Chicken skewers for every season
It’s the end of summer in the Northern hemisphere, it’s still winter in the Southern hemisphere and it’s monsoon season in the tropics. Whatever the …
Food Tales
To understand food and its cultural and social significance, it is often necessary to go beyond recipes and cooking tips. This section includes a comprehensive guide on ramen broth, a history of mac and cheese, a dive into the (mostly Western) misconception that sate / satay is peanut sauce and how chocolate evolved to become the (second?) most popular Valentine's Day gift.
Beef brisket and liquid smoke
We moved again. The first truck delivered the furniture and big appliances exactly a week ago and here I am seven days later telling myself that there’s nothing …
The curious name of bang bang chicken
A lot of people think that the name of the dish describes its fiery taste but although bang bang chicken is spicy, the name describes its preparation rather than its …
Chinese dishes from my childhood
2025 is the Year of the Wooden Snake and celebrations begin in a week. I'm not Chinese but I love Chinese food. And I cannot talk about this love affair with Chinese food …
Thai dishes we call salad
Strictly speaking, salad does not exist in traditional Asian cuisines. It’s a Western thing. The word salad itself is derived from the French salade which, in turn, comes …
Getting over the myth that breakfast is the most important meal
It isn’t, really. I know that goes against what we were taught growing up. What generations and generations of us were taught, in fact. But we’ll get into that.
Seedless grapes and toasted pecan salad
Can a dish still be considered a salad if there are no green leafy vegetables in the mix?