Since you’ve been so good all week, we have a few treats up our sleeves to binge on this weekend. Feel like a cooking project? You bet we’ve got the right dish. Want to venture out for a new snack? We've got your back. In need of a social clip to laugh at? Even better!
Hope you’ve got an appetite because here is your weekly serving of what to read, eat, watch and feed this week in the world of the food-obsessed. Just bring yourself.
Read
You may know dulce de leche made from simmering a can of condensed milk, but this cheat's version is a far cry from the real deal, which is a silkier, darker and beguilingly complex. It explains why dulce de leche, Spanish for 'sweetness of milk', is often described as 'magical' and 'mystical' among its loyal fans and sparks fierce debates about whose version is best.
PLUS:
The real deal. Source: Sian Bishop
Eat
When you get to this small restaurant in the Melbourne suburb of Flemington, you'll notice a bunch of bananas on every table. The owner of New Somali Kitchen, Abdo Sean, says you're welcome to have the banana whenever you want, but you're meant to eat the fruit together with your meal.
PLUS:
The combo platter gives you a bit of everything: rice, slow-cooked lamb, sambusa, vegetables, bajeya, chilli sauce and a dessert. Source: Audrey Bourget
Watch
Canadian BBQ Pitmaster and BBQ Champion Danielle Dimovski, aka Diva Q, travels to compete on the American South's BBQ competition circuit and in between competitions visits various BBQ Joints.
Feed
Um, yes please.
American-style barbecue sauce and brisket Source: Alan Benson
Trending
This mouth-watering lechon being grilled:
What in the world?!
Last week: A savoury Armenian yoghurt, mint and barley soup called spas.
THE BIG REVEAL
Yoghurt, mint and barley soup (spas)
Now, the sad part. That's it for Weekend Binge! Thanks to all who clicked through and came along for the journey.
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