June 2022

La Cloche (Wellington CBD, Wellington, New Zealand)

They said Wellington have the best cafe’s and every Wellingtonian knows that the capital has some of the best coffee in the world, that is a big title to claim but it is true since Wellington has been in the list of “World’s best coffee: 8 cities to visit for...

Sambal Belachan Stir Fried Vegetables

Adding some oomph to your healthy veggie dish. Sambal Belachan Stir Fried Vegetables is a simple vegetable dish stir fried with aromatics in a rich sauce made with chillies and shrimp paste. Sometimes stir-fried vegetable dishes can be monotonous, it’s always the usual stir fry that is flavoured by reduced...

Pineapple Chicken

The sweet, sour, spicy and savoury combination of this dish will certainly let you ask for more! Pineapple Chicken, a simple dish for pan seared chicken and pineapples cooked in pineapple juice reduction infused with chillies, fish sauce and other aromatics. Browning things in a pan like fruits, vegetables and...

24 Best Beef Stews around the World

When you think of a beef stew what usually comes to mind is that tender beef cubes slowly cooked with potatoes and carrots on a rich gravy like sauce that gives that inner warmth which makes it a nice comfort meal specially during cold and rainy season but this humble...

Chow Tory (Wellington CBD, Wellington, New Zealand)

If you’re looking for a quick and cheap lunch menu and you happen to be in Wellington then I would suggest Chow in Tory Street, although it’s not perfect, a NZ$15.00 for a soup, 2 dishes and rice is hard to beat. We visited Wellington a couple of months ago...

Fried Nian Gao

This delicious yummy dessert and/or snack is usually served during Chinese New Year but that does not mean something as yummy as this can’t be served anytime of the year. Fried Nian Gao is a type of Malaysian snack made with Nian gao, taro and sweet potato slices that are...

Chashu-men

If the meat from your Tonkotsu ramen is not enough then this will certainly fulfil your chashu dreams. Chashu-men is a type of Japanese noodle dish served with ramen noodles over a rich pork broth served with a copious amount of chashu. The first time I had a real ramen...

Adana Kebab

One of the best kebabs ever created! Adana Kebab is a Turkish dish prepared with lamb mince seasoned with sumac, chili and parsley that is chargrilled and typically served with flatbread, Turkish salad called zerzavat and a garlic yogurt dip. From the city of Adana, south of Turkey came this...