While we all keep on saying taste preferences change with age, I think that, most of all, they broaden. The funny thing is that sometimes…
Whenever I desperately wanted to use one precise food ingredient, I always wished I could look at a cookery book’s index, find a tempting recipe…
This popular Polish salad belongs to those fascinating dishes where a mixture of humble ingredients produces surprisingly palatable final results. Personally, I am highly addicted…
Celery is not the most traditional Japanese vegetable and yet the aroma and flavours of these pickles seem so typically Japanese, I would not put…
A good cookery book must have reliable, clearly explained recipes, but, as I realised some time ago, I consider it excellent only when it inspires…
What do you do once your jar of pickles is empty? Some people keep the vinegared brine and add it to different sauces, but, I…
This dish will tickle your palate, tingle your tongue, put your mouth on fire and awaken you from the autumn lethargy. If you like bold…
Katerina, my Greek cuisine teacher, whose fascinating blog Culinary Flavors is a constant source of inspiration, has recently asked me about Polish recipes. I looked through…
I grew up accustomed to long-term storage pickles, i.e. lasting at least a year, so my biggest regret while discovering Japanese sunomono (vinegared dishes) was…
Most of you have probably heard about the famous Bibimbap, but I bet Cold Bibimbap is much less popular. When I saw it first time…