Lara Dunston 
Make Rice Not War is my call to rice lovers to open their minds to different ways of cooking rice other than their own. It’s a celebration of the diversity of rice dishes and the countless ways rice is cooked around the world. It’s intended to inspire curiosity in how others cook rice in their … Read more
Put the David Thompson restaurant Aksorn on Bangkok’s hip historic Charoenkrung neighbourhood on your Thailand itinerary. If you’re a David Thompson fan, read this interview before you dine. I chatted with the Australian-born chef during the soft launch of Aksorn to find out what he’s cooking at Aksorn and whether he enjoys clearing tables. That’s … Read more
Our Mexican street corn in a cup recipe for Mexico’s esquites, a Mexican street corn salad that’s also called elote en vaso, which means ‘corn in a cup’, makes a Mexican street food snack or antojitos, meaning ‘little cravings’. We became addicted to the stuff on our first trip to Mexico many years ago, and … Read more
This green mango salad with smoked fish recipe makes Cambodia’s nhoam svay trei chhae, an aromatic salad full of texture and flavour, thanks to the raw fruit and vegetables, crispy smoked fish, dried shrimp, crunchy peanuts, and a classic Cambodian dressing of fish sauce, lime juice, garlic, birds eye chillies, and palm sugar. Our Cambodian … Read more
The best instant ramen noodles recipe for a quick, easy, satisfying meal begins with discarding those tiny packets of seasoning and spice paste and making your own sauce, a popular Southeast Asian dipping sauce. Add crunch from fried shallots or fried garlic and fragrance from fresh herbs and you’ve got seriously delicious instant noodles. My … Read more