Lara Dunston 
These crispy fried shallots recipes include everything from a Cambodian congee topped with garnishes, Shan tomato salad and Massaman curry fried rice to a Burmese potato salad and Thai tea ice cream. All benefit from the fantastic crunchy texture and flavour of crispy fried shallots – and the shallots don’t have to be made fresh, … Read more
Our essential Aboriginal Australia reading list includes books on the world’s oldest living culture covering archaeology, history, art, agriculture, and the food of Indigenous Australians. These are the must-read books if you want a deeper, more immersive and more enriching experience when you travel Australia.
This smoked salmon carpaccio recipe makes an easy elegant appetiser that’s made in minutes. If you’re entertaining, you can make the dish ahead by assembling the salmon, capers and pickled onions, and refrigerating it, then pouring on the dressing just before serving. Provide toasted baguette slices and additional capers, pickles and dressing, so guests can … Read more
Our best coleslaw recipe is made with purple cabbage and pickled pink shallots and has more colour, texture and tang than the average coleslaw thanks to the crunchy cabbage and zingy pickles. This colourful coleslaw is a feast for the eyes and is as delicious as it looks. It’s a fantastic side to schnitzel, burgers … Read more
This German potato salad recipe makes a warm potato salad – also called a hot German potato salad – with a dressing of fried celery, scallions or spring onions, and bacon. Time things right and you can deliver it hot to the table in winter or autumn-fall or serve warm or at room temperature in … Read more