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Cold Matcha Noodles: Chasoba, Pickled Cucumber Soft-Boiled Egg
Cold matcha noodles, also known as chasoba, are Japanese green tea noodles served cold with a creamy sauce of sesame, soy, rice vinegar and gochujang. In this recipe, they’re topped with pickled cucumber, a soft-boiled egg, nori, and sesame seeds. It’s a fresh, quick and nourishing dish, perfect for spring or summer. Cold matcha noodles…
Rou Jia Mo: The Melt-in-Your-Mouth flavorfoul Chinese Burger
There are recipes that change the way we look at street food. The Rou Jia Mo, also known as the “Chinese burger”, is one of them. A golden brown bread, slightly crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, stuffed with melt-in-the-mouth meat simmered with spices, flavored with Shaoxing wine and Sichuan pepper. It…
Pan Bagnat: the authentic sandwich from Nice between bread in oil and Mediterranean flavours
Sun, sea and black olives. If there was a sandwich to represent the Mediterranean, it would undoubtedly be the pan bagnat. This great classic of Niçoise cuisine combines a solidly structured Niçoise salad between two halves of a round bread soaked in olive oil. Pan bagnat is not a “tuna sandwich” like any other. He…
San Sebastian cheesecake: the ultra-creamy Basque burnt cheesecake
San Sebastian cheesecake, also known as Burnt Basque cheesecake, is a cheesecake without a biscuit crust, baked at high temperatures to obtain a very caramelized surface and a creamy, almost shaky center. It originates from San Sebastián, in the Spanish Basque Country, and popularized by the restaurant La Viña. San Sebastian cheesecake, with its creamy…
Aish el saraya: no-bake oriental dessert with ashta cream
Aish el saraya is a no-bake oriental dessert, made of layers of bread or rusks soaked in fragrant syrup, covered with ashta-style milk cream, then decorated with crushed pistachios. Melting, fresh and very fragrant, it is one of those generous desserts that are prepared in advance, especially during Ramadan or for large tables. Its name…
Tarte al djote de Nivelles: the traditional Belgian recipe
The tarte al djote is one of the great specialties of Nivelles, Belgium. Behind its Walloon name is a rustic, generous and very fragrant savory tart, prepared with yeast dough, Nivelles dumplings, chard leaves, parsley, onion, eggs and lots of salted butter. Serve it hot, ideally with a knob of salted butter that melts on…
Tuna peaches: the Belgian retro recipe ready in 5 minutes
Tuna peaches are one of the most confusing and cult Belgian recipes: half peaches in syrup, a tuna garnish, mayonnaise, a little lemon, parsley… and five minutes of preparation. On paper, the association seems unlikely. On the plate, however, it tells the story of a whole era of family cooking, practical, sweet and savory and…
Liège-style meatballs: the Belgian recipe with rabbit sauce
Liège-style meatballs are one of the great classics of Belgian cuisine: large, fluffy meatballs made from beef and pork, topped with a sweet and sour rabbit sauce with Liège syrup, dark beer, vinegar, vergeoise and raisins. Contrary to what its name may suggest, rabbit sauce does not contain rabbit. It probably takes its name from…
Bolivian Cuñape: Naturally Gluten-Free Cassava and Cheese Bread
Cuñape, or cuñapé, is a Bolivian bread with cheese and cassava starch. Moist, slightly elastic and naturally gluten-free, it is prepared with a few simple ingredients: cassava starch, cream cheese, egg, butter, milk, salt and baking powder. Native to eastern Bolivia, particularly associated with the Santa Cruz region, cuñape is one of the cheese buns…
Ivorian coconut cake: crispy little coconut fritters
The Ivorian coconut cake is a small fried sweet made with fresh coconut, flour, sugar, milk, vanilla and nutmeg. Cut into diamonds and then immersed in hot oil, it becomes crispy on the outside while remaining soft and fragrant on the inside. In Côte d’Ivoire, these small coconut cakes are eaten as a snack, with…
Andean pastelitos: fried pastries from the Venezuelan Andes
Andean pastelitos are small Venezuelan fried pastries typical of the Andean region of the country. Their thin, crispy dough contains a generous filling of beef, rice, hard-boiled eggs, peppers, tomato, coriander and achiote, also known as annatto or onoto. Very popular in western Venezuela, especially in the states of Mérida, Táchira and Trujillo, Andean pastelitos…
Maqluba: Palestinian and Jordanian upside-down rice
Maqluba, or maklouba, is a Levantine dish of upside-down rice prepared with chicken or lamb, fried vegetables like eggplant, cauliflower, potato, and rice cooked in spicy broth. After cooking, the pot is turned upside down onto a large serving platter. Maqluba, also known as maklouba, maqlouba or makluba, is a large dish of upside-down rice…
Tunisian casse croûte: the tuna and harissa sandwich
The Tunisian casse croûte, or kaskrout tounsi, is a street-food sandwich filled with harissa, tuna, hard-boiled eggs, Tunisian salad, olives, chili pepper and sometimes potatoes, capers, mechouia or candied lemon. It is usually prepared in a Tunisian Italian bread, which is softer than a classic baguette. Since we had mentioned the famous Tunisian fricassee a…
Mofo sakay (anana): the recipe for Malagasy fritters with chili pepper
Mofo sakay are small Malagasy fritters with chili, crispy on the edges, soft in the center and flavored with turmeric. In Madagascar, they are one of those street-foods that are eaten hot, often as a snack, as an aperitif or to accompany a simple meal. The word “Mofo ” refers to bread or cake in…
Thiakry: recipe for Senegalese dessert with millet and raisins
Thiakry, is a Senegalese dessert prepared with steamed millet couscous, then mixed with a sweet milky base. Served chilled, it seduces with its creamy and slightly grainy texture, often flavoured with vanilla, nutmeg or enriched with raisins. Thiakry with raisins, a must-try African dessert Looking for a dessert that is simple, fragrant and exotic? Thiakry…
Senegalese bissap juice: the ice-cold hibiscus infusion
Bissap juice is a Senegalese drink made with dried hibiscus flowers, also known as red bissap or Guinea sorrel. They are infused in hot water with mint, then filtered before adding sugar, orange blossom or vanilla. Bissap is served very chilled. Bissap juice is an iced Senegalese drink made from dried hibiscus flowers, also known…
Pay Guayaba : the ultra-melting Cuban guava pie
The pay de guayaba is a Cuban guava pie, made with homemade buttery dough and a melting filling made from guava paste. Simple, fruity and very fragrant, this recipe honors one of the most emblematic ingredients of Cuban desserts: guayaba. In Cuba and in Cuban diaspora cuisine, guava is used in the form of paste,…
Senegalese dibis, just like at a dibiterie: grilled lamb and onions with mustard
Dibi is a Senegalese street food dish made with grilled meat, most often lamb, cut into pieces and then served with onions, mustard and bread. Prepared in the dibiteries, this great classic of Dakar grills seduces with its smoky, tender and spicy meat. Today we’re making a delicious dibi, a quintessentially Senegalese street food made…
Bánh chuối nướng: Vietnamese banana and coconut milk cake
Bánh chuối nướng is a Vietnamese baked dessert, prepared with ripe bananas, stale bread or sandwich bread, coconut milk, condensed milk, sugar and sometimes butter. Its texture is somewhere between cake, flan and bread pudding. Bánh chuối nướng is a Vietnamese cake with banana and coconut milk, melting, fragrant and slightly caramelized. Despite its name…
Thiebou Diola: The Senegalese C’est bon from Casamance
Thiebou diola, also called “C’est bon”, is a Senegalese dish from Casamance. It combines rice flavored with dried seafood such as toufa and yokhos, grilled fish, onion sauce, green bissap beugueuthie, okra, prawns and sometimes palm oil. Thiebou diola, also called “C’est bon”, is a Senegalese dish from Casamance, in the south of Senegal. Less…
Coconut Beijinho: The Recipe for Brazilian Coconut Docinho
Coconut beijinho is a Brazilian docinho made with sweetened condensed milk, butter, and shredded coconut. Very common in parties and birthdays in Brazil, it forms in small balls rolled in coconut and is often decorated with a clove. What is coconut beijinho? We’re sending you lots of love today with the kisses coco, or Beijinhos…
