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SPICE, SPICE BABY
Program
04-12-05-B
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They say variety is the spice
of life. But let's be honest, spices are really the spice of life.
Pepper, oregano, vanilla. . . parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme.
In this hour of To the Best of Our Knowledge, things get
spicy. We'll travel to the Spice Islands to taste fresh nutmeg.
And go just South of the border for salsa recipes that will knock
your socks off. And, the spice that started it all. We'll look at
the history of salt.
SEGMENT 1:
Aaron Sanchez hosts a show on the Food Network
and has a restaurant, Paladar, in Manhattan. He's the author
of "La Comida del Barrio: Latin American Cooking across the
United States." Sanchez gives Anne Strainchamps a lesson
in making and appreciating salsas. Also, Anne talks with Bill
Penzey of Penzeys Spices about vanilla.
SEGMENT 2:
Mark Kurlansky talks with Jim Fleming about
the long and dramatic history of salt. That's the subject of his
book "Salt: A World History." Also, Corby Kummer
is the food writer for The Atlantic Monthly. He talks with
Anne Strainchamps about Flur de Sel, a gourmet sea salt imported
from France. And Bill Penzey of Penzeys Spices tells
Anne about fennel seed.
SEGMENT 3:
Jack Turner is the author of "Spice:
The History of a Temptation." He tells Jim Fleming that spices
seemed magical in the middle ages and it was only when they became
common and cheap in the 17th & 18th centuries that people
began to accept them as food. Also, Pat Willard is the
author of "Secrets of Saffron." She tells Steve Paulson
how you harvest saffron and why it's more than a flavoring. And
spice maven Bill Penzey tells Anne Strainchamps about another
exotic spice: nutmeg.
Cassette copies are available
at 1-800-747-7444. Ask for program number 04-12-05-B.
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Books:
- Aaron Sanchez, La
Comida Del Barrio: Latin American Cooking Across the
United States (Clarkson N Potter Publishers)
- Mark Kurlansky, Salt A World History
(Penguin Books)
- Jack Turner, Spice: The History of a
Temptation (Knopf)
- Pat Willard, Secrets of Saffron (Beacon)
Music:
- Atrevete. Bio Ritmo. Bio Ritmo.
Groove House Records
- Bageutte Quartette. En Douce French Cafe. Putomayo
World Music
- Nicola Conte. Arabesque. Bossa Per Due. 18th Street
Lounge Music
- Riccardo Tesi. II Battagliero. Italian Music Odyssey.
Putomayo World Music
- Journey to Marwa. Shafqat Ali Khan. Sublime Sufi.
ARC Records
Distribution dates:
week of 7/31/2005
- hour 1
week of 12/05/2004 - hour 2 |
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