The concept of warm and cold meal is relatively new for me. I discovered it when I moved to Europe. People here normally eat only one hot meal per day, normally for dinner. Lunch is normally a light fare; consisting of a sandwich or a bowl of salad. However during winter time, a small bowl of [...]

The amazing city of Bern, one of the Unesco Heritage Site.
I just got back from Switzerland. In an impulsive manner, I bought my self an air ticket to Zurich, to visit my good old friend and wife in Baden. In a little more than one hour, I arrived in Swiss.Though I have been living for [...]

I love Indian food for its decadent celebration of spices. I have to say that this adoration is relatively recent. As a child and a young adult, I never liked so much highly spiced dishes like curries. The reason is probably because my mom does not like it, so we never have it at home [...]

I am not sure from where I got this recipe. I have read lots of different fish curry recipes, I must have picked a bit of everything from each of them before ending up making this one. I have been trying to reduce my red meat intakes for health reason, not that I am sick or something, [...]

The memory of home is often associated with the taste of the home cooking. Everyone has their own ideas of the taste of home. Be it the stampot that some Dutch mothers use to cook, meatloaf, fish head curry, vegetable soup or fried fish with sambal blachan. A swift of the smell of a particular [...]

It was a very hot day; we headed down to Singapore Chinatown looking for lunch. We were planning to go to our favourite Shanghai eatery, alas, it was closed. After a few rounds we eventually settled for a Sechuan eatery, Hometown in Smith Street, based on my sister’s suggestion. We casually ordered a plate of [...]

Pardon the long pause again. Life has been hectic lately. After having travelled some thousands kilometres to Singapore, sunbathed by the pool, sunburned (and showered by tropical rain), pigged out, drank some gallons of Tiger beer, met old friends and new friends; I am finally back to this blog.
Where do I start telling you about [...]

NL weather has been kind in this past week, the sun shines the whole day through. It is a perfect day to go out of the house and enjoy the rare fine weather. In the time of the crisis, where spending money is an issue, there is no reason to stop enjoying a day-out in [...]

Boquerones fritos or deep fried anchovy is one of my favourite tapas dish. Eaten with a good squeeze of lemon juice and coarse sea salt, it is best served together with a glass of cold beer. This dish is also popular in Italy, commonly known as Fritos.
The smaller the fish, the better the taste as [...]

Nothing feels better than a sunny Saturday. Living in NL where it is cloudy/rainy for 200 days of a year, a brief burst of sunshine is never left unappreciated. Together with G and S (the lovely Italian-Icelandic couple) and D (the lovely Mexican), we went to the Houbema market in Den Hague. This crowded [...]

This is a dish for serious seafood lovers, chilli and lime hard core fans only. It will literally make your lips puckered and sets your tongue on fire. Aguachile is made of raw shrimps cooked in lime, drenched in fiery green salsa made of ground Serrano chillies, cucumber, cilantro and more lime. This traditional [...]

Tinga de Pollo is a dish from Central Mexico. It is made of shredded chicken meat cooked in spicy tomato gravy. It is a down right traditional dish normally prepared for birthday lunch or other special occasion. Though traditionally made with chicken, it could also be made with shredded pork meat.
Just like any other traditional [...]