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- Aug 31
The Country captain dispute(s)
"I have yet to find two explanations for the name of this dish that agree!" Madhur Jaffrey Or two recipes that more or less align come...
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- May 23
Italian/American cuisine
"Perhaps the best way to think about the differences between Italian American and authentic Italian is, in the same way, you would...
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- Mar 21
Middle-Eastern then and now
"Fusion is just a way of describing what we are doing today. When you think of the Ottoman Empire, that's exactly what they were doing –...
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- Jan 26
French/Indian - did it happen?
"even while the European powers ruled, none of them had any effect on the basic diet of the local people. Rice, mainly 'boiled' rice ,...
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- Dec 6, 2022
Malaysian food
"Roti, roti and more roti!" Granddaughter Abby Yesterday we received some photographs from my daughter-in-law, of the family eating out...
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- Nov 11, 2022
The ultimate fusion dish
"It's Japan's chilli, its bacon cheeseburger, its meatloaf and gravy all in one, a hangover-killing man meal found in bars and...
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- Oct 18, 2022
Buy this book - now
"good things come to the table, where good things are food things and food things must absolutely be good." Noor Murad/OTK I know. I've...
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- Sep 23, 2022
Now what?
“Life is now. There was never a time when your life was not now, nor will there ever be.” Eckhart Tolle Is this what holidays are...
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- Jul 23, 2022
From Aqua Pazza to Fish poached in charred tomato broth
"There are many different variations of this sauce, from light broths, to thick tomato based sauces, which have been found on all types...
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- Jul 12, 2022
Mezcla and the chilli problem
"Lets just embrace that word: FUSION! Better yet, let's celebrate it. After all most recipes were probably considered fusion before...
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- Jul 3, 2022
Sundries
"various different small things that are considered together, usually because they are not important enough to be considered separately" ...
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- May 14, 2022
Jalfrezi - fusion, leftovers - what's not to love?
The picture here is from The Times of India, and so, one assumes a truly authentic version. Well yes and no, because Jalfrezi is another...
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- Nov 14, 2021
Panko
"Invented by soldiers and cooked only with electrical currents, panko could be the most interesting baked good since sliced bread."...
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- Nov 11, 2021
Coronation chicken, Anglo-India, curry powder and back to Coronation chicken
"There is a vast difference between curry-powder-flavored dishes and Indian cuisine." Punita - Poppies and Persimmons This post has been...
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- Oct 6, 2021
First recipe - sesame prawn toasts
"This has to be one of the worst represented dishes on the Chinese takeaway menu. Too often you open your container to reveal...
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- Jul 25, 2021
This and that
which apparently means nothing specific. I do have various blog post topics in mind, but having just spent the morning in the garden...
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