Braaibroodjie and Boerewors: Cooking Out
I wasn’t sure what to expect from Mrs. Ball’s chutney, but it is a sweet, mildly spicy condiment that was complemented well by the pungent and savory combination of onions, tomatoes, and cheddar cheese.
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Kabuli Burgers: Afghani Street Food from Pakistan
It’s funny to us here in America to see what is essentially a wrap called a “burger”–we invented the hamburger, after all, and we are protective of it.
Put Dabeli in Mah Belly
The dabeli at Swagat come packed individually in a simple plastic clamshell. When I first started buying them there, they came wrapped in aluminum foil. Regardless of the wrapper, what’s inside is a simple bread roll, possibly a hamburger bun, spread with chutney and stuffed with a sweet and aromatic and spicy mix of potatoes.
Paneer – India’s Cottage Cheese
Paneer is a fresh cheese made and used in the cuisine of India. Similar to ricotta or cottage cheese, it is made by heating milk and introducing acid. These conditions cause the milk solids...
Chutney Baby One More Time
Chutney. It’s an Indian condiment. It might be made with herbs, or fruit, or chili peppers, or vegetables, or just about anything. It can be sweet or sour, spicy or refreshing, pungent or zesty,...
October List Sandwiches and September Wrapup
Welcome back, friends of the sandwich! It’s October of 2020! The days have gotten shorter, the evenings are getting colder, and we’re all getting older (but especially Jim, who just turned 50!), and the Tribunal has 3 more sandwiches on our plate for the new month.
Vegetable Sandwich, India-style
Many of the various cultures and peoples of India practice forms of vegetarianism; therefore many of the street foods of India–not all, not by far, but many of them–are vegetarian foods. The vada pav...
The Greatest Chicken Schnitzel Sandwich Known To Man
I’m not one to brag. Not usually. Certainly not all the time. Sometimes, though, I exceed even my own high expectations and, as an internationally-recognized sandwich expert, I have to acknowledge my own greatness...
Cheese and Pickle, the Most British Sandwich Yet?
Cheese and pickle. Not a combination I’d have thought of, but sure. I’ll just get some American cheese, some pickle chips, and some supermarket bread, and… Of course it’s not that easy. Slices or...
Bun Kebabs in the Desi Corridor, Chicago
Often at the Tribunal, when presented with an unfamiliar sandwich originating in a far off and exotic land (e.g., Buffalo, NY), I’ll have no choice but to try and recreate that sandwich myself, from...
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