Black bean sauce is an important and popular ingredient in Chinese cuisine, particularly Cantonese and Sichuan cooking. Salty and spicy with a hint of sweet, black bean sauce contributes a flavor to Chinese food like no other. What an amazing ready made sauce to use in combination with fish (or meat) and vegetables! Thanks to Lia … More The particular smell of Eastern cooking
Clean and slice 450 grams of fresh calamari ( frozen ones are a perfect alternative). Chop 1 shallots, 4 garlic cloves, 4cm of ginger and 1 chili. Heat a wok pan. Bake the squid first in a little drizzle of peanut oil. Set aside. Dry the wok pan. Add another drizzle of peanut oil. Bake … More Spicy squid
I can’t say that I’m a fan of tofu, but living with Iris who is a vegetarian, I have to pay attention to her balanced diet. Mix 2 chopped garlic cloves, 2 chopped chili, 4 cm of grated ginger, 1 teaspoon of dried lemon grass, 2 table spoons of lemon juice, 1 table spoon of … More Marinated tofu
An eastern steaming basket allows me to prepare the fish of today. For 2p chop 4 cm of ginger, 2 garlic cloves, 1 chili pepper. Mix with the juice of ½ lemon, 1 table spoon of rice vinegar, a pinch of sugar and a pinch of salt. Prepare coriander butter by mixing 20 grams of … More Let’s give the oven some rest, steamed fish today!
After a day chasing from one place to another, to another, to another hoping to obtain an Italian number plate, we will have an easy dish tonight. Cook rice or noodles. Heat a drizzle of peanut oil in a wok. Fry 4 chopped garlic cloves, 5 cm of chopped ginger, 1 chopped spicy little pepper. … More Italian bureaucracy, what an adventure 
It has been a while since we cooked some Asian food. In Siena so far, the offer of eastern ingredients has been limited. The stockpile moved from Belgium and the local supermarket will have to be sufficient. Marinate sliced chickenfilet (300 grams for 2) with 2 tablespoons of light soy sauce, ½ teaspoon of light sesame … More Go East!
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