Litsy

National Archives and National Library of Bangladesh | Dhaka, Bangladesh, Bangladesh (Library)

Bengali snack - sweet and sour chanachur

Peanuts, rice, raisins, carom seeds, nigella seeds, sugar dust, dried mango powder, chili powder, turmeric, cinnamon, ginger powder, and asafoetida

Really behind on the food for #FoodandLit Although, I have a Peruvian restaurant close to me. @Texreader @Catsandbooks

Bookwormjillk I'm so behind on the food too. Might get Peruvian for dinner tonight though if I can find something vegetarian. 1h

Butterfinger @Bookwormjillk I found out in my Andes book our potatoes originated in Peru. I think it said 2000 varieties. There is one potato that the indigenous people have been freeze drying for centuries. 1h

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Dilara

Bosha Bhat to Biryani: The Legacy of Bangladeshi Cuisine | Niaz Zaman

Veeeery late, here is a version of faluda, a Bangladeshi / South-Asian dessert, perfect in hot weather. I used mango, pistachios, homemade pistachio-flavoured agar jelly, chia seeds (I was out of tukmaria), kewra water, condensed milk, and milk. Delicious!

Thermometer shows 27.7°C (81°F) inside and 37°C (98.6°F) outside. It's going to go up in the next days too. 😲 🔥 😎
#Bangladesh #FoodandLit
@Catsandbooks @Texreader

Eggs Looks yummy! 6h

Texreader That‘s hotter than Texas right now!! 3h

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Bookwormjillk

Boy with the Narwhal Tooth: A Constable Petra Jensen Novella | Christoffer Petersen

Tuukula slid a plate onto the table - fried egg with mushrooms from a glass jar, heaped on top of a piece of square toast, buttered thickly.

#FoodAndLit #Greenland was a challenge on the food side, so I decided to recreate this breakfast from the tagged book. Yummy! Probably more suitable to someone who needs to hunt outside near the Arctic Circle than someone who sits at a desk, but a nice treat on a Monday morning.

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TheBookHippie Oh nice!!!! This was a difficult food month! 9h

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Butterfinger

Life and Death in the Andes: On the Trail of Bandits, Heroes, and Revolutionaries | Kim MacQuarrie

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I really enjoy nonfiction when the author travels, meets new people, and learns about new cultures. MacQuarrie follows the Andes through Peru, Bolivia, and Argentina to research the Ice Maiden, Pablo Escobar, Hiram Bingham, and so much more. He uses today's issues, such as bringing back ancient weaving and interweaves it with the archeology of yesterday's events. The entire book kept me glued. #FoodandLit @texreader @Catsandbooks

Bookwormjillk Sounds like a good one! 11h

Texreader Loving all your reviews! 6h

Butterfinger @texreader I dropped my phone in the ocean while I was trying to take a picture of a horseshoe crab that washed up. It took me a week to replace it. I had to catch up on my reviews. Plus, since I didn't have a phone to distract me, I read for July. 6h

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Butterfinger

Borgias: Power and Fortune | Paul Strathern

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It answered my questions about Italy's state politics and why Martin Luther was adamant about breaking away from the depravity of the church. Lucretia was not written as part of the evil; she was a tool to further her father's powers. It was Cesare who was the ruthless murderer. #Jubilee #FoodandLit @texreader @catsandbooks

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Butterfinger

The Greenlanders | Jane Smiley

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I loved everything about this book. Living in Greenland was hard, and they had to be hard to survive. It took years for ships and news from Europe to arrive. The book follows the lives of a brother and sister, and I read it like a soap opera. Ooh, what is Gunnar going to do next? It had suspense, affairs, romance, revenge, and death (Guiding Light didn't have starvation). The best part was the storytelling. #FoodandLit @Texreader @Catsandbooks

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