This cabbage roll soup recipe makes a comforting soup inspired by the Russian cabbage rolls called golubtsi (голубцы), filled with savoury minced meat and rice and baked in a rich tomato sauce. This cabbage roll soup is by no means an authentic Russian dish. My Russian grandmother did not make this, nor did my mother. … Read more
This huevos a la Mexicana recipe makes Mexican style scrambled eggs with classic Mexican flavours – tomatoes, onions and chillies. Scrambled eggs is huevos revueltos in Spanish, so you’d expect this eggs dish to be called huevos revueltos a la Mexicana but this Mexican breakfast is so beloved and so quintessentially Mexican, it’s simply called … Read more
Our Russian barley pickle soup recipe for rassolnik made with chicken and vegetables makes a healthy, hearty Russian soup or stew, depending on how dense you like this beloved Russian dish. While borscht might be the best known Russian soup, rassolnik has a special place in people’s hearts and stomachs, and it’s a wonderfully comforting … Read more
Our Burmese green mango salad recipe makes one of Southeast Asia’s best green mango salads. Where the Thai green mango salad is notable for its spiciness, the Cambodian green mango salad for it funkiness, and the Vietnamese green mango salad for its fragrance, the Burmese green mango salad is the most balanced and textured. In … Read more
This savoury minced pork stuffed bitter melon soup recipe for Cambodia’s sngao mreah makes a traditional Cambodian dish also found in neighbouring Vietnam. Bitter melon, also called bitter gourd, is stuffed with seasoned ground pork and served in a light soup. A nutritious superfood eaten for its medicinal properties, bitter melon is delicious with the … Read more