Adana kebab originates – surprise, surprise – from Adana, a major city in southern Turkey, near the Syrian border, in the fertile Çukurova plain. The region is known for its agriculture – cotton, cereals, sheep farming – and for a…
Marinara Sauce
We’ve already explained how to make a delicious tomato sauce – ideally enough to keep in stock: It does take quite a while, though. The so-called ‘marinara’ is quicker to make; it originates from Naples, or southern Italy, and is…
Kotopoulo Lemonato
Kotopoulo Lemonato (‘Κοτόπουλο λεμονάτο’, literally ‘lemony chicken’) is one of those Greek oven-baked dishes where chicken and potatoes cook together in a roasting tin, infusing each other with flavour. The classic version is simple: lemon, olive oil, oregano, garlic, and…
Tomato sandwich with furikake
This blog was originally created to pass on our knowledge and recipes to our NextGens. At least for the time being, they’re students, and ideas for sandwiches go down very well with them. In this short post, we’d like to…
Patatas a la Riojana
To mark the undeniably well-deserved victory of ‘La Roja’, the Spanish men’s national football team, at the World Cup, here is a recipe for a traditional Spanish dish that also features the national colours of red and yellow. ‘Patatas a…
Krautfleckerl
There’s hardly any other dish that costs so little yet delivers so much as Krautfleckerl. A head of cabbage, onions, pasta, sugar and spices – that’s it. No meat, no expensive ingredients, no special kitchen equipment required. And yet, the…
Bifana
Bifanas are thought to have originated as a quick, inexpensive and filling meal for the working class. The Alentejo is considered their region of origin; specifically, the small town of Vendas Novas, east of Lisbon, is often cited. Over the…
French fries
Chips or French fries have a lot in common with omelette: they’re known everywhere, simple yet delicious, and seriously tough to get right. As the very best chips are deep-fried – not hot-air fried – many people are put off…
Merluza a la Gallega
Galicia – known in Galician as the Comunidade Autónoma de Galicia – is an autonomous community in the far north-west of Spain, north of Portugal. It is a very different Spain from the one many people know: damp and green,…
Lo Mein
When we talk about Lo Mein, we’re not actually describing a recipe, but rather a method of preparation that has evolved differently around the world. Under the tag ‘China’, we have already introduced a range of dishes from this vast…
