This sweet pork belly with boiled eggs recipe is a firm favourite when placed on the table in a typical Cambodian feast. It’s a simple recipe, but one that has everyone eyeing off that last piece of unctuous pork belly and mopping up the remaining sauce. This Cambodian sweet pork belly with boiled eggs recipe … Read more
Creative Cambodian canapés for easy holiday entertaining was what was on my mind when I started to experiment with different ways of presenting traditional Cambodian dishes. I wanted to create Cambodian hors d’oeuvres or finger food that could be eaten in a bite or three. They’re perfect for casual get-togethers as well as more formal … Read more
Watching Rene Redzepi’s chefs from Noma work in the kitchen at Nahm restaurant in Bangkok over a couple of days, reminded me how my professional kitchen experience completely changed the way I cook at home. I thought I’d share some of the things I learnt in a ‘real’ kitchen for those of you who want … Read more
We’ve heard a lot of live music during our two week stay in Rio de Janeiro – at bars, clubs, by the beach, and in the streets of this hip-swinging Brazilian city. It’s hard not to hear music in a city where nearly every cultural activity has a soundtrack! And that soundtrack typically comprises Brazilian … Read more
In our years of being semi-professional barflies and checking out bars around the world, purely in the name of research of course, we’ve developed a repertoire of favourite cocktails that we always order to test out the skills of a barman. One of them is a Latin American classic so during our recent stay in … Read more