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1940's Garden
In article , Martin writes: | On Mon, 4 Feb 2008 12:36:35 +0000, K wrote: | johannes writes | K wrote: | | But did you ever have chocolate covered peas? So why then minted peas? | | Mint is something we grow really well, unlike many of the other herbs | which really like something warmer and better drained. So not surprising | that it would have crept across our cooking, eg mint sauce for lamb, | mint with new potatoes. | | Yuk! | | I suspect there's things about your national cooking that we would find | equally unpalatable. | | and at least we try them. The use of mint in such contexts isn't exactly an English invention; it is heavily used in many of the "Middle Eastern" traditions. They often use different mints (often ones adapted to hotter, drier areas), but the flavours are similar. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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