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Across the former Yugoslavia grilling meat (more specifically, red meat) outdoors is something of an obsession. So much so that in the city of Leskovac in south Serbia, every September they celebrate rostiljada – a week-long festival where the streets are closed off and dedicated entirely to the rostilj or barbecue. Until I visited Shepherd […]
Welcome to our Hole in the Wall series, where we show some love to London’s best affordable eats off the beaten track. No fuss. No glamour. Just the good stuff. In nearly thirty degree heat, after an odyssey of public transport and three changes later, I was heaving myself up the stairs of Stoke Newington […]
In the first of our Tried and Tested series, the Clever Gretel team headed to their local supermarkets to see if cheap wine really means cheap quality. All but two are under £5 Wollemi Shiraz, Australia (£4.50 at Sainsbury’s) Maybe you’re a student, or maybe you’re not. Either way you’re on a budget and the […]
Pierogi have always been a strictly annual affair in my family. On Christmas the whole household would be involved in the venture: dad would make the stuffing, mum would knead the dough, and my siblings would cut the dough into circles and before we would all fill and seal the dumplings. We would eat the […]
If you promise not to tell anyone, I will confess that when it comes to my favourite dumpling dishes, it is not Polish pierogi, Russian pielmieni, or Polish uszka, that truly rule my heart, but baos. As far as I am concerned, these fluffy Chinese steamed buns filled with meaty or sweet goodness are the […]