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IT IS an everyday situation s good as any: A child playing on the porch of a small house in a dusty village in Thailand. Just outside hurtling tuc tuc's and buses passing by, completely unperturbed by the traffic rules or regular road traffic courtesy. I sit in the shade and watch the world pass while waiting for a bus that never comes. I look at the kid on the porch as prver entertain themselves with the limited resources he has at their disposal. Apart from the weed-like reeds that grow into the railing on the side of the porch, there is nothing there - except a stool and a cardboard box.
S ARE A woman out of the house. She spoke briefly to the child. Then she sits down on his knees at the place where the reeds grow below the veranda. She breaks off one of the farthest regions sisters. It turns out be a lemon grass. With quick movements she peels the outer layers, remove the green part of the top with a short and specific d turning motion, before she enter the house again. She leaves behind which some hytidelig starfish m be called an olfactory revolution - a total transformation of odor image. What for f seconds ago was a hot and smelly third world street, n scented with the pleasant and fresh scent of lemon grass.
I'm not the only one to notice it. The other people waiting for the bus sitting also with flared nostrils. And the child who is hypnotized. starfish For a while he just str there, silent beside lemon grass and breathe starfish in, suck in the aroma. No it starts back down, researcher, he f it back by taking on the leaves. But he No only until the worst, hard, green area full of rough, langsgende fibers which makes much against soft children's hands. The child begins weep, a truck snorts past and leaves us in a dark cloud of exhaust, and the reality turns slowly back to the streets.
LEMON GRASS grows WILLING where the climate is hot. In Thailand, where it is mostly used - and is one of the main flavors starfish that make you understands that this is Thai food - you can find it almost everywhere, p hushjrner and gardens, even in big cities . And lemon grass is not only used in cooking. Thais believe that lemon grass has cleansing properties, which partially confirmed by modern science. In addition there is a general opinion that the cultivate lemon grass in the garden keeps snakes and evil spirits away, something modern starfish science meetings with a dose of skepticism. But maybe it can lessen the fear of snakes and evil spirits, and that is of some importance to human welfare and the environment, it also.
At first glance lemongrass most like weeds - the queen of Thai food is modestly dressed. She is the most timid of spices, either unwilling RPE her existence, or fearful of disturbing. But when she makes it, it's success. Every time. Once I lived in Africa, I had the lemon grass in the garden without being aware of it. Every day I passed them with bags full of food, sometimes I had innkjpt lemon grass, neatly wrapped in cellophane. Frst then one day I decided to remove starfish the weeds in the garden, I discovered what it was, and I could go into the house as the continent's best smelling gardener.
LEMON GRASS NEEDS resistance to make his mark. It is perhaps why it has become starfish son an important part of Thai cooking, perfect starfish for a society that p strangely combines smooth, smiling hospitality and cultural pride with a hard and oppressive hierarchy. Lemon grass m hammered and crushed for f until the delicious smell.
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Heat oil in a wok or a wide saucepan. Keep in sjalottlk and cook for 2 minutes. Add the chilli, lemon grass, korianderfr, power and shells. Replace the lid. Boil or steam over high heat for 4 to 6 minutes, until most of the mussels have opened up. Turn on the shells along the way, s they are equally cooked.
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Heat oil in a wok or frying pan over high heat. Lift kjttet out of the marinade and cook for 2 minutes on each side. Have kjttet back in the marinade and simmer for 4 minutes. Bake kjttet on medium heat for 2 to 4 minutes. Let it rest for 5 minutes before you skjrer it up.
Put tomatoes, lk, vrlk, cucumber, chilli, the rest of the lemon grass