Journalist and cookbook author Janet Mendel on how the region’s flavours have influenced Spanish cuisine

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by Karan Gokani (£28, Bluebird) Master Indian cooking at home without spending hours in the kitchen. Karan is the co-founder of hit Sri Lankan and South Indian London restaurant Hoppers, and in this b

SERVES 4 Ingredients 125g unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing120g dark chocolate, broken into small piecesPinch of sea salt100g Amarena cherries, roughly chopped, plus3 tbsp of the cherry syrup10

Ask me what I can’t live without at Christmas and the answer’s easy: meatballs. Here they’re dressed for the season with warming spices and soft buttery onions that make them extra comforting. SERVES

Czech cuisine is bold. Despite being a country not widely known for its gastronomy, boy, does the food speak volumes. It is accidentally seasonal and serendipitously simple. The flavours are similar t