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Stroganoff
emointhekitchen Stroganoff is a classic Russian dish that has gained popularity around the world. Traditionally made with beef, onions or shallots, garlic, mushrooms, wine and sour cream, this dish is rich, creamy and full of flavour. I made this vegetarian version. History They named the dish after one member of the influential Stroganoff family. Beginning in the second half of the 15th century, the Stroganoff family has been part of the country’s business, administrative and military elite. A legend attributes its invention to French chefs working for the family, but several refined versions of older Russian dishes. Elena Molokhovets’s (1831 – 1918)classic Russian cookbook A Gift to Young Housewives gives…
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Wine in the Traditional Chinese Medicine
emointhekitchen In many countries, is in the Christmas season people traditionally consume a mulled wine with fragrant spices. To make this article easier to read, you can prepare a cup of this warming beverage in the English style, according to Jamie Oliver. From the TCM point of view Wine is mentioned in The Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Medicine for the treatment of meridian blockages, fainting and tinnitus. It harmonises blood and chi, it is a tonic for Yang and expels cold. Some Chinese medicinal remedies are more effective if taken along with alcohol instead of water. However, different types of wine have different effects. White wine represents the element of…
