DominikaFeb 133 minFrench lemon tart - one more tryBake me a dessert that’s buttery and light Fill it with custard, yellow and bright Made with ripe lemons that sit on the sill Perfuming...
DominikaFeb 3, 20213 minMy romance with pan de yuca (cassava bread)It's the best thing to bite, pandeyuca we all must have Pandeyuca is a gem from colonial times our grandparents didn´t know how without...
DominikaJul 23, 20202 minNasi goreng timeFrom Eleanor Ford's 'Fire Islands' Hormonal imbalance had me sleeping most time, and so I missed large parts of the trip my parents and I...
DominikaApr 12, 20202 minCooking during lockdown - memories and cravingsTwice a year, every year, during Christmas time and Easter, my mom would spend a few hours in the kitchen cooking potatoes, carrots,...
DominikaApr 5, 20203 minCooking during lockdown - using leftoversMy dear friend, My letter will probably not reveal many “news”, since the confinement has made daily activities often repetitive and,...
DominikaMar 29, 20202 minFrom Veneto- the cookbookTaiadele col conejo, Bigoi col ragù de anara, Faraona rosta, Bisato in umido, Linguine alle vongole e limone, Folpetti e patate, I kept...
DominikaFeb 24, 20202 minBanana Nut BreadWhen my mother announced that she was leaving Poland with my father, back to his native country - Ecuador, my grandmother thought she...
DominikaJan 10, 20203 minGingerbread - a short story- …that reminds me of the Christmas when Mark - - Here we go… Enough mom, don't start with those stories of yours again. Jeez!, it's...
DominikaNov 28, 20194 minHow to eat a peach. The cookbook club - fourth meetingDear Mrs. Diana Henry, Nowadays, buying a good cookbook has become an overwhelming task; there are just too many of them. Chefs,...
DominikaNov 20, 20193 minTaking my time with you mian kao lao lao (莜面栲栳栳)The oat noodle I have in the mountains is white and chewy, Give you a mouthful of flavor, Fill your belly substantially, And energize you...
DominikaNov 10, 20197 minCarrot cake with rose cream - a short storyTwenty years had passed since they had last seen each other, Julia thought as she brought the fork to her mouth. The carrot cake was...
DominikaNov 1, 20192 minThe cookbook club - third meetingImagine, dear reader, a table with a myriad of plates of all sizes and shapes, with foods of various colors that emanate succulent aromas...
DominikaJun 14, 20193 minSources and further reading for the beggar's chicken postBasler, B. (1990, April 08). FARE OF THE COUNTRY; Hong Kong's Mystery Chicken. Retrieved from The New York Times:...
DominikaJun 14, 201911 minCooking fiascos: beggar’s chicken (jiào huā jī, 叫化鸡) "Then the beggar's chicken. It looked at first like a foil-wrapped whole bird, but he undid it, folded back layers of crinkly baking...
DominikaMay 15, 20192 minThe Cookbook Club - second meetingInviting people for dinner at home has become a real challenge. Chances that one or many of our friends are either celiac, vegetarian,...
DominikaApr 28, 20193 minSources and further reading for the post on coffee in YunnanICC. (2015). Coffee in China. Retrieved from http://www.ico.org/documents/cy2014-15/icc-115-7e-study-china.pdf Angelico, I. (Director)....
DominikaApr 28, 201912 minTalking about coffee in Yunnan with Mark from Manlao River“This coffee falls into your stomach, and straightway there is a general commotion. Ideas begin to move like the battalions of the Grand...
DominikaMar 21, 20193 minThe Cookbook Club - first meetingDear M., I can’t remember whether I mentioned it in my last letter -or not-, that recently, my friends and I started a Cookbook club,...
DominikaFeb 21, 20191 minThe sweet treats at the End of the Chinese Year“They’re called ‘classics’ for a reason”, goes the saying when it comes to food. Ayi sure believes so. “They just don’t resemble those...
DominikaJan 19, 20191 minNo country for garlic haters - a few light versesMemory is fragile, people often forget, spirits and vampires I was set out to chase, all of the times I’ve been invoked to protect, a...
DominikaJan 19, 20192 minSources and further reading for the garlic postAfzal, M., Ali , M., Thomson , M., & Armstron , D. (2000). Garlic and its medicinal potential. Inflammopharmacology, 8(2), 123–148....
DominikaJan 19, 20199 minNo country for garlic haters I am brushing my teeth for the second time and stuffing a piece of chewing gum into my mouth, praying that the ultra potent radioactive...
DominikaJan 8, 20193 minThe Holiday Season In recent years our Christmas have been exotic and colorful, different cities, different cultures. Once we celebrated it in Kota Kinabalu...
DominikaNov 28, 20182 minSources and further reading for the beer duck postAnderson, E. (1988). The Food of China. New Haven: Yale University Press. Da, Q., Qing , Z., Shi , Y., Hui, Y., Yi , P., & Yong, G....
DominikaNov 28, 201810 minTalking about life-changing decisions and beer duck* with Chloé* Beer duck (Chinese: 啤酒鸭; pinyin: píjiǔ yā) “Whenever there was money in his pocket, he soon found himself sitting in the ryoriten*,...
DominikaMay 31, 20181 minSources and further reading for the crispy beans post Anderson, E. (1988). The Food of China. New Haven: Yale University Press. Chang, K. (1977). Food in Chinese Culture. London: Yale...
DominikaMay 31, 201820 minTalking about a foregone tofu dish, crispy beans* and life in China with Beata *Crispy red beans with pickled vegetables (Chinese: 腌菜酥红豆; pinyin: yāncài sū hóngdòu) Before I proceed to the next Chapter, because I...
DominikaApr 13, 20181 minSources and further reading for the tomatoes and eggs postAnderson Jr., E., & Anderson, M. (1977). Modern China: South. In K. (. Chang, Food in Chinese Culture (pp. 317-382). New Haven: Yale...
DominikaApr 13, 201810 minMy obsession with chinese dishes nr.1: Stir-fried tomatoes with eggs - 番茄炒蛋 fānqié chǎo dànWhat was sickening about a tomato sandwich? Harriet felt the taste in her mouth. Were they crazy? It was the best taste in the world. Her...
DominikaMar 26, 20181 minSources and further reading for the Chun bing postChung, J., Lai, H., & Joo, J.-H. (2009, 03). Assessing the "Revive the Northeast" (zhenxing dongbei) Programme: Origins, Policies and ...
DominikaMar 26, 201815 minTalking about Spring pancakes* and interpretation with Helen *Spring-pancake (Chinese: 春饼; pinyin: chūnbǐng) Nothing conjures memories of place and time more evocatively than food, and this is...
DominikaFeb 8, 201811 minNew Year, better jiaozi Mrs. Sung has a new kitchen-god. The old one-he who has presided over the household this twelvemonth-has returned to the Celestial...
DominikaFeb 2, 20182 minSources and more reading for Dumplings topicAnderson, E. N. (2014). Food and Environment in Early and Medieval China. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. Brown...