A can of chickpeas, a teaspoon of oil, and 18 minutes in the air fryer for a snack as crunchy as chips. It’s 7 p.m., dinner is still an hour away, and you need something to snack on right now. A can of chickpeas, a kitchen towel, a drizzle of oil, […]
A comforting Japanese zenzai made with gently simmered sweet azuki beans and served with soft shiratama dumplings. It’s cold, your hands are numb, and the bowl arrives steaming and deep red, with a piece of mochi still puffed up on the surface. The first spoonful is sweet without being cloying, […]
Boston-style white beans slow-baked with molasses and salt pork, in a perfect sweet-savory balance. Fresh from the oven after hours of gentle cooking, the white beans are meltingly tender and cloaked in a dark molasses sauce. The salt pork lends its richness and salinity, the mustard adds a subtle warmth, […]
Tender chickpeas, a dark, deeply spiced masala, and bright fruity acidity: chana masala has everything you want in a vegetarian dish with real character. The chickpeas come out almost black, glossy with ghee or mustard oil. The sauce isn’t runny; it clings to every chickpea with notes of toasted cumin, […]
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 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 fresh, creamy and colourful accompaniment to summer meals with potatoes, carrots and cucumbers! Where I come from, we know potatoes from every angle. But what about Japanese-style potato salad? With its fresh, crunchy vegetables and gourmet Kewpie mayonnaise dressing, this recipe promises to be your go-to dish this summer. […]
Purple desserts, especially sweets like ice cream or pastries such as macarons and other cakes, have become extremely popular on Instagram, thanks to the use of a special ingredient: ube. It’s a tuber from the yam family, traditionally grown in Southeast Asia, India, and even in the French West Indies, […]
What is taro? Taro is an underground vegetable that comes from a perennial plant scientifically known as Colocasia esculenta. The plant’s root is not actually a root, but a corm or tuber—a kind of swollen underground stem surrounded by scales. This cylindrical or spherical corm has a brown, hairy skin […]
Kuzu, this plant-based binder, is very well known in Japan! It is highly valued there for its gelling and smoothing properties that are attributed to traditional sauces such as yakitori sauce, soups and desserts. What is kuzu? Kuzu, or kudzu, comes from the Asian climbing plant Pueraria montana. Known for […]
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