The posts feature recipes that we have gathered and created during our travels, including recipes from The Dish and Weekend Eggs posts.
This classic pina colada recipe is based on the original piña colada recipe of Ramón ‘Monchito’ Marrero who claimed to have concocted the pineapple and coconut cocktail at the Hilton Caribe Hotel in Puerto Rico. It’s a taste of the Tropics in a glass. That means this classic pina colada recipe – a deliciously rich … Read more
This ohn no khao swe recipe for Myanmar’s beloved Burmese chicken coconut noodle soup, a distant relation to Chiang Mai’s khao soi, is one that Terence has been making since we first became enamoured with the dish in Yangon on our first trip to the country. One of our best Asian street food recipes, our … Read more
This watermelon mint cooler recipe is super easy to mix and makes for a refreshing light cocktail to drink on a stifling summer afternoon or a sticky day in the tropics. If you’re in the chilly northern hemisphere turn up your heating and pretend you’re some place warm. Here in Siem Reap we’re continuing our holiday cocktail … Read more
Our Cambodian num pang recipe makes what I called num pang barang – ‘barang’ means ‘foreigner’ in Khmer. ‘Num pang’ in Khmer like ‘banh mi’ in Vietnamese is ‘bread’ but typically refers to the ubiquitous French-style demi-baguette and a filled baguette at that. A typical Cambodian num pang is similar to Vietnamese banh mi – … Read more
This authentic Cuban mojito recipe is based on the mojitos we sipped in Old Havana on our first trip to Cuba in the mid-Nineties. It’s a refreshing drink that is a perfect sip for a sultry day in the tropics. As we live in Siem Reap, we gave it a Cambodian twist. This authentic Cuban … Read more