In this episode... Let's celebrate the Hindi holiday of Holi! Today we are featuring a mixed nut pudding recipe from Chef Vikas Khanna and thandai from Swasthi Shreekanth of Swasthi’s Recipes.

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In this episode... we are exploring congee. This week we have featured content from Choi Gok Tung of Mui Kee Congee, CC from AsianCookingMom.com and Steph and Chris at ChineseCookingDemistified.

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Ma, Yongchao. “Multiple Indicators of Rice Remains and the Process of Rice Domestication: A Case Study in the Lower Yangtze River Region, China.” 2018.

赵喜荣. "东拉西扯唠酸粥（二）." 府谷故事, 府谷县委史志研究室, 5 June 2023.

若希. "可口的烂腌菜." 鄂尔多斯日报, 29 Nov. 2022, p. 6.

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Ramesh, Sandhya. “India’s Rice History May Not Have Had Anything to Do with China.” The Print, 6 June 2018.

Maddox, Gregory, editor. Sub-Saharan Africa: An Environmental History. ABC-CLIO, 2006, p. 267.

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“Fish Stock Broth (Yu Tang 鱼汤).” Asian Cooking Mom.

“Cantonese Congee 101.” Chinese Cooking Demystified, Substack.

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In this episode... This week we celebrate all things pub snack with the classic Scotch Egg from Chef Dominica Chapman.

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Agha, Huma. “Plight of the Pickled Onion: How Pub Snacks Went from Simple Nosh to Properly Posh.” The Guardian, 30 Sept. 2021.

“Exceptionally Well-Preserved Snack Bar Unearthed in Pompeii.” The Guardian, 26 Dec. 2020.

“Michelin Celebrates Cuisine in Great Britain & Ireland.” Michelin Guide, 2021.

“The Michelin-Starred Vegetarian Scotch Egg: A Thing of Beauty.” The Chefs’ Forum, 2021.

“Ancient Mesopotamian Tavern Discovered.” Biblical Archaeology Society, 2023.

Harrison, Sarah. The House-Keeper’s Pocket-Book, and Compleat Family Cook. 1733. Internet Archive.

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Khan, Saad. “Nargisi Kofta (Lamb and Egg Curry).” The Spruce Eats, 2019.

“Harwood Arms.” Michelin Guide, 2025.

“Scotch Egg Recipes.” Great British Chefs, 2021.

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