TIL: “What do India, Lebanon, Palestine, Egypt, Israel, Ethiopia, Yemen, Poland, Germany, Romania and the East Bay have in common? Cooks from those places (among others) all use nigella seeds”
“As opposed to the common technique of using a pastry cutter or food processor to incorporate the butter into the flour, Raskin prefers a hand-pressed method, one that’s more similar to making puff pastry.”
“people of color have lower percentages of coffee consumption: 5% of consumers are Asian, 18% Latinx/Hispanic American, 13% African American and 68% Caucasian”
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