Posts Tagged ‘cultured-pickle’
A (tenuous) link to Thikse monastery
Summer of 2009, we were in Leh and Thikse was one of the first monastery we had visited. Imagine my surprise when I caught a glimpse of Thikse again, this time in Berkeley. This was another gem of a finding at the Cultured Pickle Shop.
Cultured Pickle had a few books at the serving table. And one of them was Elysian Kitchens. It caught my eye and I flipped through the recipes. I came across the poppy seed tsampa pancakes with apricot syrup, a recipe from the monks of Thikse monastry. I could not be more intrigued!
An everyday surprise
The scarp broth is a new habit inspired by a cup of scrap broth that was the first course at Cultured Pickle in Berkeley. We drink ours like a clear broth with a touch of salt, pepper and vinegar. Any leftover goes into next day’s savory porridge or soup.
Locomotoring 