Parkia speciosa (petai, twisted cluster bean, yongchaak, zawngtah or stink bean), is a plant of the genus Parkia in the family Fabaceae. It bears long, flat edible beans with bright green seeds the size and shape of plump almonds which have a rather peculiar smell, characterised by some as being similar to that added to… Continue reading Southeast Asian Ingredients – Petai
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Foodie weekend – Borough Market
I should really be catching up on work email, but the idea of spending a glorious sunny day inside did not appeal. When A suggested a visit to Borough Market I happily ran out the door without a second glance at my work laptop. I didn’t realise how large Borough Market was. Just a few… Continue reading Foodie weekend – Borough Market
Southeast Asian ingredients – Kangkung
It seems like everyone in my flickr stream feature food in their weekend update. I’m not sure if there’s something in the air that requires comfort eating, but for me the weather is definitely making me rather peckish. Tonight is my turn to cook in our share household; something we do on a semi regular… Continue reading Southeast Asian ingredients – Kangkung
Comfort food – banana bread
After three months away from Australia, it surprised me that I haven’t craved anything too much. Well I do miss a good coffee that’s not from a coffee chain, Pork roll from the local Vietnamese bakery, great Asian food in general and a decent sausage roll…but nothing that made me wake up in the middle… Continue reading Comfort food – banana bread
Fill my little world
I can’t believe this is my first post in August, the entire month have just disappeared without me noticing. Nothing much to say other than I am still happier than I have been in a while. There’s a sense of freedom in giving up control and worry about what will happen next and enjoying the… Continue reading Fill my little world
Kyoto Nishiki Market
I promise I’ll start posting photos of London to prove I am actually here, but with so many photos from Japan I still haven’t shared, what am I supposed to do? While in Kyoto I wandered into Nishiki Market, Kyoto’s oldest food market. My sense of direction is terrible, but it was harder to find… Continue reading Kyoto Nishiki Market
On being fed
I was told that it looked like we did very little working and plenty on eating, it probably was true to an extent. We were fed to the bursting point, but it’s difficult to say no to home grownshitake mushroom of a size that you wouldn’t believe. The photo is actually my hand holding three… Continue reading On being fed
Seafood in Hokkaido
Seafood in Hokkaido Originally uploaded by mirvettium I know I was in the right place in Japan, when the specialty bento box in Kushiro contained oysters. What I wasn’t expecting was the sheer volume and quality of the food in Hokkaido, especially in the region we were working at. The ocean is so close, that… Continue reading Seafood in Hokkaido
Sydney Food and Wine Fair
It’s nearly the end of Good Food Month, unlike previous years where I circled each week to pay homage to the god of gluttony, this year I’ve only managed to go to the Sydney Food and Wine Fair, but it’s definitely one not to miss. Hyde Park was bustling by the time I arrived around… Continue reading Sydney Food and Wine Fair
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