Emilia Romagna
Learning the rules of Italian cooking
We fell foul of the rules of Italian cooking in a kitchen tucked away the end of a shadowy courtyard off a nondescript street on the western edge of Bologna’s old centre. […]
cooking
Food & drink
Cooking with travel memories
Perhaps, as we can’t travel, memories of tasting similar creations in various destinations has added extra oomph to flavours, but we’re relishing reliving travel moments thanks to these lock-down menus. […]
Food & drink
Alheira, the Portuguese Sausage that wasn’t a Sausage
Chicken, beef, partridge and, or quail is mixed with wheat bread, garlic, olive oil and a secret mix of spices and made into a horseshoe shaped sausage which can be fried, grilled or barbecued… […]
Costa Brava
Recipe for Pan Tomate, Tomato and Garlic Bread from Catalonia
Pan tomate (I’ll stick with the Costa Brava version) is generally regarded as a breakfast dish, although in reality it’s served pretty much at any time of the day throughout Costa Brava and Catalonia. […]
Asturias
Asturian Cooking, Classic Fabada Recipe
One of the most popular and robust dishes in Asturian gastronomy is fabada which is a sort of peasant bean stew flavoured with chunks of pork… […]
Food & drink
Food in Sri Lanka, Potato & Green Bean Curry
The potato and green bean curry dished up was much milder than the average madras. It had a very distinctive flavour (slightly roasted) that was quite different from the flavours of sauces from other areas of India. […]