the belly rules the mind
We ve been to Malta twice in the last couple of years, most recently for a glorious week in spring – perfect weather (dry and warm but not too hot), beautiful cities and historic attractions that were busy but not packed, glorious scenery with plenty of colourful flowers in bloom, and a great range of excellent
We ve become huge fans of banchan, the small side dishes served alongside mains and rice to make up a typical Korean meal. Oi muchim (a spicy cucumber salad) is a popular banchan dish, and is very easy to make at home. Best of all, it lasts for a few days in the fridge, so you
Gilgeori Toast is a popular Korean street food that originated during the post-war 1970s as a cheap, easy-to-make and filling breakfast to sell to commuters and students from pushcarts and pojangmacha (casual streetside tents selling food and drink). Gilgeori means street, and is combined with the English word for toast, Koreanised as toseuteo. Inspired by
If you re looking for a simple chicken stew recipe that encapsulates Korean comfort food and flavours, look no further than this dakbokkeumtang (spicy braised chicken) from A Day in Seoul: A Korean Cookbook by Julian Kim (Amazon UK Bookshop.org). The chicken is marinated in mirim (Korean cooking rice wine), and then cooked with potatoes,
A Day in Seoul: A Korean Cookbook by Julian Kim (Amazon UK Bookshop.org released this May) is a wonderful combination of cookery book, cultural handbook and travel guide. It s part of a series that includes A Day In Penang (also out this May), A Day In Tokyo, and A Day in Hong Kong (both
When it comes to soups I much prefer those with a bit of texture over the smoothly blended kind, so I was immediately drawn to the Mushroom Soup with Yoghurt recipe in Claire Thomson s Mushroom: 80 Recipes Celebrating Remarkable Mushrooms (Amazon UK Bookshop.org). In this tasty soup, yoghurt is enriched and thickened with flour and
This recipe for Saganaki with Sesame Mushrooms is simple to make but a real show stopper on the table. From Claire Thomson s Mushroom: 80 Recipes Celebrating Remarkable Mushrooms (Amazon UK Bookshop.org), it adds whole button mushrooms to the classic Greek fried cheese dish, which is often served with honey and sesame seeds. Read my full review of
In this recipe for Field Mushroom Saltimbocca from Claire Thomson s Mushroom: 80 Recipes Celebrating Remarkable Mushrooms (Amazon UK Bookshop.org), Thomson replaces the meat protein (usually veal or pork) with large flat mushrooms, retaining the prosciutto (ham) wrapper, sage, butter and wine / marsala. She also adds parmesan cheese to further boost the flavours. This is
The mushroom is one of my favourite categories of food – hugely varied in texture and taste, nutritious and filling, and enormously versatile when it comes to cooking – and Claire Thomson (chef, food writer and author of a long list of well-regarded cookbooks) is in full agreement. To that end, she s created a collection
Turning 55 is a good a reason to book something a bit special to celebrate and since Pete loves a pub offering great beer and food, I sought out a gastropub offering its own accommodation (either in the same building, or within a few paces at most). As we only had a night to play