RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Chicken som tum

  Allegra McEvedy translates the sharp and sour flavours of a traditional Thai salad, usually made with green papaya, into a rather more meaty affair

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  Pork larb

  For a low-fat dish bursting with flavour, try this recipe for Laos' classic pork dish from Tom Parker Bowles

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  Black rice risotto with crab

  Ian Pengelly uses black rice to create this devastatingly elegant risotto starter with luxurious flecks of crab meat and a scent of truffle oil

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  Salt fish with akee

  Catherine Dyer serves up this traditional Jamaican dish with rice and breadfruit

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  Individual banana tarte tatin with white chocolate custard

  Simon Rimmer makes an upside down tart with crisp golden pastry and sticky glazed bananas

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  Chilled melon soup with langoustines and basil

  James Martin's velvety smooth soup is served with tasty shellfish and topped with tangy basil-flavoured crème fraiche

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  Latvian gingerbread biscuits

  Enjoy a traditional Christmas treat with Martin Blunos's recipe for fragrant, home-made gingerbread biscuits

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  Roast partridge with meatloaf

  Tom Lewis makes the perfect accompaniments for roast partridge - fennel and pork meatloaf, creamy black pudding puree and crisp radishes soaked in Glengoyne whisky

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  Sausages with potato salad

  Aaron Craze serves a warm potato salad with mustard dressing alongside free range sausages for a superbly simple midweek meal

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  Warm rhubarb and hazelnut streusel pizza

  Paul Rankin’s sweet pizza is made with a puff pastry base, roasted rhubarb and a crunchy hazelnut and mascarpone topping