This Vietnamese salad shouts out nothing else but bold Asian flavors. Sweet, tangy, fresh, spicy. . . it indeed is a perfect representation of the complexity of most Asian cooking – hot and cool at the same time, flavorful yet easy to prepare. This raw salad basically is a slaw of crisp raw mangoes and an […]
Chili-Mango Sorbet
Here’s one quick and unique dessert treat – chili-mango sorbet! As strange as it may sound, these two certainly make one interestingly perfect combination. Those random bits of red pepper flakes cause a sudden spike of heat inside the mouth, and just before the spice rises to a point too overwhelming, everything is cooled down by […]
Japanese Kani Salad
Whenever I do have a good craving for a salad, it would most likely be either for a chunky grilled chicken Ceasar or for this simple Japanese kani and mango salad. In fact, this starter would most likely be found on our table whenever we go out for dinner at a Japanese restaurant despite how I […]
Spiced Mango Chutney
Chutneys are basically condiments originating from the Eastern Indian cuisine. Sweet or savory, ranging from a basic tomato relish to a yogurt-based cucumber raita, chutneys are more commonly made spicy with the addition of a considerable amount of fresh red or green chilis. Think of it as nothing different from the more popular salsa, both […]
Sous Vide Mango-Coffee Preserve
I love experimenting a lot with my jams, jellies, and all other fruit preserves, having tried lots of flavor combinations from more traditionally accepted ones to the possibly unimaginable. I’ll have to say that this is my favorite so far. Breakfast in a bottle, as I’d like to call it, the aroma of sweet ripe […]