Fasnet – the Swabian-Alemannic carnival – has just ended. A time between the end of winter and the beginning of Lent, historically shaped not only by jesters and masks, but also by rich, fatty cooking: whatever butter, lard, and eggs…
Yakiudon
When you think of udon noodles, you often think of broth, but yakiudon is the opposite: fried and hearty from the pan. And that’s exactly why it’s so popular in Japan: as a quick meal or an improvised dinner made…
Patty melt
There aren’t many reasons to voluntarily engage with the United States these days, given its bitter present. But perhaps that’s all the more reason to engage with its past. With gritted teeth, we hereby present our preparation of a patty…
Powidltascherl (plum dumplings)
Bohemia, where Powidltascherl come from, was once a kingdom, then part of the Austrian Empire, and now forms part of the Czech Republic together with Moravia and part of Silesia. Between around 1400 and 1918, this region developed a vibrant…
Arroz de Camarão
Arroz de Camarão simply means rice with prawns. The dish is not dry like paella, but rather creamy, sometimes almost soupy, with a deep umami base and the sweetness of prawns and tomatoes. There are similar rice dishes in Spain…
Mie Goreng
Mie Goreng means ‘fried noodles’ in Indonesian (mie = noodles, goreng = fried). Just as Nasi Goreng (recipe with explanation of special ingredients here) means ‘fried rice’. The origins of Mie Goreng probably lie in the fried noodle dishes of…
Galatopita
When you think of Greek cuisine, savoury dishes often spring to mind: feta cheese, olives, stuffed vine leaves, perhaps moussaka or grilled meat. But there is also a wide variety of desserts. One of these is Galatopita – literally “milk…
Pasta alla Norcina
Pasta alla Norcina might be seen as boring, but it epitomises Italian pasta dishes like few others in its captivating simplicity. Its history and modern evolution, particularly online, justify this description in our view: Norcia is a small town in…
Strangolapreti alla Trentina
Trento is the capital of the autonomous province of the same name and of the autonomous region of Trentino-South Tyrol in northern Italy. We live in Munich, so not very far away. The city lies nestled in the Adige Valley…
Oeuf Cocotte
Eggs are probably the most versatile of all foods. Entire books have been written about what you can prepare with eggs. Therefore, we also attach importance to explaining the different basic preparations of eggs one by one. We have already…
