The Lunar New Year is upon us. It’s an extend-ed celebration of the new year as defined by the ancient Asian, or lunar, calendar. As such, the Asian Zodiac is an integral part of the tra-dition, as are traditional ‘lucky’ foods and family feasts…Read More →
Mattar Paneer is well-known across India’s 23 official cuisine regions. This ‘cool’ curry goes by many names, and pops up in many differ-ent variants according to where you eat it. But whatever you call it or put in it, it’s just as de-licious and nutritious!Read More →
Sister Erin twigged me to this amazing web-site/blog saying it complements beautifully the greater message behind my recent posts involving Asian foods. I say you have to see these Indian Street Food Master Chefs work-ing to fully appreciate their art…Read More →
Sister Erin has been dropping an increasing number of India Potato dishes on my desk, lately. She says that’s because there are mul-tiple dishes featuring the universal tuber in almost all 23 distinct culinary regions of the sub-continent…Read More →
Everyone who likes to make Asian food knows and loves Miso. It’s a multi-faceted cooking paste that also provides more than enough salt to suffice in most recipes. And its flavour is uniquely ‘Asian’. But Miso is also a super-healthy fermented product!Read More →
You thought the hamburger, as we know it, was invented in the US? Not so. We’ve already noted, in this space, that German immigrants brought it with them in the late 1800s. But they’ve been making something eerily similar to our burger in Serbia for generations…Read More →
We’ve reported before on Canada’s legendary Asian Food supermarket chain, T&T. It’s no-thing less than a phenomenon, that’s spread across the land from humble beginnings in Vancouver. And now, T&T is making it’s first foray into the US market…Read More →
A disturbing new online video food fad has emerged. It’s called ‘Mukbang’. It’s Korean in origin. And it celebrates dining depravity – apparently just for the sake of grossing out the audience. But it’s also created a temple of worship for waste…Read More →