Persian Barberry Rice (Zereshk Polo)

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Plate of Persian barberry rice

I’m so excited to be sharing this post with you today! Persian Barberry Rice, called ‘Zereshk Polo’ (Zereshk = barberries and polo = rice) is one of my favourite rice dishes that I grew up eating. A little while ago I was lucky enough to receive a review copy of ‘The Ancestral Table’ from Russ at The Domestic Man and you can see my review for his amazing book here. Russ and I got to talking via email about doing a collaboration together via our blogs and of course I jumped at the chance! What I love most about Russ’s work is that he takes traditional foods from around the world and makes them accessible to everyone. You can tell he has a true passion for what he does and I’m honoured that I have a chance to work with him! [Read more…]

Hungarian Rice Cake (Rizskoch)

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Hungarian rice cake or Rizskoch

Hungarian Rice Cake, called Rizskoch is a traditional Hungarian dessert that is like a form of rice pudding, only it is baked to form a cake. Some people add sultanas to the mix and others leave them out, I have made Hungarian Rice Cake both ways and prefer it with sultanas added to the mix. This cake is not overly sweet because traditionally it is served with jam, although I recently tried it with a drizzle of honey on top and really liked that. As some of you may know my husband is of Hungarian background and recently we travelled to Budapest. It was an amazing trip and it was great to be able to visit the city where my husband’s family is from. [Read more…]

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