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India: Pav Bhaji

Cooking Time: 45 minutes
A popular street food in Mumbai, pav bhaji is a spicy vegetable curry (bhaji) served atop a well buttered bread roll (pav).  The dish originated in the 1850’s as a fast lunchtime dish for textile mill workers and is now served from street carts and in fine dining restaurants alike.  I thought...

Tunisia: Shakshuka

Shakshuka is a popular breakfast food in Israel.  It’s often thought of as a Middle Eastern dish, but it actually originates in the North African country of Tunisia.  It’s common that the influences of other countries are adopted and you forget where they came from to begin with, only remembering how much you...