Cubes of raw tuna marinated with shoyu, sesame oil and seaweed, served over warm Japanese rice with cucumber, avocado and furikake. Some evenings, you want to eat something fresh without turning on the stove. A poke bowl is exactly the answer: glistening red tuna coated in shoyu and toasted sesame […]
Tag: Asian cuisine
Mild Fish Curry With Coconut Milk, Turmeric and Nigella Seeds
A mild pollock curry with coconut milk, flavored with turmeric, nigella seeds and caraway, served over mashed sweet potato or pumpkin. A smooth, golden sauce coats the vegetables, the fish falls into large flakes, and the orange mash soaks up every spoonful. Turmeric adds flavor without heat, nigella seeds lend […]
Asian Cabbage Salad
An Asian cabbage salad featuring pan-fried cabbage dressed with white miso, lemon and sesame oil, with a lower-carb option. The pan-browned cabbage keeps its crunch, the miso and lemon dressing livens it up, and the cashews add a satisfying bite. This Asian cabbage salad starts with finely sliced cabbage seared […]
Stir-Fried Kelp Noodles with Bok Choy
A quick, low-carb kelp noodle stir-fry with bok choy, soy sauce, sesame and chili. In a hot frying pan, the bok choy sizzles, the onion turns translucent and the chili flakes tint the soy sauce a vibrant red. In just a few minutes, the noodles are coated in an umami-rich […]
Chinese-Style Konjac Noodles with Crispy Pork (Keto)
A Chinese-inspired keto bowl: golden pork strips over konjac noodles with a garlic and sesame sauce. Strips of pork belly sizzle, turn golden at the edges and glisten under a light sweet-savory coating. At the bottom of the bowl, the konjac noodles stay supple, coated in garlic oil, tahini, soy […]
Cauliflower Rice with Spring Onion and Chilli
Cauliflower rice stir-fried with spring onion and chilli: a low-carb side dish ready in minutes. Tiny grains of cauliflower sizzle in the hot pan, chilli brings everything to life, and spring onion, added at the end of cooking, retains its freshness. This cauliflower rice looks like rice, but its flavour […]
Easy Taro Bubble Tea
What is taro bubble tea? Taro bubble tea, often called “taro boba tea”, is a delicious drink that originated in Taiwan but has won over taste buds around the world. It is a variation on traditional bubble tea, distinguished by the use of taro, an exotic tuber highly prized in […]
Asian-Style Pork Rillettes
A delicious rillettes recipe inspired by the flavors of Northern China Today, I’m sharing a truly original recipe. To me, it’s one of the best examples of Chinese-French culinary fusion… with a little Mexican influence too, but I’ll get to that later in the article. Chinese… rillettes? That’s right! First […]
Sesame Seeds Explained
Used for over 4000 years now, it goes without saying that sesame seeds have earned a special place in our daily lives; and with all the culinary and cultural richness that comes with it, from the United States to Asia! What Are Sesame Seeds? The sesame seed itself comes from […]
Authentic Laotian Chicken Larb (Laap)
This recipe comes entirely from the now-closed blog “Le Canard du Mékong,” whose domain name has since lapsed. I tried to get in touch with Phil, without success… After a bit of searching, I managed to recover the recipe and photos, which I am sharing here for posterity after a […]