Banana blossom salad
Banana blossom salad is using the flower of the banana tree and is popular in whole of South and South East Asia from South India [...]
Pan-fried buns with snow vegetables
It was in the coastal province of Zhejiang in China that these pan-fried buns with snow vegetables appealed to my taste pallet. The Chinese name [...]
Vegetable broth
Vegetable broth you can of course make from a broth cube. If you do not have much time, do it. However, the taste of a [...]
Italian seafood soup from the Big Apple
I really love this seafood soup, and I will be demanding on finding the key ingredients. Vital for making this soup is to have (uncooked) [...]
Marinated eggplant with toasted sesame
There are many ways to prepare eggplant dishes. You can roast or grill the eggplant and collect the meat, which is popular in the middle [...]
Tabbouleh, middle eastern parsley and herb salad
Tabbouleh is a common green parsley salad widely available in the Middle East. The origin is thought to be in Lebanon and Syria, but the [...]
Mushroom soup with a hint of truffle
Mushroom soup is easy to make. Widely available button mushrooms provide a bit of a bland taste, though. Here we use fresh crimini and oyster [...]
Chumaki, sushi rolls
Chumaki sushi rolls consist of sushi rice with 2-3 ingredients rolled in nori seaweed. The diameter is 1 to 1.5 inch. It is not time [...]
Battera (pressed sushi) with preserved mackerel
Battera is literally a pressed sushi. In Japan mackerel sushi is much more popular than salmon or tuna for the obvious reason of cost. But [...]
Sushi rice from Japan
One may not think much of making Japanese sushi rice. But in Japan they give lots of attention to details to make the sushi rice [...]
