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Our cook has spent a lifetime consumed by food. She makes sauces sing and meals tell a story, whether it be where cultures converge, or how memory and flavour intertwine.
From Cleopatra’s beauty rituals to Ottoman feasts and classic Spanish tapas, discover why almonds are the most versatile, celebrated tree nut in global cuisine.
Anything you can do to food, you can do to celery, writes Currency’s Rural Cook. Eat it raw or cooked; make soups, sauces, salads; the root can be boiled, mashed, shredded,…
Avocados have travelled from ancient Mexico to Instagram fame, gathering odd history, curious recipes and cult status along the way
From borscht to kubba hamuth – this month, The Rural Cook explores all the dishes in which beetroot is either the star or a hidden gem
A fruit that started wars, inspired tech giants and still makes the best crisp you’ll ever bake
Learn about gorgeous figs, the remarkable fruit that survived asteroid impacts and has been cherished for millennia
Enjoy this ode to tomatoes, which pair with an astonishing variety of flavours and are packed with savoury umami
From pie to cocktails, this month the Rural Cook celebrates cherry season in Currency’s series of ingredient-focused food columns
Peas bring spring to life – from risotto and curries to salads and minty sides, this little green globe is a global favourite
From fancy heirloom varieties to classic iceberg, lettuce should never be an afterthought, says the Rural Cook, whose regular series focuses on a single ingredient.
In the fourth of our series of ingredient-focused food columns, the Rural Cook explains why, as the old English saying goes, one must stay up all night to eat a pear. And tells…
In the third of our series of ingredient-focused food columns, The Rural Cook makes a strong case for that very under-loved family of veggies, the brassicas
In the second of our series of ingredient-focused food columns, The Rural Cook examines the intersection of amphetamines and aromatherapy in citrus
In the first of a biweekly series of ingredient-focused food columns, we examine the transformative, transcendent quince.
