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Discovering new taste in food and different Cultures brings new experiences to the highest form of Mnandi! Mnandi means delicious, in the Ethiopian language.

This sandwich is a mixture of at least two different Cultures, India and Italy. The chicken can be from anywhere on the planet. Mango fruit is eaten by many Cultures. Many Islands have Mango trees; it is a tropical fruit in Nature. India has the climate for the juicy mango to grow wild and free of pesticides. It is important to pay attention to what we eat and how it is grown. The less pesticides eaten daily, the better your health!

Mango fruit is sweet and in the Indian cuisine, it is used as chutney. Mangos can be cooked in a soup, added to salad, and made into the most delicious mango ice crème. Is your mouth watering yet?

The Italians taught the world all how to eat! So it is said. Many Italian dishes are to die for, or to live for.
This sandwich features Ciabatta bread. Ciabatta means slipper, in Italian. An herbal soft roll, perfect for this combination of India and Italy together.

The breast of chicken is roasted in an herbal mixture. Fresh and Kosher is recommended. That is, foods safe for eating. The Rabbi makes sure that the meat is clean and raised safely for consumption. If you buy organic, it?Äôs the same thing. Free range raised chickens are safer to eat. Give what you eat thought.

Last of all the cheese, it’s Gorgonzola. Yes, it?Äôs Italian as well. Yes, nice chunks of gorgonzola cheese are placed on top of the salad loosely. This cheese is found at your local grocery or deli. Lucca deli in Oakland or San Francisco has all the trimmings and Ciabatta. For sure it can be found at Trader Joes. One trip to Trader Joes, and you find many Cultures represented. All the cheeses, chutney, salad, and organic chicken you can eat.

To go along with this delicious sandwich is a Mango soup. Cold and ready to eat. Yes, Gazpacho soup in the style of Argentina! Why not?

Enjoy this week of food happiness in your hands!

Serving for two

Roast chicken: 1 half breast
Marinade chicken in
1/ 4 raspberry vinegar
1/4 tps Pica de Gallo, hot condiment
1tsp of ginger juice or grated ginger
1tsp Cilantro
Marinade for I hour
Pre-heat oven at 300 degrees for 5 mins
Roast chicken in oven, for 45 mins.
Serve Chicken warm on the Ciabatta

Salad Dressing for sandwich
Baby Spinach
1 Pomo Diced Tomato
1 Diced Avocado, Island big green ones are better
Place in large bowl and blend together gently
Add 2 Tbls of Mango chutney folding it into the salad
Add the Gorgonzola cheese loosely on top of the sandwich

Mango Soup:
2 cups of Puree Mango
_ cup of crème
2 tps of sour crème
_ tps brown sugar
_ cup of coconut milk
2 mint leaves floating on top
Serve cold

Mnandi!
Mangia!
Disfruta!

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