About a teaspoon of mint grounds makes a fairly strongly flavored large mug of mint tea.
The best conditions for growing mint in the ground require a fertile soil with a pH that is between 6.0 and 7.0.
In a large bowl, mix together the lamb, onion, garlic, uncooked bulgur, dried mint, pine nuts, ground allspice, cinnamon, parsley, a teaspoon of salt and a generous grind of pepper.
The yum larb, a classic dish, wasn't as successful; minced beef was agreeably spiced with lime juice, onions, scallions, chili and mint leaves, but the ground toasted rice added a disturbing crunch that reminded me of minced gristle.
The exhibition of mint machinery on the ground floor has reopened as well.
Ingredients: ½ pineapple, chopped 1 cup strawberries, fresh or frozen ½ cup canned tomato sauce 1 Tablespoon maca powder 1 teaspoon cinnamon, ground 4 mint leaves 25 grams protein powder (rice, pea, whey, or soy).
TOMATO, BEETROOT AND STRAWBERRY GAZPACHO Ingredients for 4 people 200g Piccadilly tomatoes 150g strawberries 150g boiled beetroot 1 small cucumber 1 red spring onion (only the bulb) 2 spoons of extra virgin olive oil 4 sprigs of mint salt and freshly ground pepper.
As for making dye baths out of avocado pits, blackberries, coffee grounds, fennel, mint leaves or rosemary — throw in a tea towel and see what happens.
By the time the tour draws to a close, bellies have been stretched by pickled turnip juice; ravioli sprinkled with dried mint, red pepper flakes and ground sumac; and delicately spiced eggplant stuffed with ground beef.
