A creamy egg salad, bound with mayonnaise and perked up with mustard, capers, and chili flakes. The creamy dressing coats the chunks of egg, the mustard adds bite, the capers cut through with their salty tang, and the chili flakes leave a distinct heat. This egg salad is a cold […]
Soups and broths
Keto mushroom tom kha (vegan version)
A vegan, low-carb Thai soup with coconut milk, galangal and lemongrass, ready in fifteen minutes. The fragrance rises as soon as the galangal and lemongrass hit the hot oil. The soup is bright and creamy, with deeply browned mushrooms and a splash of lime. It stays vegan and low in […]
Niçoise Salad with a Twist: Romaine and Mayonnaise
A fresh take on niçoise salad with romaine and mayonnaise: paprika-seasoned tuna, anchovies, jammy eggs and olives. Romaine leaves glistening with olive oil, tuna seasoned with paprika, salty anchovies and a touch of mayonnaise. This take on niçoise salad departs from the classic version: added mayonnaise, cooked green beans, and […]
Greek Salad
A Greek salad that keeps things simple: tomatoes, cucumber, crumbled feta and two kinds of olives, with no lettuce or bell pepper. Juicy tomatoes, crunchy cucumber, crumbled feta and two kinds of olives, all brought together by extra virgin olive oil mingling with the tomato juices. Fresh oregano, lightly crushed […]
Authentic Miso Nikomi Udon
Thick udon noodles made without salt, simmered in a red miso dashi broth and served bubbling hot in their own little pot, Nagoya-style. It’s cold, the day has been long, and all you want is a steaming hot pot set in front of you. Miso nikomi udon arrives still boiling, […]
Authentic Filipino Sinigang
Discover Filipino sinigang, a tangy, comforting broth combining tender pork and assorted vegetables. When the crowdsourced guide TasteAtlas crowned sinigang the best vegetable soup of 2021, Filipinos felt less surprise than a quiet sense of validation. A steaming bowl of this stew has long been the answer to a drizzly afternoon. Tangy steam […]
Tōnyū Nabe – Japanese Hot Pot with Soy Milk
A comforting Japanese nabe in a creamy shiro-dashi and soy milk broth, with chicken, tofu, vegetables, and mushrooms for a complete yet delicate meal. It’s grey outside, and on the table a donabe sends up gentle wisps of steam over its milky-white broth. Unsweetened soy milk, white miso, and dashi […]
Mizutaki – Japanese chicken hot pot
Hakata-style chicken hot pot: a crystal-clear water broth, vegetables finished at the table, and vibrant daidai ponzu for dipping. It’s cold outside and the pot arrives in the center of the table, steam already rising. First, a small cup of plain broth, barely salted — pure, concentrated chicken with nothing […]
Authentic Ajoblanco – White Gazpacho
An ultra-creamy Andalusian chilled soup made with almonds, garlic, and olive oil, brightened with vinegar and served ice-cold with grapes. In Málaga in August, appetites fade well before noon. A glass of ice-cold ajoblanco brings yours back in one sip: milk-white, with two or three Muscat grapes at the bottom […]
Authentic Hiyajiru – Miyazaki-Style Cold Soup
Miyazaki’s chilled bowl : a broth of toasted miso and ground sesame, poured ice-cold over still-warm barley rice. The air is heavy, your appetite has been gone since noon, and yet this bowl disappears in minutes. The broth comes straight from the fridge, rich with toasted miso and ground sesame, and […]