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Greek orthodox Easter food
Published on 2012-04-16 02:40:00
Seasonality in food is the latest buzzword. The First World's elite's fatigue of January strawberries has found its expression in pursuit of food that is in season. Promoting intercultural understanding through the appreciation of ethnic dining, world cuisines, exotic recipes and ingredients, restaurant reviews. > read more
Sanchae Korean mountain vegetables 산채 - 山菜
Published on 2012-02-27 17:26:00
Yeepie-ho, my quest is over. I have managed to find sanchae (산채), Korean mountain vegetables, in London. No Korean restaurant here yet serves my all-time favourite sanchae-bibimbap (산채비빔밥 ), so I may be one the first ones to cook it in the Big Smoke.Promoting intercultural understanding through the appreciation of ethnic dining, world cuisines, exotic recipes and ingredients, restaurant reviews. > read more
Yukhoe - Korean steak tartare (육회)
Published on 2012-02-27 16:46:00
Who would think that eating chopped raw beef mixed with raw egg yolk on a bed of sliced pears would make for a great culinary experience? Well it did! It comes flavoured in that characteristically subtle Korean way, just underlining the natural goodness of the ingredients.Promoting intercultural understanding through the appreciation of ethnic dining, world cuisines, exotic recipes and ingredients, restaurant reviews. > read more
Madeira food and dining
Published on 2012-02-24 17:54:00
adeira is not exactly your gastronomic destination. What you mostly get here is what guidebooks politely call "hearty fare": simply cooked peasant grub.Fried chicken or fish with a side of potatoes and veg - centuries of British involvement with the island's economy seem to have taken its toll!For an island plopped whack in the middle of an ocean, Madeira lets down in the seafood department: there is fish and seafood galore in the markets but in the restaurants they end up cooked in the blandest [..] > read more
sri lanka cuisine food dining
Published on 2012-02-23 10:48:00
Sri Lanka is hardly on the map of gourmet destinations. Local food oscillates between tongue-numbingly hot curries with rather dull local rice and bland versions of what Sri Lankans think Western food must be.The abundance of tropical flora somehow has not translated into anything along Thailand's exuberance of herbal flavours. Nor have the tropical seas surrounding the island blessed its tables with any seafood worth mentioning.There are exceptions, however. The best food we have tried was in [..] > read more
roasted pheasant recipe
Published on 2011-12-28 12:22:00
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roasted quail recipe
Published on 2011-12-27 13:39:00
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autumn roots soup recipe
Published on 2011-12-27 13:37:00
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proper shrimp stock recipe
Published on 2011-12-27 13:35:00
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Duck magret salad recipe (Salade de magret de canard)
Published on 2011-12-27 13:32:00
Salade de magret de canardPromoting intercultural understanding through the appreciation of ethnic dining, world cuisines, exotic recipes and ingredients, restaurant reviews. > read more
feteer meshaltet egyptian puff pastry
Published on 2011-12-25 16:59:00
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Pumpkin soup recipe
Published on 2011-09-22 04:02:00
or those of you who don't want life to be simple, or just hate pre-processed canned supermarket food, or perhaps your gums have just been operated on here a pumpkin soup recipe.Peel a pumpkin and cut into half-an-inch slices.Sprinkle with olive oil and bake in the oven at 160 degrees until soft.In the meantime, peel, slice and caramelise an onion in a pan with a tad of olive oil. Season with a pinch of curry powder if you feel that way inclined. (You can skip the onion altogether if it's too muc [..] > read more
Feijão do Luis@Brixton london review
Published on 2011-09-21 15:43:00
here used to be a permanently empty Nigerian caff a new Brazilian joint is plying a busy trade on top of a Brazilian butcher shop. I bought from them some linguica de porco (pork sausage) quite a while ago and it turned out very flavourful, if a tad salty.But for the restaurant I was waiting for Floyd to come to London, knowing how much he loves all things Brazilian.Coração de Galinha - chicken hearts stewed tenderFeijoada Completa - smokey and clearly home-made (the menu claims it takes 24 ho [..] > read more
Yolki Palki Express @ Domodedovo Airport (Ёлки-Палки, Домодедово)
Published on 2011-09-20 11:29:00
remember the days when the best meal you could get at Moscow's Domodedovo airport was a boiled frankfurter on a bun and a cup of coffee made of burned cardboard (it tasted like that anyway!). The queues were horrendous: serpentine and angry in a shockingly overcrowded airport. Flights used to be routinely delayed for a day or two and with no rooms available in the hotels you were lucky to sleep on a soft chair in the waiting lounge, if not - spread a newspaper on the floor and use your softest b [..] > read more
Stolovaya 57@Moscow revisited (Столовая №57 в ГУМе)
Published on 2011-09-19 07:56:00
yearly quick layover in Moscow and the already customary refill at Stolovaya 57. This time we were too early for lunch, so our options were limited to a long array of mouth-watering zakuski (starters), filled pancakes, various omeletters and traditional Russian breakfast porridges. We gave the latter, treacly with milk and sugar, a wide berth as and plumped for a selection of savoury starters:slices of grille aubergine filled with garlicky paste,smoked salmon stuffed with some kind of nutty past [..] > read more
hare tortoise london restaurant review
Published on 2011-06-17 10:45:00
It has been a month of collapsing stereotypes for me. Another blow was suffered by my prejudice against chain restaurants, particularly peddling "pan-Asian cuisine". It is hard enough to quality-control a decent Thai or Japanese menu, with all the fr > read more
arabia grill restaurant cairo egypt
Published on 2011-06-13 07:13:00
Arabia Grill RestaurantGround Floor, Arabia HotelMalik Abdelaziz Assaoud StreetEl Manial, Cairo, EgyptIt is sort of a rule of thumb for a seasoned traveller: never eat where you sleep. Most of time, you end up with overpriced mediocre fare in boring > read more
Sen Viet Vietnamese restaurant London review
Published on 2011-06-10 05:52:00
Sen Viet - a Vietnamese restaurant in London's King's Cross area is by far the best value place to gorge on Vietnamese poetry in food.Between the three of us we had:Caramel Pork Spring Rolls - a delicious variety of lovely textures wrapped in rice pa > read more
They got catfish on the table
Published on 2011-04-27 12:01:00
o visit to Memphis is complete without sampling local fried catfish. I was lucky enough to have Ninny fix some for me. She did not mind to do that at 11PM, when we arrived after a long drive from Fort Worth with many a stopover. Crisp and light, with > read more
Beirut Express: great dinner for under 10 quid in London
Published on 2011-03-09 04:23:00
I remember what a major letdown was Time Out's Cheap Eats in London guide: a mix of fast food grease joints and places that cost 15-20 pounds a pop. Since then I discovered that London is , indeed, chock-a-block with places where you can eat very wel > read more
tokyo cafe sushi amsterdam review
Published on 2011-02-25 03:53:00
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Caspian: great Persian buffet in Dubai
Published on 2011-02-24 06:36:00
normally steer clear of all-you-can-eat buffets. How can you ever feed someone for 6 quid and still make profit? You surely need to cut corners, the quality of food falling the likeliest victim.Besides, an over-30 metabolism does not require enormous > read more
Billingsgate Market: London's freshest
Published on 2011-02-17 04:33:00
o say that I am crap in the morning is to say nothing. All too oft, it takes about two hours for a huge mug of coffee, a handful of Chinese herbal pills, a round of Kundalini breathing exercises, an invigorating contrast shower and upbeat music thr > read more
Ottomanic fiasco: Bazar @ Amsterdam
Published on 2011-02-16 06:50:00
aaw, I should have known the moment I entered the place: the dim lights, the exotic crockery, the "world cuisines" menu, and a sure giveaway: packed to the rafters with under-35 Dutch yuppies. The daily dining out lifestyle is making quick in-roads i > read more
Juniper sauce: on top of the game
Published on 2011-02-15 04:29:00
Cooking game too often divests it from its celebratory appeal, that is why I wait for special occasions to make venison steaks or wild boar medallions.There is nothing like the resiny bouquet of juniper sauce to complement the rich flavour of game. I > read more
Miyeok guk: Korean seaweed soup recipe (미역국)
Published on 2010-12-06 15:17:00
iyeok guk (미역국), Korean seaweed soup, is packed with essential nutrients that are hardly ever present in your daily 5. That is why in Korea it is given to pregnant women and students about to sit for an exam.Like all Korean recipes it is straig > read more
Kongnamul guk: veg soups can be fab too! (콩나물국)
Published on 2010-12-06 14:43:00
his is a surprisingly simple and flavourful soup. Kongnamul guk (콩나물국) is made from truly basic ingredients and takes just a few minutes to cook, yielding a remarkable combination of healthiness and taste.Bring to a boil 3 cups of water.Add > read more
Dakdoritang: chicken stew for wintry days (닭도리탕)
Published on 2010-12-04 17:45:00
hen the city is snowed in and the frost bites your cheeks, you learn to appreciate the warmth of your home and the satiating qualities of your food with all your physical being. Nothing like hearty spicy stews on a cold December day.Tonight I cooked > read more
Jambalaya in November: un peu de soleil dans l'eau froide
Published on 2010-11-21 10:03:00
aving lived 7 years with a Southerner, you would think I must have had jambalaya more than half a thousand times. Far from that, it is my first time ever I laid my spoon and fork on one.America's answer to paella, jambalaya combines West African cook > read more
Pejines salados: maternity ward's most wanted
Published on 2010-11-10 07:39:00
n Russia, conventional wisdom has it that if you have a craving for salted fish, you must be preggers. I must be permanently knocked up then, because the craving never goes away. If allowed, I could eat a pack an evening. Luckily, it is not that wid > read more
Rincon del Marinero: Tenerife's freshest
Published on 2010-11-09 02:02:00
orvin?- Corbin!- Korbin?- Corvin!Local names for regional varieties of sea fish are clearly not part of my Spanish vocabulary. But I trust our waiter and order a whole grilled fish by that unpronounceable name.Whilst waiting for it to arrive, we brea > read more
Sancocho - Colombian beef soup recipe
Published on 2010-11-02 21:52:46
ccording to my Chinese doctor, amino acids from meat are at their most digestible when in broth. This is why I cooked this Colombian sancocho soup for my sick landlord, who after 2 years of smy ystematic kid-gloves propaganda, have caved in and quit > read more
Vegetable romance: the best marinade for grilled vegetables (verdure alla griglia)
Published on 2010-10-24 07:07:00
ack in my Bangkok days, when I was still veg(etari)an, my staple diet was naturally Asian: mostly Thai and Chinese. Once in a while, I would also take to ransacking other restaurants in search of something I could sink my herbivorous teeth in.One sul > read more
Tea leaf eggs, pig's blood cake and candied apple on a stick! - Taiwanese Food Fête, London 2010 - 第十四屆臺灣迎新小吃節 (英國倫敦)
Published on 2010-10-23 08:14:00
can't remember much what I ate in Taiwan, it was such a long time ago. I remember stinky tofu (臭豆腐， chou doufu) we bought somewhere in the mountains. It was delightfully flavourful, nothing stinky at all. I also remember the spicy steamboa > read more
Gaeng som cha om kai: something hot in a cold country (แกงส้มชะอมชุบไข่ทอด)
Published on 2010-10-21 05:21:00
rarely cook the same dish two times back to back. With all the diversity available to us these days, it would be a shame to get stuck in a culinary rut. Moreover, my penchant for dietary diversity is in line with the little theory that I have recentl > read more
Culinary espionage: Mrs. Mahmoud's secret couscous recipe
Published on 2010-10-09 08:21:00
here is this Sudanese lady in my apartment block always clad in resplendent multi-layered robes, exuding motherly kindness wherever she goes. About a year ago I was sitting at my Nigerian neighbour's place having a nice friendly banter, trying, as u > read more