This spicy ground beef turnovers recipe for mini chebureki makes a spicier, smaller, hand-pie sized version of chebureki, crispy fried pastries filled with cumin-spiced minced beef and onions, traditionally so large you need two hands to hold them. A Crimean Tatar pastry, chebureki (чебуреки) are a popular street food snack in Russia, Ukraine, Central Asia, … Read more
This traditional chebureki recipe makes deliciously-crunchy fried pastries filled with savoury minced beef and onions that are so big you need to hold them in two hands. A beloved Black Sea beach holiday snack of Crimean Tatar cuisine, chebureki (чебуреки) are a popular street food in Russia, Ukraine, Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and the Crimean … Read more
This Russian piroshki recipe makes perfect savoury minced meat-filled pastries, which are essentially Russian hand pies. Eaten as a snack, piroshki are also a popular side to the traditional soup called borscht. My baboushka also served piroshki as one of an array of Russian dishes for family gatherings. While we prefer deep-fried piroshki, these can … Read more
These homemade sausage rolls with smoky eggplant and pork mince is a Cambodian inspired recipe based on the classic Cambodian dish called chha trob for short in Khmer. It consists of char-grilled eggplant with a wonderful smoky flavour and minced pork that’s been stir-fried with fermented soybeans. This homemade sausage rolls with smoky eggplant and … Read more
I have a confession: I adore dulce de leche, Argentina’s very special version of milk caramel. And this is really saying something, because I’m not the kind of person who obsesses over chocolate or gets cravings for sugary treats. Another confession: I’ve been known to spend three months in Italy and not lick a single … Read more