One way to learn an unfamiliar cuisine and culinary culture is to make one yourself! On the very last day of this fantastic course a European food festival was held. The dish I made is called Caprese salad, or Insalata caprese in Italian. It is usually served as a starter and can be consumed anyContinue reading “Never Say Goodbye”
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She owns the kitchen!
Haute Cuisine, a film every foodie cannot miss. Our protagonist Hortense Laborie receives totally contrastive treatments in Elysée Palace and the Antarctic restaurant. She is unwelcome and has to deal with the power play in France, whereas she reigns the kitchen as well as those men’s stomach in Antarctica. French president or the Antarctic crew,Continue reading “She owns the kitchen!”
Casa Ibérica
Casa Ibérica is a deli on 25 Johnston St, Fitzroy. The exterior walls are decorated with exotic graffiti featuring cactus, flamenco dancers, national flags of Spain, Colombia, Mexico, Argentina and so on. Casa in Spanish means house, so its name means the house of Iberian Peninsula, the house of Spain and Portugal. The deli isContinue reading “Casa Ibérica”
The Legendary Paella
Attracted by the scrumptious look and spicy flavour, Spanish paella is one of the European dishes that I’m most interested in. Paella is originally from Valencia, on east coast of Spain. As the Valencian meaning of the name suggests, paella is cooked in a frying pan. The common ingredients are short grain rice, chicken, rabbit,Continue reading “The Legendary Paella”
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