Ginger, Garlic Create the East-West Link
Simple Way to Prepare this Grass-Fed Meat
A Hand of Ginger
Lamb of course is the other major naturally raised Meat, along with Duck, often neglected by North American cooks. Lamb or Continue reading
A Ground Meat and Vegetable Classic
Tomatoes, Peas Complete the Dish
Tomatoes
“Keema” (Hindi:कीमा) refers to ground or minced Meat, and several kinds may appear in this dish, along with Continue reading
A Simple Sate
Good for Rijsttafel
Garlic – a Key Ingredient
Lamb — or Mutton or Goal — are popular meats in Indonesia. Here is a simple recipe for a Lamb Sate, which makes enough for 12 substantial kebabs.
It could be served as part of a Rijsttafel buffet or as the main course of a simple meal, along with a Rice dish and maybe a vegetable or salad.
Cooking time is only about 10 minutes, and it will take about 15 or 20 minutes to assemble and prepare. The time for marinating is from 2 or 3 hours to overnight.
The Roof the the World
Chandradeva’s Pathway
“The wildest dreams of Kew are the facts of Kathmandu.” — Rudyard Kipling [1]
Vale of Kathmandu
What is Nepalese cuisine? Actually, the question should be, What Nepal? Or, what cuisine? For a relatively small country, Nepal has an astonishing variety of cuisines that can be called Nepalese.
Often thought of as a lofty, mountainous land, home of the world’s Continue reading
A Nation of Islands
Rijsttafel, Sate, and Sambals
“Indonesia isn’t a country, it’s a happening.” — Christopher Lucas [1]
Garuda, Indonesia, 14th cent.
Indonesia stretches from the Asian mainland towards Australia, like a jade necklace across the southern ocean. The nation contains more than 17,000 islands, and its people represent several hundred ethnic groups, speaking many different languages.
Indonesia is an ancient country and its Continue reading
Kamai’ina Picnic Favorite
Wrapped Meat
This is an Old Kamai’ina way of grilling Pork Chops or other Pork for a picnic and reflects the use of wrapping in old Hawaiian cuisine.
Hawaiian Potted Pork Chops
Ingredients:
Thick Pork Chops or slices of Pork Butt
Basil Continue reading
A Fanfare of Chopsticks
The World’s Best Cooks
“There would have been universal insistence, with a fanfare of chopsticks, upon irresistible Chinese food.” — Richard Hughes [1]
“It would not be an overstatement to maintain that the Chinese are the best cooks in the world.” — V. R. Burkhardt [2]
Jade Chopsticks
Collected by Berthold Laufer
Chinese food is everyone’s favorite cuisine, it seems. This holds true whether you are chef, foodie, food writer, or ordinary eater.
It is true not only in China, but Chinese food is hugely enjoyed in Japan, Australia, North and South America, and Europe. These days, excellent Chinese food is increasingly available in the Middle East and Africa, as restaurants open to serve expatriate Chinese workers in those regions. Continue reading