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Mirza Ghasemi
Mirza Ghasemi is a northern Iranian smoked aubergine, tomato, garlic and egg dish with a soft scramble-like texture. Th…
Vegetable, bean, pulse and plant-led dishes where produce is the main event.
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Mirza Ghasemi is a northern Iranian smoked aubergine, tomato, garlic and egg dish with a soft scramble-like texture. Th…
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Kashk-e Bademjan is a Persian aubergine spread with caramelised onion, mint, walnuts and tangy kashk yoghurt whey. This…
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Azifa is a cool Ethiopian green-lentil salad sharpened with mustard, lemon, chilli, onion and herbs. This version uses…
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Badrijani Nigvzit is thin fried aubergine slices wrapped around a garlicky Georgian walnut filling and finished with po…
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Pkhali Trio is three Georgian vegetable-and-walnut pâtés built from spinach, beetroot and green beans, sharpened with v…
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İmam Bayıldı is olive-oil-braised aubergines filled with onions, tomatoes and garlic.
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Ndizi Kaanga is a Tanzanian starter centred on ripe plantains in the style of mainland and coastal home cooking.
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Small baked or fried buns filled with cabbage, potato, mushroom, meat or egg define this Russian starter, Pirozhki.
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Crisp grated-potato pancakes with soft centres, served savoury or with a touch of sugar define this Polish starter, Pla…
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Baba Ghanouj is a Lebanese starter defined by fire-blackened aubergine folded with tahini, lemon and garlic for a smoky…
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Gado-Gado is a distinctive Indonesian starter rooted in Java and urban Indonesian street-food culture, celebrated for b…
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Kulajda is a creamy Czech soup of potatoes, mushrooms and dill, sharpened with vinegar and finished with egg.
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Mariquitas are paper-thin green plantain crisps, fried until brittle and commonly served with garlicky mojo.
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A silky leek and potato soup with gentle onion sweetness and a clean, comforting finish.
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Creamy fresh corn and squash seasoned with onion and paprika, wrapped in corn husks and steamed.
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Kolokithokeftedes is a distinctive Greek recipe known for courgette, herbs and feta shaped into crisp fritters.
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Sicily. It is famous for complexity rather than freshness alone: fried or sautéed aubergine absorbs a sauce that is sim…
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Mchadi with Sulguni is small Georgian cornmeal breads with crisp crusts, served warm beside salty, elastic sulguni-styl…
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Georgian Salad with Walnut Dressing is a crunchy tomato, cucumber and herb salad coated in a thin garlicky walnut dress…
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Ezogelin Çorbası is red-lentil, bulgur and rice soup seasoned with mint, tomato and pepper.
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Chakalaka and Pap Cups is a South African starter centred on maize pap with spicy vegetable relish.
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Urojo wa Zanzibar is a Tanzanian starter centred on potato soup base in the style of Stone Town, Zanzibar.