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Naga Festival
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Festival of the Week — Tokhü Emong, NagalandHigh in the misty hills of north-east India, the Lotha Naga people celebrate Tokhü Emong, a harvest festival of gratitude, generosity, and good food. It’s that rare kind of festival where the world slows down — where work halts, doors open wide, and the whole village gathers to share what the land has
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28th Mar 2026
All about the heat
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The Chilli Trail — A Voyage of Fire and Flavour
When Portuguese sailors set sail for the “New World” in the late 15th century, they were chasing spice dreams — gold, pepper, and prestige. What they didn’t expect to find was a little red pod that would change the world: the chilli. Grown by the peoples of the Americas for millennia, chillies
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28th Mar 2026
Dia de los Muertos
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The Scent of Remembering
Marigolds burn in the hush of night,Petals guiding souls by candlelight.Bread of the dead, warm with spice and air,Carries the whispers of love still there.
Anise and orange on the breath of the flame,Old songs stirring, each spice a name.For memory lives where the table is spreadIn every shared meal, the living and dead.Enjoy remembering and sha
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28th Mar 2026
Black Pepper Trail
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The history of the Peppercorn
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Before gold fever and silk routes, there was pepper. Long before European ships ventured into uncharted waters, black peppercorns travelled overland from India’s Malabar Coast, carried in silk sacks across deserts and mountains. Roman merchants once paid its weight in silver, calling it “black gold” — a treasure so pre
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28th Mar 2026
Coriander Trail
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Coriander’s story begins in the Mediterranean thousands of years ago. Seeds were found in the tomb of Tutankhamun, placed among treasures for the afterlife — proof of its value even in ancient Egypt. The Greeks and Romans used it to flavour wine and preserve food, spreading the spice across Europe as their empires expanded.
As trade routes opened, coriander t
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20th Oct 2025
Cinnamon Trail
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Spice Journeys Through History: Cinnamon
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Spice Journeys Through History: Cinnamon
Cinnamon’s story begins in Sri Lanka, where it was harvested from the inner bark of the Cinnamomum tree. Ancient Egyptians valued it so highly they used it in embalming, while Roman nobles burned it at funerals to perfume the air. For centuries it was a spice worth more than gold.
Arab
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20th Oct 2025
Harvest Discount Code
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Whats your food nostalgia?
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At this time of year I still get a hankering for my Great Grandad’s last rhubarb harvest, grown in Preston and posted to my grandparents in Stafford. My Gran would make the finest rhubarb crumble — tart fruit with a sugared top that needed a jackhammer to break, followed by the softest crumble and lashings of homemade custard. A
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6th Oct 2025
On the Ceylon Trail
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Spice Journeys Through History: Cinnamon
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Spice Journeys Through History: Cinnamon
Cinnamon’s story begins in Sri Lanka, where it was harvested from the inner bark of the Cinnamomum tree. Ancient Egyptians valued it so highly they used it in embalming, while Roman nobles burned it at funerals to perfume the air. For centuries it was a spice worth more than gold.
Arab
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6th Oct 2025
Curry Week Discount Code
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World Curry Festival in the UK
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Curry has a longer history in Britain than many realise. The first restaurant dedicated to it — the Hindoostane Coffee House — opened in London in 1810, offering diners a taste of India two centuries before “chicken tikka masala” became a household phrase.
Bradford’s love affair with curry began in 1942, when th
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6th Oct 2025
Harvest Discount Code Week
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Any culture, any race, harvest is joyous time
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From the first time humans placed seeds in the soil, the harvest has been more than food — it has been survival, security, and hope for the year ahead. When the fields gave their bounty, people paused to honour the moment, to give thanks, and to celebrate together.In Poland, this tradition lives on in Dożynki, the great h
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6th Oct 2025