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"I'm kind of a low-key guy. The spotlight doesn't suit me. I'm more of a side dish-cole slaw or French fries or a Wham! backup singer." (Or, other conversations at a Denny's in a Haruki Murakami novel.)

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Baingan Bharta!

4.15.16: The smoky, fleshy, beloved eggplant curry of South Asia, sketched from memory.

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The Fantastic Overnight Voyage of Beef Nihari

3.17.16: The laziest chef shares his fireball dream of an overnight beef nihari (in the slow-cooker!)

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辣椒酱 – La Jiao Jiang: Chinese Chili Paste

3.15.16: Hot chili paste and simple asparagus: a match made in a burning factory. Not really. It’s actually quite versatile, and may even please a toddler!

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Eating the Untranslatable: Flushing Dire-y

Taking you where words fail and the mistranslation is king.

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Biryani? Pulao? Let’s call the whole thing osh

An attempt to reconcile two feuding camps of rice lovers leads directly to quoting from classic Soviet cinema.

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