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,…
Pizza dough gluten-free
We have already explained a pizza dough especially for the household oven here. By popular demand, here is a recipe for gluten-free dough. It has to be prepared completely differently. Gluten makes doughs stretchy and this is particularly important for…
Imam Bayildi
The core of this delicious way to prepare eggplants is vegan, without having to change anything in the traditional recipe. It is a classic of Turkish cuisine, but variations are also known in Greece, Albania and Bulgaria. İmam bayıldı (here…
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…
Chile Colorado
Chile is the Spanish word for the chili plant and colorado is one of the Spanish words for red (colored). This has nothing to do with the USA, Chile Colorado is a Mexican stew. Meat is stewed in a sauce…
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…
Agnolotti with mushroom filling
Classic form of pasta and classic filling – what a treat! Pasta requires a dough, which we have explained here. The rule of thumb is 100 g flour and one egg per person and it almost always works. However, eggs…
Shashlik
Shashlik is a dish of the Turkic peoples of Central Asia and refers to a meat skewer. There are very different dishes of this name, with different types of meat, but also without any meat at all. Shashlik is usually…
Vietnamese spring rolls
We haven’t yet presented a dish from the fascinating cuisine of Vietnam, but that’s about to change. Chả Giò Tôm Thịt Heo is the name of these spring rolls with pork and prawns. Unlike in Chinese cuisine, however, they are…
