What's a Barnsley chop? Is it safe to cook with clingfilm? Our resident glutton solves these and other culinary dilemmasIn March, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall gave a recipe for castagnaccio using chestnut flour, which I can't find anywhere.I must say, I've never had much trouble in finding the stuff. Shipton Mill makes its own, though it's "only seasonally available and in very sho
Can I buy a pestle seperately, or do I have to get a whole new set, and other culinary dilemmasI was given a granite mortar and pestle and it's far superior to the ceramic one I had before. But the pestle broke recently and I can't find a replacement. Can you help, or do I have to buy a whole new set?Thank you for raising this problem, because the same thing happened to me a few weeks a
Can I buy Le Blé Gourmet in the UK, and what is it exactly?Pink or red "pepper" is actually the dried berry of the Brazilian weed Schinus terebinthifolius. A 1981 New York Times article listed such toxic reactions to various parts of this plant as rashes, oral and respiratory irritation, chest pains and tightness, headaches, swollen eyelids, stomach upset, diarrhoea and haemorrhoids. Back then, p
On frozen baby onions, bread flours, foams and tinned pumpkin revisitedI spent several years in Germany and enjoyed the food there, especially the dishes that contained baby onions. There, I could buy bags of frozen baby onions, but I can't find them in the UK. Tesco has been known to sell bags of organic baby onions (89p for 400g), Asda has what it calls fresh bronzing pearls, Waitrose sto
Food for Fort: On pepper grinders and curd cheese
Posted by edwina 58 days ago (http://www.guardian.co.uk)
Is there an affordable pepper grinder out there that actually works?Is there a pepper grinder that doesn't cost the earth and will reliably grind for a good few years?The search for the perfect grinder is one of the many holy grails of the domestic kitchen. I have experimented with a good many, and cast virtually all of them aside with a sigh of disappointment. Trouble is, eve
Can you buy beechnuts in the UK? Is frozen rice safe? Matthew Fort has the answersOn the continent, you can buy beechnuts from some grocers. I've been told that my parents and grandparents used chickens' legs to scratch through leaves when they went out to collect beechnuts. Will I have to do the same? I can't find a UK stockist anywhere.I'm afraid you will. There's littl
Your culinary dilemmas solvedA friend made us a divine chocolate harvest cake with a pumpkin cream filling when we visited Boston last year. The recipe includes tinned pumpkin, which I can't find here – any ideas? Or can I use fresh pumpkin instead?You can use fresh, but in my experience this turns pastry into something akin to blotting paper that's been left in a sink. The&nb
Matthew Fort: Cider, creme caramel and curd cheese
Posted by edwina 93 days ago (http://www.guardian.co.uk)
Matthew Fort on whether a drop of the apple nectar is good for you, and how to turn it into vinegar. Plus getting the best bit of your pud out of the dish, and the word on curd stockistsI have read about the many health benefits of cider vinegar, but would cider have the same health-giving properties? And if I just leave it, will it become cider vinegar, or is there a special process involve
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