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[12/01/18,
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Niki Bezzant: A growing appetite for meat-free
Have you noticed that things have changed in the meat section of the supermarket? Popping up quietly you may have spotted "meat-free" mince. It looks quite a lot like meaty mince, but it's made entirely of plants. It's the latest in a range of new meat [...]
[12/01/18,
via Charleston Gazette-Mail]
WV Culinary Team: Mincemeat spices give modern meals old-world flavor
The spices were added to minced meat, and, because they contain antimicrobial properties, they probably aided in the preservation of the meat. They also helped mask the odor and flavor of old meat. The spices were said to symbolize the Three Magi. [...]
[11/20/18,
via TVNZ]
Watch: Meat connoisseurs taste test new no-meat mince
Artificial meat is a novel concept for many of us - the type of food only vegetarians and vegans would be familiar with. However, a new type of non-meat mince is going mainstream, with supermarkets now rolling out something that looks exactly like beef [...]
[11/12/18,
via Stuff.co.nz]
New plant-based minces put to the burger pattie test
OPINION: Plant-based minces actually taste OK, just not like meat. That's what a taste test of burger patties decided at our regular family homemade hamburger night. Whether it's worth walking past real mince and grabbing a packet of the new plant [...]
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Quorn recalls frozen meat free mince over fears it may contain metal pieces - Telegraph.co.uk
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he 300g bags of Quorn Meat Free Mince carry the data code 136331 and a best before end date of August 21 2018. It is believed some 12,000 packs are affected by the recall. "The product recall is limited to Tesco stores only and any products purchased prior to 27 February 2017 are not affected by this product recall. "No other packs of Frozen Quorn Mince 300g beyond the 12,000 under recall and no other Quorn products are affected. "We would stress that this recall relates to a single batch of a single product on sale via a single retailer for less than two days from a single distribution depot.
[via www.telegraph.co.uk]
Customer loses hand after trying to mince his own meat at butchers - Metro
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Malik Raza, who runs the butchers in New Malden, said the customer was collecting an order for someone and that he had gone into a walk-in fridge for ‘just few minutes’ when the incident occurred. ‘He had come over the counter and took the mince in the cubes, and put them in the grinder to do it himself,’ he said. ‘He said he was in a rush. Why couldn’t he wait. He started loudly crying and crying, so I came back. ‘The ambulance staff told me to go outside so I couldn’t see what they were doing. ‘They said I shouldn’t see what was going to happen. The accident happened shortly before 7:30pm on February 11. Malik, who runs the shop with his wife, added: ‘It’s very sad. Both the London Ambulance Service and firefighters from Wimbledon fire station were called to the butchers shop.
[via metro.co.uk]
A delicious street food tour of Old Delhi
(CNN) — India is known as the Land of Spices and a walk through Old Delhi immediately supports this age-old reputation.Whether you're wandering through a dense market or along the city's side streets, the aromas of curries and golgappa (crispy snacks full of chutney, potatoes and chickpeas) invite a closer look. "No other country has so much variety like Indian food has to offer," Zorawar Kalra, a restaurateur and "MasterChef India" judge, tells CNN Travel. "At one point of time spice was the...
Mince pie: Britain's strange addiction to a Christmas treat, explained
CLOSE When we think about Christmas we think about Santa Claus, trees, decorations everywhere and large family gatherings -- but mince pie? Buzz60Christmas tea at the British Pantry in Aldie, Va, adds mince pie, figgy pudding and Christmas cake to the regular high tea menu.(Photo: Dayna Smith, for USA TODAY)Christmas in Britain is fairly similar to other European and North American countries: Santa Claus, Christmas trees, turkeys and awkward family gatherings. But there is one...
String of Oor Wullie themed restaurants could soon be dishing up his favourite nosh – mince an’ tatties
WULLIE SHOCKThe news was welcomed by broadcaster Tom Morton, who once penned scripts for the Scots comic stripHELP ma boab! We might be scoffing Oor Wullie grub — by the bucketload.The cartoon scamp’s name is being trademarked for use in restaurants, cafes, fast-food outlets and takeaways. The popular Scots cartoon Oor Wullie And fans were speculating the spiky-haired lad, 82, may soon lend his moniker to franchised eateries dishing up his favourite nosh — mince an’ tatties.Publishers DC...
Cheap & Good: Warm up with a bowl of halal joint Yi Zun's hand-pulled beef noodles
The rainy weather calls for a steaming hot bowl of noodles for lunch. I find exactly that at Yi Zun Beef Noodle, nestled in one of the small side streets behind Mustafa Centre.The halal joint, which serves hand-pulled noodle dishes, is owned by a Chinese-Muslim couple from China. The experience is even more authentic since you can see the chef skilfully hand-pulling and banging the noodles on his worktop through a glass window.Even though it is before noon on a weekday, my dining companion...