Karaage chicken dipped in Japanese kewpie mayonnaise.

chicken karaage – japanese fried chicken

Chicken karaage is this wonderful Japanese take on fried chicken. It gets a big flavour kick from a quick marinade. And the potato starch makes it super crispy. Tasty stuff. Like the best chicken nugget you ever had.

Two bowls of potato leek soup garnished with cream and chives.

potato leek soup

Potato leek soup. So good. So easy. Something wonderful from the simplest of ingredients.

Potato leek soup is one of my favourite soups of all time. There is something magic about taking such basic ingredients and creating a dinner party worthy dish.

Tom yum soup in a big bowl from above.

thai tom yum soup

Thai tom yum soup is a classic Thai dish for a reason. It’s delicious. And you can make it at home like they serve in restaurants.

Japanese miso soup in a white bowl with spoon.

japanese miso soup

Want to make Japanese miso soup at home? Want to make it in less than 10 minutes? This is the recipe for you.

Momofuku pork belly sliced on cutting board with knife and chopsticks

momofuku pork belly

Momofuku pork belly is so good a restaurant empire was built on it. Melting tender and deeply flavoured. And this is how they do it. For real. I asked. At the restaurant.

Overhead view of spicy Thai beef salad garnished with red chili slices.

spicy thai beef salad

Spicy Thai beef salad. Beef. Lime. Chili. Mint. Cilantro. It all comes together in one big flavour bomb. Almost too much but it works. And it works well.