Black urad bean soup simmered with Nepali spices, then finished with a crunchy ghee tempering. Steam rises from a mound of white rice while a thin, golden dal coats each grain, perfumed with ghee and fried garlic—the everyday emblem of Nepal. Dal bhat is both meal and ritual: fluffy rice, […]
These Japanese chicken wings, twice-fried then coated in a soy-mirin glaze and sprinkled with sesame, deliver shatteringly crispy skin and an addictive sweet-salty flavor. The first bite snaps : the chicken skin, thin and translucent, gives way. It releases juices scented with soy caramel, followed by a sharp hit of pepper. […]
These crispy Korean pancakes combine mung beans, sauteed pork, and kimchi for big, bold flavor. Since the Korean War, rural cooks have relied on locally grown mung beans, which need no milling and pack more protein than polished rice. The inimitable sizzle still draws lines of regulars and tourists under […]
A refreshing Filipino ceviche of raw tuna bathed in rice vinegar, bright citrus, and crisp vegetables. The sun has barely risen. Aboard a wooden banca off Surigao, the workday has already given way to breakfast. A fisherman hoists his net, revealing a shimmering tanigue, still trembling in the rigging. He […]
De délicieux raviolis géorgiens farcis à l’agneau haché et parfumés au thym La première bouchée n’est que vapeur et surprise. Vous soulevez la boulette par son chignon plissé. Vous mordez prudemment sur le côté et, pshhht ! Comme dans un xiao long bao, un jus brûlant envahit votre langue, ruisselant jusqu’au menton et embuant […]
The famous Korean breaded pork, but in its traditional Korean version! A delicacy with a simply divine sauce The first thing you notice is the size: a golden oval that takes up the entire plate. Under the blade, the crust yields with a slight crackle as a brown, buttery sauce […]
A delicious Korean knife-cut noodle soup, served in an anchovy broth with various toppings and spicy sauce. The first thing you notice is the mist. A veil of fragrant noodle steam condenses on the window as summer rain “patters on the awning. Diners lean over bowls that gurgle like small […]
A delicious traditional Korean bulgogi recipe with pork and squid The wok brushes against the flame and the room is immediately filled with the scent of the East Sea: already salted squid rings shrink next to ribbons of pork belly, all lacquered with a scarlet glaze that crackles and snaps […]
A Delicious, Highly Spiced Traditional Variant of Korean Kimbap On a misty afternoon at Jinju’s Jungang Market, a chili-scented steam rises from a modest bunsik. It wafts down the alley, attracting passersby. Customers wipe their foggy glasses, don plastic gloves, and queue for a seemingly ordinary seaweed roll, accompanied by […]
A super simple recipe to make your own Korean fish cakes at home On a January morning on a Busan avenue, briny steam wafts from a stainless steel cart, fogging the vendor’s glasses and enveloping passersby in a marine aroma. Schoolchildren stick wooden skewers into a cup containing an anchovy […]
