At the Ciragan Palace in Istanbul last summer, having lots of scrumptious little bites and long, cool drinks.
Happy Summer Hols to everyone- The Spice Spoon will be back in August…
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Sohan-e-Asali: Almond Saffron Brittle in the Persian Manner
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Bon Bons in Lahore
Mini Market in Gulberg was less than a kilometre away from our family home. On hot summer nights, after dinner, we would walk to the market with my parents, cousins- Saadiya & Ashi, my uncle- Kaka Tarik and my aunt- Aunty Shahla. With 10 rupees to call our own, Saadiya, Ashi and I would buy a Polka mango flavour ice cream, the kind you eat out of the cup with the tiny wooden spatula. Then we’d move on to buy Mitchell’s bon bon sweeties from the nearby kiosk to add more sugar to the mix. [Read more...]
