Under the keyword ‘Thailand’ you will find what we have written so far about the great Thai cuisine. Above all, we always explain how to make Thai curry pastes yourself. You don’t have to do this, as there are very…
Pasta with chanterelles
It is the season for chanterelles again and we feel we have to include this short recipe outside of our weekly rhythm. In addition, a reader pointed out a similar preparation to us last year and we want to share…
Chicken Manchurian
Indo-Chinese cuisine – known for dishes such as Chicken Manchurian or Hakka Noodles – originated in India in the 19th and 20th centuries, particularly in Kolkata, where many Hakka Chinese settled. The term “Hakka” refers to a Chinese ethnic group…
Pasta al Pomodoro
Pasta al Pomodoro. Exactly. That’s spaghetti with tomato sauce. Any questions? All right then: The simplest dishes that stand the test of time do so for one reason only: they are brilliant. So it is with this one. One of…
Bavarian Sausage Salad and Pickled Alpine Cheese
We live in Bavaria, and here, the Biergarten is a big deal. We’ve written about how and when this tradition developed in our article on beer radish. There’s a whole range of traditional foods that are either served in beer…
Nasi Goreng
Nasi Goreng simply means “fried rice” in Indonesian (nasi = rice, goreng = fried). The dish originates from Indonesia, but it’s also deeply rooted in Malaysia, Singapore, and even the Netherlands. In Dutch supermarkets, you’ll find ready-made Nasi Goreng mixes,…
Keema
The word “keema” means “minced meat” in both Hindi and Urdu and in India it is usually prepared with lamb or goat. We choose a mixture of lamb and beef, but beef alone also makes an extremely aromatic curry. As…
Paella de setas
We have already explained what makes a paella here. If you have little or no experience with Spanish rice dishes, you should read this article (again). Today we are cooking a vegetarian – actually vegan – paella de setas which…
Inside-out bacon sandwich
In the Netherlands, ‘Koffie verkeerd’ is a latte made with 2/3 hot milk and 1/3 coffee. So it’s coffee “the wrong way”, the German equivalent is the word “verkehrt” and it can mean the same as “umgekehrt”, which translates to…
Madeleine
We were recently in Luxembourg and in the capital of this small country in the middle of Europe, Luxembourg City (Luxembourgish: Stad Lëtzebuerg, French: Ville de Luxembourg), there is the “Boutique Léa Linster Delicatessen” of the great Luxembourgish chef (4…
