It came ashore with immigrants from Hamburg, who had long since acquired the habit of eating ground beef, raw with onion juice, from nomadic Tatar tribes.

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But the recipe varies from region to region and from household to household, different versions adding ginger, tomatoes, harissa, onion, lemon juice, preserved lemon, saffron and parsley.

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In Mr. Cole's final Slow Food Fast recipe, tender, tiny bay scallops, diced honeydew, cucumber slices and bits of cipolline onion are served in a pool of chilled melon juice spiked with serrano chili.

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