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Bread
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Thin sheets of warm roti and mana'eesh are best for scooping food from plate to mouth like tactile, edible cutlery, but bread is better for sponging up the delicious detritus from the plate. The soft, open crumb swells with cream or curry sauce, gravy or meat juices, to leave us replete. A Chinese host may take a mopped plate as a sign that more food is needed, yet I would rather think of each painterly flourish as a signature, a thank-you note to the cook.
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― A Thousand Feasts: Small Moments of Joy… A Memoir of Sorts
― A Thousand Feasts: Small Moments of Joy… A Memoir of Sorts
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We try to tackle all the room service we ordered for breakfast, mostly zoning in on the squat, cheesy bread, torta di pasqua. The mixture of pecorino, rich butter, and bright-yellow eggs arrived with perfect timing, the yeasty hungover cure everyone was craving.
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― Recipe for Second Chances
― Recipe for Second Chances
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