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- Spices: Allspice
Alison Sandle's here with a pottle of allspice. It really is the four-wheel-drive of spices, a bit like nutmeg, hints of pepper and cinnamon, and great as a marinade.
- From This Way Up on 07 Apr 2012 (10′43″)
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- This Way Up for Saturday, 7 April 2012
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- Spices: Cardamom
Alison Sandle's getting spicy with cardamom. It's the spice the ancient Egyptians used to clean their teeth, and the Vikings loved to bake with!
- From This Way Up on 03 Mar 2012 (13′22″)
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- Spices: Coriander
Alison Sandle on the spice that also lovely eaten green and fresh as a herb.
- From This Way Up on 28 Jan 2012 (14′49″)
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- This Way Up for Saturday, 29 October 2011
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- Spices: Saffron
Alison Sandle on the yellowy orange spice that's worth more than gold but doesn't seem to taste of much.
- From This Way Up on 06 Aug 2011 (16′22″)
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- Spices: Chilli
Alison Sandle spices things up with chilli. It's a huge and varied branch of the capsicum family and includes everything from the hottest habaneros and nagas to red and green peppers.
- From This Way Up on 21 May 2011 (12′09″)
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- This Way Up for Saturday, 21 May 2011
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- Spices: Star Anise
Star anise has been loved by Chinese cooks for millenia, and these days it's infusing its way into global cuisine. Alison Sandle with more.
- From This Way Up on 16 Apr 2011 (12′13″)
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- Spices: Cumin
The spice that's handy for treating horse flatulence. And it's also not too bad in a chilli either! With spice specialist Alison Sandle.
- From This Way Up on 02 Apr 2011 (10′28″)
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- Spices: Ginger and Galangal
Alison Sandle on two fragrant rhizomes rooted in Asian cooking.
- From This Way Up on 06 Nov 2010 (18′00″)
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- This Way Up for Saturday, 6 November 2010
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- Spices: Pepper
The world's most popular spice, pepper, with Alison Sandle. You used to be able to pay the rent with it!
- From This Way Up on 11 Sep 2010 (15′31″)
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- This Way Up for Saturday, 11 September 2010
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- This Way Up for Saturday, 4 September 2010
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- Spices: Nutmeg
Forget about Kiwisaver or your retirement savings plan, once upon a time all you needed was a couple of nutmegs to set you up for life. Alison Sandle with the history and uses of nutmeg.
- From This Way Up on 24 Jul 2010 (15′48″)
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- This Way Up for Saturday, 19 June 2010
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- Peanuts
Shelling peanuts with Alison Sandle.
- From This Way Up on 24 Apr 2010 (14′17″)
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- Nuts: the coconut
We crack open the coconut with Alison Sandle.
- From This Way Up on 27 Mar 2010 (17′48″)
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- This Way Up for Saturday, 27 March 2010
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- Nuts: pecans
The pecan with Alison Sandle.
- From This Way Up on 27 Feb 2010 (11′12″)
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- This Way Up for Saturday, 27 February 2010
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- Pinenuts
The ancient Romans and popes over the ages have loved pinenuts, but why are they so expensive? Alison Sandle explains.
- From This Way Up on 30 Jan 2010 (13′11″)
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- This Way Up for Saturday, 30 January 2010
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- Nuts: Brazil nut
More Brazil nuts get exported from Bolivia than from Brazil. Alison Sandle on the nut that's sparked a bit of diplomatic tension over the years.
- From This Way Up on 09 Dec 2009 (14′00″)
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- Nuts: pistachios
Alison Sandle on the half-open nut with a scientific theory named after it.
- From This Way Up on 05 Dec 2009 (11′15″)
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- Nuts: Almonds
We get up close and personal with the almond with Alison Sandle, an ancient nut that's mentioned in the Bible.
- From This Way Up on 31 Oct 2009 (15′24″)
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- Nuts: The macadamia
Nut queen Alison Sandle on macadamias. The toughest nut of all to crack and named after a Scot who died on his way here from Australia.
- From This Way Up on 19 Sep 2009 (15′40″)
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- This Way Up feature - Cashew Nuts
Simon Morton from This Way Up interviews Alison Sandle about Cashew nuts.
- From Afternoons on 24 Aug 2009 (13′11″)
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- Cashew nuts
Alison Sandle on the very more-ish cashew nut. It's got its own self defense system and these days most of them come from Vietnam.
- From This Way Up on 22 Aug 2009 (13′07″)
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