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Margi Cintrano
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Yes, this is great. The other website has one --- as many menus are in French as well as recipe methods, and Italian too ... and of course 50 Million People speak Spanish in the USA and then there are Uncountable Asians too --- so if we are speaking about a specific ingredient, or dish or cooking vessel, Herb, spice etc., we shall be learning too --- Fab fab fab.
Margaux.
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HistoricFoodie
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Piquant tolerance is very subjective and Harissa is piquant just as are Mexican or Peruvian salsas or Japanese wasabi ... up to the person to adjust to their individual palate.
While that's certainly true, Margi, I have to agree with Chris on this.
Harissa is inherently hot. Blow the roof off your mouth hot. And it's typically used in rather large amounts in traditional Moroccan food (restaurant food, especially when served to Westerners, does not use near the amount you'd find in a home-cooked meal, btw).
So, if you don't want that much heat, for whatever reason, you moderate it by using less of the harissa. Instead of an amount measured in tablespoons, of the original recipe, you might only use a half teaspoon. All well and good.
But I suggest that if you were to eat that half teaspoon of the stuff right off the spoon it would be some time before your mouth got over the burn.
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TasunkaWitko
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how's this for irony - just this morning, the beautiful mrs. tas was looking at a recipe, and asked how much 1 pod of cardamom seed would be in terms of ground cardamom. from what i can see of brook's experiment above, it would be just a generous pinch, but i could be wrong!
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HistoricFoodie
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Ahhhh. My work is done.
Actually, Ron, a not so generous pinch. Based on my figures, 3 pods would make 1/8 tsp, which is pretty much a good pinch. One pod would be much less than that.
By the same token, however, I can't imagine a recipe that used just one pod. It wouldn't make much difference in the final dish, whatever it happens to be.
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Margi Cintrano
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Gents.
In the section: Cooking Basics, there is a Mediterranean Gastronomic Vocabulary List, which is a group of lists being built by myself on Italia, España and Greece since I have strong ties to these nations, and have lived in all three. However also, in this listing, is the vocabulary words:
Tagine and Berber Tajine.
I believe you both shall find it worthwhile reading.
Since, Tangier and Marrakesh, Morocco and Tunisia are quite close to Tarifa, Cádiz in Andalucia and thus, it is a hop, skip and jump from Tarifa, 14 km via Ferry to Tangier, we enjoy spending a long wkend every so often there. Nice markets.
Thanks for the posts Gents.
Margaux Cintrano.
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MarkR
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Ohhhhh, a conversion - 3 pods = 1/8tsp = "a good pinch"! Can we make a table of that? I won't even ask how you differ a "good pinch" from a "bad pinch". |
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HistoricFoodie
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You can ask, Mark. Just don't expect an answer.
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Heck....I'll give you an answer to that one Mark....wouldn't a "good pinch" actually be closer to a "dash" 1/8 tsp , and a "bad pinch" be closer to a "smidgen" 1/32 tsp? That's just according to my old time measuring spoons..
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Go ahead...play with your food!
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MarkR
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Now those are cool!
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