Often I choose books that focus on a single cuisine but in the case of Bowlful by Norman Musa, I was drawn in by the promise of fresh and vibrant dishes from across Southeast Asia. Born in Penang, Malaysia, experienced chef and author Musa has spent much of his life exploring the cultures and cuisines ... Read more »
2020 is definitely not the year of international travel. That passtime has pretty much ground to a halt, as many of us around the world hunker down at home in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Travel lovers like me, who would usually be booking the next trip, focus instead on dreams of past travels, ... Read more »
If you’ve read our full review of Mandalay: Recipes and Tales from a Burmese Kitchen, you’ll already know that this book is stuffed full of tempting, achievable and delicious Burmese recipe. Today, we share MiMi Aye’s Golden Pumpkin Curry. ... Read more »
This Classic Burmese Pork Curry is one of the delicious recipe’s in Mandalay: Recipes and Tales from a Burmese Kitchen by MiMi Aye. Hailing from Mogok, this dish is soft, sweet and mild, and utterly addictive. ... Read more »
This delicious Burmese Braised Beef Curry is an absolutely delicious recipe from MiMi Aye’s cookery book, Mandalay: Recipes and Tales from a Burmese Kitchen. A simple dish to make and packed full of flavour, this braised beef curry is a must-cook, especially for fans of coriander leaf. ... Read more »
Mandalay: Recipes and Tales from a Burmese Kitchen, by MiMi Aye is so much more than a cookbook. As well as well-described, accurate, standalone recipes, Mandalay is a love letter to Burmese food, Burma’s people and its culture, and an absolute joy to cook from. ... Read more »
‘Burma has some glorious noodle dishes’, says MiMi Aye, explaining her enduring obsession with this ubiquitous but underappreciated ingredient. As a child, MiMi learned to cook Shan and Burmese food from her mother who she describes as ‘a brilliant cook’, and enjoyed many holidays spent visiting family in Burma (also known as Myanmar), learning even ... Read more »
The Place of Onions, in old Lille. After last night’s rainstorm the intense sticky heat has broken and today is cool, breezy, fresh… I love it! A drop of… [more]
We went to Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire at The Void this morning, an amazing VR experience where we got to be Rebel Alliance members going undercover as… [more]