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Caviar; Madhur Jaffrey; The Burden of Thirst
Evan Kleiman talks with Indian icon Madhur Jaffrey, Tina Rosenberg, Gustavo Arellano, and Jonathan Gold. Plus, meet a college student watching the film Julie & Julia every day for a year.
By Evan Kleiman • • 1h 0m ListenThis week on Good Food with Evan Kleiman, we'll go to a fonda with the OC Weekly'sGustavo Arellano. We'll hear from journalist Tina Rosenberg about the backbreaking work that goes into fetching water in some parts of the world. Indian icon Madhur Jaffrey shares stories of growing up in India. Christopher Klapp of Petrossian gives us an introduction to caviar while Hank Shaw tells us how we can make it at home. We'll go our for Chinese noodles with Pulitzer Prize-winner Jonathan Gold. Lawrence Dai is a college student who is watching the film Julie & Julia every day for a year. Plus, Valerie Gordon tells us how she's been using the finger lime.
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Valerie Gordon of Valerie Confections has but those mysterious finger limes to great use. Finger limes are an oblong citrus fruit with a pearled pulp. Some people call it "citrus caviar." Valerie is candying them and using them in a raspberry gallette. She's also using the pulp in a coconut finger lime cookie.
Read the story9 minFonda La Meche in Orange County
Gustavo Arellano is the food editor for the OC Weekly . He raves about Fonda La Meche , a Mexico City-style "inn" (or fonda) in Stanton. He likes the mole de olla, the caldo tlapeño, and the pechuga Tuza (a special).
Read the story8 minThe Burden of Thirst
Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Tina Rosenberg spent time in an Ethiopian village researching her story, The Burden of Thirst , for National Geographic . View some of the incredible photos from the article here . Music Break: God Moving over the Face of the Water by Moby
Read the story7 minAt Home with Madhur Jaffrey
Madhur Jaffrey is an accomplished actress and author of many cookbooks. Born in Delhi, she moved to London and the US to persue her acting career. She learned to cook when she moved to London at age 19. Her latest is At Home with Madhur Jaffrey . Her recipe for Salmon in a Bengali Mustard Sauce is on the Good Food Blog.
Read the story9 minThe Lawrence Julie/Julia Project
Lawrence Dai is a college student who is watching the film Julie & Julie every day for a year. He is chronicling the experience on his blog .
Read the story6 minBamboodles
Jonathan Gold is the Pulitzer Prize-winning food writer for the LA Weekly . This week, he takes us to San Gabriel for Chinese noodles at Bamboodles . Jonathan likes the Green-tea slice-pork noodles; spinach lo mein with garlic shell-on shrimp , dumplings, celery with boiled peanuts, and the seaweed with raw potato.
Read the story6 minCaviar in West Hollywood
Christopher Klapp is the General Manager at Petrossian in West Hollywood. They sell farm-raised sturgeon from Northern California as well as some wild-caught varieties.
Read the story6 minHow to Make Caviar at Home
Hank Shaw is a hunter, angler, gardener and cook . This week on Good Food, he tells us how to make caviar at home. Once the eggs are removed from the skein, they are rinsed, salted and dried. Find complete details on Hank's blog .
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