Category Archives: 5 Carbs

Potatoes, Rice, Noodles, Pasta and stuff like that.

Dan Dan Noodles (担担面)

Posted on March 6, 2010 by Robin

I call this the spaghetti Bolognese from Sichuan: very popular around the world and everybody makes his own version. With less or more ingredients, sesame-paste or not, peanuts or not, lots of oil, spicy, not spicy, pork or beef and … Continue reading →

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Kimchi Pancakes

Posted on February 5, 2010 by Robin

I’ve never been a big fan of pancakes, until I discovered the Asian way of making pancakes. First Okonomiyaki, this Japanese pancake stuffed with “whatever you like”, which is normally a combination of vegetables, meat and seafood (click here for … Continue reading →

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Asian Mushroom Risotto

Posted on September 6, 2008 by Robin

With this great vegetarian recipe you can enjoy all those lovely mushrooms available in the shops these days. Just use whatever you can find, dried shii-take, dried porcini, oyster mushrooms, king oyster mushrooms, enoki, japanese shimeji, chestnut mushrooms or even your … Continue reading →

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Cinnamon Beef Noodles (soup)

Posted on August 14, 2008 by Robin

This recipe for cinnamon beef is slowfood and fastfood at the same time. It’s slowfood because it will take a few hours of stewing to tenderize the meat. But in China it’s considered to be fastfood, there are numerous noodle … Continue reading →

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Spanish Potatoes

Posted on July 17, 2008 by Robin

The deep and warm flavour of spanish smoked paprika can be overpowering in some dishes. This is one recipe in which I think it works beautifully. Together with the corianderseeds and saffron it really makes something special of a simple … Continue reading →

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Heston Blumenthal’s Perfect Spaghetti Bolognese

Posted on June 4, 2008 by Robin

As much as I loved to watch Heston Blumenthal in Search of Perfection, I didn’t really feel like trying any of his recipes. Maybe because I’m not British and I just don’t care about bangers & mash, fish & chips or chicken tikka … Continue reading →

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Salmon & Soba Noodle Salad

Posted on April 18, 2008 by Robin

This is a relatively easy salad to make. Although you have to marinate the noodles for 2 hours (!), the advantage is that you can prepare it in advance and quickly throw everything together the last minute. Except for the salmon. … Continue reading →

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