Monthly Archives: July 2011
LightRefreshingCool: soba noodles with dipping sauce
Shanghai summer, electric with the endless buzz of cicadas, is in full swing. With the mercury hitting — and passing — 35C for days on end, hovering over a gas stove to make a hot meal begins to its appeal. … Continue reading
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In love: light green spaghetti
I’m in love with the zucchini in noodle form. Although its heavy-handed supermarket packaging upsets the environmentalist in me, I’ve learned to peel back the plastic and see it for the astonishingly versatile vegetable that it is. Having come across … Continue reading
A bad phone break-up with our neighbourhood Dongbei diner
I broke up with one of my favourite restaurants yesterday. I’d been collecting photos to write a positive review of this place, but what I already have will do for a farewell. As Sean and I don’t eat out super … Continue reading
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The obligatory soup noodle post
There’s one of these homemade-Asian-noodle-soup photos in practically every food/cooking blog, it seems, so I might as well add mine now: buckwheat (soba) noodles with plump shiitake mushrooms in homemade stock, drizzled with sesame oil. To up my vegetable intake … Continue reading
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[Recreate] Bellagio’s beans with salted duck egg
Having become an instant fan of Bellagio‘s green beans with salted duck egg and eaten it twice within the last three weeks, I was eager to recreate it at home. A quick search confirmed that the dish was simple enough … Continue reading
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