This easy Vietnamese chicken curry recipe makes ca ri ga – or more correctly, cà ri gà – a gently spiced Vietnamese curry that’s made with Vietnamese curry powder, a dry spice blend, rather than the ‘wet’ spice pastes made of pounded fresh herbs, roots and spices of Cambodia’s kroeungs and Thailand’s curry pastes. I’ve … Read more
These sourdough starter discard recipes provide plenty of ideas for using leftover sourdough starter or sourdough starter discard you may have, instead of letting it go to waste. There are as many sourdough discard recipes out there as there are recipes for sourdough bread. I’ve been researching sourdough starter recipes and over the next weeks … Read more
Quarantine cooking dishes to make to prolong the time between grocery shopping trips include everything from ragu alla Bolognese, which can be used with pasta and lasagne, to chili con carne that can be stretched to make a good old bowl of chilli, quesadillas and nachos. These are the meals to cook to extend the … 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
Historic Hoi An temples and pagodas you have to visit in the ancient port town include the colourful Quan Cong Temple, a Confucian temple established in 1653, and charming Chau Cua Pagoda on the Japanese Bridge, dating to the 17th century. Yes, there’s more to Hoi An than food! For many travellers, Central Vietnam’s Hoi … Read more