Delicious Australia - (06)June 2020

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WELCOME
TRADITIONALLYOURANNUAL‘global’issueis oneofourmostpopularissues.
Wecanvasthemostintriguing,deliciousortrendingcuisinesanddestinationsthat
havecapturedtheworld’sattentioneachyear.Butwhathappenswhentravel
(andeatingout)is allofa suddenforbidden? Well, the only option is for us to bring
theworldanditsflavourstoyou.
In fact,armchairtravelhasneverseemedsoappealing,aswetakeupvirtual
museumtours,retreatsandcruisesfromtheenforcedcomfortofourhomes.Equally,
asnecessityrequiresandtimestandsstill,weincreasinglyfindourselvescookingup
a storm,inspiredbyourfavouriteholidays,ortryingtorecapturememoriesofhappy
timesfromdifferentdestinations.Wemaybetryingourhandata newskillset,or
orderingin a feast,perhapsspicyThaifromChinChin,orMiddleEasternfarefromMahaorNour,empanadas
fromBarLourinhã,orwatchinga chocolate-soufflemasterclassstreamed live from Vue de Monde from the
comfortofyourcouch.Let’sfaceit,wefinallyhavethetime.
ThismonthseemsliketheperfecttimetomasterRossDobson’seasyChineseonpage66,orpayhomage
toPortuguesecookingwithMattPreston,whosefeatureonpage 56 wasinfluencedbya memorablepersonal
trip.GillMeller’sodetomakingdowithwhateveris in seasonis certainlyofthemoment– eventhoughit’sbeen
ofthemomentforcenturies!Hiseasy,comforting,nourishingrecipeshitthespot,onpage92.Jonathan
BarthelmessbringstheflavourofhisbelovedJapanesespicestoconverthomestapleslikericeandchicken
(p48).OurfooddirectorPhoebeWoodcomestotherescuewithsomefantastic30-minutecurries,and
KirstenJenkins’sweettakeongingeris absolutelyimmunityboostingsopermissiontoindulge.I vascillated
betweenEllieandSamStudd’seasySwissfondue,withitsfascinatingsecretingredient(you’llhavetoturntopage 42
tofindout),andYotamOttolenghi’ssweetandspicyribs(p38).Butit wasanextractfroma newBritishbookcalled
OatsfromtheNorth,WheatfromtheSouththatreallycaughtmyattention.AuthorRegulaYsewijnhelpedme
rediscoverflapjacks(yes,flapjacks!)andI havecookedthemonrepeatduringourtimein isolationastheseingredients
weresomeI hadin abundance.Mykidsassuredmeflapjackswereinfinitelybetterthanmueslibars.Butoneofher
commentsstayedwithme:“Thereis nobettertimefora goodpieceofcakeanda cupofstrongEnglishtea.”Hear,
hear.Theworldhascertainlychanged,andwhile it is full of wonderful and complex flavours and experiences, there
will always be room for simple pleasures.


KerrieMcCallum,Editor-in-chief
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