Mussels and Shrimp in Coconut nd Lime Broth
Coconut Milk
This Thai-influenced Mussels Soup would make a light meal for four to six people and can be ready in about half an hour. The Coconut Milk is key, and the whole recipe is typical Thai hot-sweet-sour-salty, all simultaneously Continue reading
Kamai’ina Favorite
A Special Occasion Dessert
Canned Litchi Fruit
Flaming Lychee fruit to pour over desserts was a favorite among my Kamai’ina relatives in the 1970s. It was treated as a State Continue reading
A Symbol of Eternal Friendship
Good with Whipped Cream
In old China, an unpeeled Orange was the symbol of eternal friendship. In modern Hawaii, you might see caramelized Orange Slices at Lauaus, barbecues or other parties. They get served by themselves, as an accompaniment to meats, or as part of dessert, with Continue reading
Galangal, Lemongrass and Fish Sauce
Duck and Sticky Rice
Lemongrass
Land of a Million Elephants: Laos has been called the Land of a Million Elephants. Elephants are still there, but modern Laos may now be the the .Land of a Million Motorbikes.
Laos is the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia and is home to a Continue reading
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