Australian Gourmet Traveller - (06)June 2020 (1)

Editor’s letter

spicescantransformanydish

andtransportyoutoanother

placeentirely.

Inthisissue,wetraveltheglobe

toexploreallmannerofdifferent

spices,fromtheEthiopianspice

blendberbere(Saba’sFeast,p72)

tothefierykickofhabaneroused

throughoutAaronTurner’sHot

ChickenProject(p90).Ourspice

journeyalsotakesustoMumbai,

MoroccoandThailand,aswe

examinethehistoryofspicesand

howtousethem.It’sa colourful

adventureandoneyoucaneasily

joinfromyourownkitchen.

All you need is a sprinkle of magic.

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s aneight-year-old,I once

dramaticallydeclaredthat

spicewasmyenemy– an

embarrassingincidentmy

olderbrothershaveneverletmeforget.

WeweredininginanAmerican

steakhouseat thetimeandmypublic

declarationwasbroughtonbythe

arrivalofthecondimentstray,complete

withtwotypesofTabascosauce.

Inactualfact,I hadnoissuewith

spice.WhatI didnotenjoywasthe

mouth-numbingburnofstraight

Tabasco,whichmybrothersandI

regularlygoadedeachotherintotasting.

Ofcourse,notallspicesarehot

andeventhosethatarecanbedialled

upordowntosuitanypersonal

palate.Thesecretis toexperiment

asyouexplore.

Formany,masteringtheartof

spiceis a science;findingtheexact

balancethatdeliversjusttheright

amountofheat,fragranceanddepth

offlavour.

It is somethingtobestudiedand

practiced,withfamilyrecipespassed

fromonegenerationtothenext.

ButI prefertothinkofit asmagic.

Just a sprinkle of carefully chosen

Small-batchNegroni

BabyCoffeeCo.500ml,$

If there’sonepivotthatneedstocontinue

whenlockdownis lifted,it’stheabilityto

pickupyourfavouritecocktailalongwith

yourmorningcoffee.Genius.

@hunkies_news

CarussinCompleto

3Lbag& boxRosso,$

Goonis back,baby!Thiseasy-drinking

three-litreblendofBarbera,Dolcettoand

Grignolinois a fineexampleofcaskwine

donewell.Let’sbehonest,whodoesn’t

want wine on tap?@karlie_verkerk

Hoshiko

Originalumeliqueur,$

ThisdelicatelyspicedJapaneseplum

liqueurfromBlackMarketSakeis anideal

winteraperitif.Tartumegetsa warmhug

from a touchofcinnamonspice. Kanpai!

@jordisnacks

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Beefshortribs

with capsicum

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PHOTOGRAPHY ALANA LANDSBERRY (PORTRAIT) & BEN DEARNLEY (BEEF).