Polish-style asparagus or asperges à la polonaise is a delightful preparation for both white and green asparagus that you should know. It is also extremely simple. Every year we long for the short white asparagus season, which gives us a…
Menemen
We have already described one of the most delicious breakfast dishes here: Çılbır, from Turkey. This rivals the Egg Benedict and is even better for us. Another breakfast dish from Turkey is Menemen, which is very similar to the probably…
Zarangollo Murciano
Zarangollo is a peasant dish from Spain that probably originated with the Sephardic Jews who lived in the area around the city of Murcia. In Spain, it is often served as a main course, but also as a side dish,…
Monte Christo Sandwich
The Monte Cristo sandwich is a dish that combines two well-known culinary concepts: the croque monsieur and pain perdu or French toast. For our recipe for a club sandwich, refer to this link. We have described how to prepare a…
Shakshuka
We were surprised to read about the controversy surrounding this dish online. But we are also completely uninterested in this. This recipe describes Shakshuka as we know it from Tel Aviv-Jaffa, where it is particularly popular for breakfast. However, like…
Spaghetti con le cozze
You can prepare this dish in different ways, with or without tomatoes, for example. Here we explain the golden rules that you should follow in every variation to cook the perfect pasta with mussels. You can find a recipe for…
Kung Pao Chicken
Kung pao chicken (also spelled gongbao, 宮保雞丁) is a dish of Chinese Sichuan cuisine. Its characteristic elements are chicken, peanuts, spring onions and (typical for Sichuan) plenty of chili. Ginger and garlic also play an important role and vegetables can…
Boiled eggs
Eggs are one of the most miraculous ingredients, their versatility and inherent complexity are probably unrivaled. That’s why we explain how to cook with eggs in detail and have already described how to poach eggs and fry sunny-side up eggs…
Salmorejo
If you have experienced the scorching heat in the south of Spain, you know why people here like to eat a cooling soup. Salmorejo comes from Córdoba in Andalusia, a city with a long history and a cuisine that is…
Yu Xiang Qie Zi
This sensational Szechuan dish translates as ‘fish-fragrant aubergine’ (鱼香茄子) and we think one should know about it. Fish is not included in this dish, its name may come from the fact that the accompanying sauce is also used to prepare…
