a guide to 'traveleating'
Posted in cookery, cookery books, cooking, food, recipe, traveleating on Nov 16th, 2009
Before I even laid eyes on Jane Lawson’s Spice Market, I knew it was my type of book. And when I finally leafed through the 450 pages, my instincts were confirmed. Apart from offering 250 recipes, the book is a comprehensive guide on the history and culinary uses of over 40 spices from around the [...]
Posted in cookery, cooking, Japan, Japanese, meat, recipe, traveleating on Nov 12th, 2009
Buta no shogayaki or Japanese pan-fried sliced pork with ginger sauce is a classic dish that I used to eat regularly when I was younger. While I would be busy making sixteen kilos of tonkatsu for the LSE Japan Society annual party every year, my Japanese friend would make the same amount of buta no [...]
Posted in cookery, cookery books, cooking, food, Italian, recipe, vegetarian on Nov 5th, 2009
I’ve recently started to enjoy eating all kinds of fried things at home. They’re not the healthiest of foods, but once in a while, they’re so delicious and makes a change from all the ‘good’ food we eat, whether it’s soup, lentils or beans. After eating various fried goodies throughout the year, including Japanese tempura, [...]
Posted in cookery, cookery books, cooking, dining out, food, food & travel, Japan, London, recipe, restaurant review, restaurants, travel, traveleating on Oct 29th, 2009
The monthly summary for October – It was my turn again to preview the Wikio UK Gastronomy top 20 rankings for October. If you’re a UK food blogger and you’re not on the list of 100 blogs, then all you have to do is submit your blog to Wikio (details on their site). Out and [...]
Posted in cookery, cookery books, cooking, food, Japan, Japanese, recipe, traveleating on Oct 26th, 2009
Everyday Harumi is Japanese housewife turned cookery writer Harumi Kurihara‘s latest book, produced in the UK and photographed by über-food photographer Jason Lowe. I bought an earlier book, Harumi’s Japanese Home Cooking, a couple of months ago, and to be honest, wasn’t overly impressed with it. No matter how many times I went through the book, [...]
