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Zambia | Village Chicken & Nshima
Village Chicken Recipe Nshima Recipe Zambia is the second to last country in this project. But it is the first country that led to me reading an article on PubMed about chickens because I wanted to know more about village chickens. ( The History of African Village Chickens: An Archaeological and Molecular Perspective by J M Mwacharo, G Bjørnstad, J L Han, and O Hanotte ) Anyway, a village chicken seems to be pretty much what one would assume; a free-range chicken running arou

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2 days ago2 min read


Yemen | Yemenite Chicken Soup
CLICK HERE FOR THE RECIPE I USED I typically have an easy time finding things to eat from Middle Eastern countries. I like the spices they use and the flavor profiles of of many Middle Eastern foods. I went in looking for a chicken recipe and found a lot that were very similar to other dishes I’ve made and this soup. Soup sounded kind of comforting so I opted to go with this recipe. The prep process was about what you’d expect for a soup, lots of chopping veggies and some s

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Mar 253 min read


Wales | Roast Chicken and Leeks
CLICK HERE FOR THE RECIPE I USED I didn’t anticipate that Wales would be something of a challenge but it did present a couple of tiny difficulties, for me. Roughly 98% of the recipes I found used beef or lamb. I do not like lamb and beef has gotten expensive to the point I’m trying to avoid beef recipes right now. It seems like the Welsh don’t really have a lot of chicken recipes that are uniquely Welsh. There are many many recipes for chicken and leek pie but I have found th

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Mar 173 min read


Vietnam | Bò Lúc Lắc (Shaking Beef)
CLICK HERE FOR THE RECIPE I USED I knew it would not be difficult to find a recipe from Vietnam that I’d want to try; it is usually pretty easy for me when it comes to that region of the world. The challenging part is narrowing it down to one thing and finding all the ingredients. There are a lot of variations in the Shaking Beef recipes online but I went with The Woks of Life recipe because I have never disliked a meal I’ve made from that site. Many other recipes for this c

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Feb 252 min read
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