Our next ramen is based on a chicken broth and gets its typical character from sesame paste, garlic and doubanjiang, a Chinese spice mixture of chilli and fermented beans. In contrast to what we explained with our vegan shoyu ramen,…
Cheese Spaetzle
Spaetzle originate from Swabia and are a popular side dish, especially in the south of Germany. We have described here how to scrape them traditionally by hand, including quantities for the dough. An alternative are kitchen appliances that can produce…
Moroccan tagine with kefta, lentils and egg
We have already explained what is meant by the term tagine. We have presented another delicious tagine with artichokes here. Today’s recipe is better prepared in a large saucepan than in a tagine, so the special cooking vessel is not…
„Strammer Max“
A “Strammer Max”, which can be translated as “Stalwart Max”, is a seemingly uninspired preparation of German origin that used to be quite common longer ago and can sometimes still be found on menus in old inns. However, it tastes…
Dhingri Chole
It’s cold and pouring with rain outside, making us not want to go out. So it’s time to cook with the resources on board. In doing so, we try to use the products that can be stored for the least…
Croque Monsieur, Croque Madame
A croque monsieur (from the French verb croquer = to crack, crunch) is a ham and cheese sandwich, but a very elegant version when prepared correctly. For a croque madame, a sunny-side up egg is placed on top. This simple…
Pasta alla cipolla
On a visit to Bologna, we were served this dish as part of a small menu and it blew us away. We had to cook this ourselves! Here is our recipe for this simple delicacy: Typically Italian, few ingredients are…
Vegan Miso Ramen
Now for our second vegan ramen, a creamy miso ramen. This recipe builds on our first recipe for a vegan shoyu ramen, in which we described how to prepare the basic broth. We also strongly recommend reading this short post…
Vegan Shoyu Ramen
The day before: the broth So now the recipe for our first – vegan – ramen. We start with the broth, for which we cannot use meat, of course, but also no bonito flakes (katsuobushi), which means we lose a…
Ramen
To better understand ramen (ラーメン), we start our series with a blog post about the origin, characteristics and types of ramen. Those who have not yet looked into the subject may be surprised: ramen, which has become very popular in…
