Vegan-Friendly and Healthy Tempe

Tempe, a traditional soy product made from fermented soybeans, is everyone’s favourite in Indonesia. It is made by a natural culturing and controlled fermentation process that binds soybeans …

Kaffeost – Coffee with cheese, anyone?

Photo Credit Kaffeost I had never heard about this idea of coffee with cheese until one of my Swedish friends mentioned it to me. As a cheese lover …

The Length and Breadth of Indian Curry

By Tasneem Rajkotwala http://www.thoughtsoverchai.net/ “Having a curry for breakfast is a thing of beauty.” said British comedian Romesh Ranganathana. For someone who has grown up and lived most …

Deliciously Hot Sri Lankan Curry

Sri Lanka is blessed with natural forests, beautiful temples, crystal clear water beaches, tea plantations and many varieties of tasty curries made from flavourful local spices and chillies. …

Turmeric – The bright yellow beauty that keeps your brain healthy

Not only it gives a nice colour and flavour to your curry, turmeric can also keep you away from serious brain diseases. One of the organic components of …

From the Curry Series: Thailand

Date of Origin: 4th CenturyFamous for: Red and Green Curry Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country which was never colonized by Western empires; therefore Thai people have …

Fascinating Gulai

By Kevindra P. SoemantriTranslated by ESF Media History of GulaiAlmost everyone in Indonesia is familiar with Gulai. Typically known to be of West Sumatran origin, Gulai has the …

Curry Around the World

Anyone who has tried a dish of curry knows the magic that fulfills all of our 5 senses. The word “curry” is thought to come from the Tamil …

Expensive spices in the world

Tracing back to ancient Egypt and China, spices have been with us for centuries. The use of spice goes beyond  culinary purposes as they are also used as …

Japanese Kare Udon to Warm Your Tummy

This comfort dish, popular amongst Japanese people, is probably not as well-known as sushi or ramen but it is definitely loved by many. Kare udon first appeared in …

“Country Captain Chicken”

Curry was brought to the US in the eighteenth century by the British immigrants. The first known curry was “Apple Curry Soup”, featured in an eighteenth century manuscript …

PLASTIC−OUR BIGGEST CHALLENGE

Everyone who buys groceries has experienced at the end of a week the problem of an overload of plastic bags! Don’t get me wrong, I’m not blaming plastic …

Bunny Chow in South Africa

Curry can be traced back from to times in this area. The history starts in the mid-1600s with the Dutch East India Company, which at that time were …

The Caribbean Curry

To be quite honest, I didn’t know that curry is present in Caribbean cuisine. Then I dug into the history and found out that it exists, and is …

Japanese Kare Raisu

Japanese Kare Raisu is a beloved dish all over the country, and is considered a comfort food. Curry was introduced to Japan by British officers and merchants during …

Japan Food and Travel – AWAJISHIMA

Japan Food and Travel – UWAJIMA

On December 2017, we visited Uwajima with the 11-year Michelin star holder from Hotel Brittany & Spa in France, Chef Loic le Bail. Watch how captivating Uwajima is. …