'ancient' theme of the remainder of the recipes on this site. In essence these recipes represent a sampling of the several thousand recipes that I've gathered, adapted and personally cooked over the years. Many of these recipes originate with University friends who helped engender my interest in world cuisine. Others come from exchanging recipes on the internet or going through recipe books to search for things that work (and things that don't) and are the results of my own experiments and modifications on these recipes. Yet others are things that I've tried and which turned out so well that I decided to write them up.
I have a passion for food and cookery that is (hopefully) bolstered by a formal scientific training that lets me know what's happening when food cooks. This is one reason why Roman cookery with it's balancing of salt, sweet, sour, bitter and umami flavours is so fascinating (the same balancing is also present in Thai cuisine) and I want to bring this approach to the balancing of flavours to traditional Western and to fusion foods.
As well as the list of recipes presented below you can also fetch Modern and Traditional Drinks recipes by meal type via these links:
| Starters | Fish Courses | Meat Courses |
| Vegetarian | Accompaniments to Main Courses | Desserts |
| Breads, Cakes and Pastries | Sauces and Jams | Snacks |
| Drinks | Spice Blends |
Alphabetical list of Starters recipes follow (limited to 100 recipes per page). There are 99 recipes in total:
| 'West Indian' Mulled Wine Origin: Fusion | Ginger and Lime Tea Origin: British | NZ Ginger Beer Origin: New Zealand |
| Asian Coconut Rice Origin: Asia | Ginger Beer Origin: West Africa | Oatmeal Posset Origin: Scottish |
| Ayran (Turkish Buttermilk) Origin: Turkey | Greek Coffee Frappé Origin: Greece | Orange Frappé Origin: American |
| Bahamanian Ginger Beer Origin: Bahamas | Guava Juice Origin: Bahamas | Palestinian Cardamom Coffee Origin: Palestinian |
| Banana Lassi Origin: India | Horehound Bitters Origin: British | Papaya Juice Drink Origin: West Africa |
| Beech Leaf Noyau Origin: British | Hot Caramel Apple Drink Origin: American | Pineapple Beer Origin: Liberia |
| Bissap Gin Origin: African Fusion | Imbila (Sour Porridge) Origin: Southern Africa | Pineapple Spice Drink Origin: Ghana |
| Blackberry Cordial Origin: British | Irish Cream Origin: Liberia | Plain Lassi Origin: India |
| Blackberry Frappé Origin: British | Jus de Bissap Origin: Senegal | Punch du Creme Origin: Trinidad |
| Blackcurrant Frappé Origin: British | Jus de Fruit Origin: Chad | Raspberry Frappé Origin: British |
| Blackcurrant Syrup Origin: British | Karkanji Origin: Chad | Rooh Afza (Rose Water Tonic) Origin: India |
| Bombaylinis Origin: Thailand | Kvass Origin: Belarus | Rose Hip Drink Origin: British |
| Bouye Drink (Baobab Fruit Drink) Origin: Senegal | Lassi Origin: India | Rowan Gin Origin: British |
| Bramble Syrup Origin: British | Le Demitasse Dakar Origin: Senegal | Rowan Schnapps Origin: British |
| Bullshot Origin: British | Lemon Verbena Lemonade Origin: British | Salad Burnet Drink Origin: British |
| Buttermilk with Sea-buckthorn and Carrot Juice Origin: Russia | Lemonade Concentrate Origin: American | Salty Panna Origin: India |
| Cafe de Olla Origin: Mexico | Lemongrass Tea Origin: Mali | Sangria Origin: Spanish |
| Cassibowle Origin: Germany | Lemongrass Tea Origin: Liberia | Sea-buckthorn Schnapps Origin: Denmark |
| Chai Origin: East Africa | Liberian Ginger and Pineapple Drink Origin: Liberia | Senegalese Guava Juice Origin: Senegal |
| Chilli Chocolate Drink Origin: Fusion | Liberian Ginger Beer Origin: Liberia | Sewer Soda Origin: American |
| Christmas Glogg Origin: Sweden | Liberian Ginger Drink Origin: Liberia | Sloe Gin Origin: Britain |
| Damson Gin Origin: Britain | Limonata (Lemonade) Origin: Turkey | Sloe Syrup Origin: British |
| Eggnog Origin: British | Linden Flower Cordial Origin: British | Somalian Tea Origin: Somalia |
| Elderberry Cordial Origin: British | Linden Flower Tea Origin: British | Sorrel Drink Origin: Bahamas |
| Elderberry Syrup Origin: British | Linden Nut Coffee Origin: America | Spiced Buttermilk Origin: India |
| Elderflower and Sea-buckthorn Berry Cordial Origin: British | Linden Schnapps Origin: Germany | Sweet Lassi Origin: India |
| Elderflower Cordial Origin: British | Mango Lassi Origin: India | Sweet Panna Origin: India |
| Espresso Frappé Origin: British | Mango-Orange Drink Origin: Tanzania | Türk Kahvesi (Turkish Coffee) Origin: Turkish |
| Ethiopian Punch Origin: Ethiopia | Mauby Origin: Bahamas | Tej Origin: Ethiopia |
| Fresh Pennywort Drink Origin: British | Meadowsweet Cordial Origin: British | Trini Ginger Beer Origin: Trinidad |
| Gül Şurubu (Rose Syrup) Origin: Turkey | Mint Tea Origin: Morocco | Trinidad Mauby Origin: Trinidad |
| Gin Sling Origin: Britain | Mocha Frappé Origin: American | Wild Cherry Brandy Origin: British |
| Ginger Ale Origin: South Africa | Nettle Syrup Origin: British | Winter Herb Punch Origin: British |
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Barbecuing, or cooking meat directly above a flame, is a very traditional cooking method and probably represents humanity's oldest cooking technique. There is nothing like a summer outdoor barbecue and here you will find recipes for a classic kebab and sticky ribs both designed to make the most out of barbecuing.
Game is one of the oldest meat types that humans have ever used. However, game animals tend to be very lean and need to be cooked carefully. This article provides some information about game animals and a recipe for cooking venison by braising slowly in dark beer.
Fruit have been a crucial part of the human diet for half a million years and more. Here you will learn a little about why fruit are so important and why certain foods are called 'fruit'. You will also learn a little about superfoods, what they are and what the next superfoods will be.
Fish is the staple protein source for much of the human population. Fish is an important high-quality protein source that much of the Western diet is deficient in. In this article you will learn a little about fish as well as gaining two classic fish recipes.
The egg is one of nature's finest storage foods, packed with protein and fats. Chickens have been domesticated several times throughout human history and they are mankind's commonest domesticated animal, raised for meat and eggs. Here you will learn a little about eggs, why they are important in cookery and how they have been used throughout the ages.
When you examine the history of drinks, what you see is the attempt by human civilizations to render drinking water safe. This article gives an introduction to the ways various civilizations have chosen to make water safe to drink as well as providing two recipes for a fruit juice drink and a spice infusion of lemongrass.
The Romans were the first peoples to formally add a dessert course at the end of a meal. Here you will learn a little about why we like sweet desserts and why they all, in one way or another, echo the fruit our ancestors used to eat. You will also see two recipes for classic fruit-based desserts.
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.
Humans have been making cheeses as long as they have been farming and cheeses represent a versatile and useful storage food available in a staggering array of variants. Learn a little about cheese and discover two classic cheese-based recipes.
Chocolate is a spice processed from the seeds of the cocao tree. It was first used and cultivated almost 3000 years ago and is a mainstay of modern snacks and sweet dishes. But chocolate is a much more versatile ingredient than this and can be used in a whloe range of sweet and savoury dishes. Here you will find recipes for a classic chocolate cake as well as a Mexican stew with chocolate.