Quick and easy “Borscht is a soup of Ukrainian origin that is popular in many Eastern and Central European cuisines, including those of Ukraine, Belarus, Poland, and Russia. In most of these countries, it is made with beetroot as the main ingredient. In some countries, tomato is used as the main ingredient, while beetroot acts as a secondary ingredient. Other varieties that do not use beetroot also exist, such as the tomato paste-based orange borscht […]
Quick and easy “An Indonesian cuisine, oxtail soup, also known as sop buntut is a popular dish. It is made of slices of fried or barbecued oxtail, served in vegetable soup with rich but clear beef broth. A relatively new variant is called Sop Buntut Goreng (fried oxtail soup), where the oxtail is seasoned, fried and served dry, the soup is served in separate bowl. The dish is commonly eaten with rice and accompanied with […]
Quick and easy “A straight forward penne dish, perfect for summer.” At the age of 17, while working in Santorini, I used to work with a chef who’s signature dish was chicken balsamic and sage penne. I remember always craving it when I would serve the hotel customers the dish. It’s very easy and whenever making it, it brings me back to that perfect summer on the magical island.
Quick and easy “This is a dish created by my grandma, May. Similar to the chinese pinnaple dish, to me the pinapple gives a sweet taste to the chicken.” Recently learning the dish while moving to London, whenever I miss my grandmother I cook making pinapple chicken.
Quick and easy “A type of rice porridge popular in many Asian countries. Porridge is thick rice largely disintegrated after prolonged cooking in water. In some cultures, congee is eaten primarily as a breakfast food or late supper; in others, it is eaten as a substitute for rice at other meals.” Every thursday morning, at my grandparents house back in Perth, it has become tradition for my grandpa to prepare porridge for breakfast. So whenever […]
Quick and easy “A creol dish commonly prepared in Reunion and Mauritius Island. The sausage dish is accompanied with lentils, rice.” What I love about this Mauritian dish is that it is incredibly simple, going through a sense of nostalgia when cooking this as I always used to look forward to this dish when staying at my childhood’s friend’s house; famously made by her creol housekeeper.
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