Probably due to the relatively large Italian population living in Basel, we can find quite a lot of Italian ingredients here. I have come across the Baccalà (salt cod) from time to time in Manor Supermarket but I …

Yesterday Peter and I went for a short Autumn hike in Wasserfallen-Regioldswil in Basel Land. We first took a cable car up and then the hike began. We chose the route direction to the Passwang, if you are lucky with the …

  
Salt grilled fish (Shioyaki) is one of the Japanese dishes I ordered a lot especially as set lunch in Japanese restaurants or in yakitori  restaurants.
It is another effortless recipe which can bring out the flavors and retain the …

I have been trying hard to eat light the last days, not an easy task for a food lover as there are so many things I want to try out. Not really doing in a …

I have always wanted to bake fish in sea salt but when I see the amount of salt I will need, it seems wasteful but if you think about it, it does not cost much …

If I am still living in Hong Kong, I would never or even have a slightest thought of making sushi myself. Living in Basel, it’s another story, it has already improved a lot compare to …

We are staying in an apartment in UK this week and good thing is that we can cook dinner ourselves which is much healthier, but the downside is I am not able to cook everything from scratch, I would …

Onigiri, the Japanese rice balls, is very common to eat at lunch or as part of the bento (lunchbox), in the past I would occasionally buy a piece of onigiri from the Japanese supermarket and eat as …

Visiting the food markets in France reminds me the food markets in my home town….
Food markets in Hong Kong
Being a Chinese, food markets is nothing new to me. In Asia, outdoor food markets are very common. When …

Last week when I was in London, I was so glad to be able to meet up with my old friend who we have not seen each other for years. We both fancied Japanese food that day and she took …

I have joined Foodie Blogroll last week and subsequently in the forum there. I have to say it’s really a great platform to meet other foodies out there who have the same interests as you. …

Chinese Steamed pangasius fish fillets  
 

Looking at my blog, I do not have many chinese recipes so far and I thought maybe I should share more of my chinese cooking experience. My friends here are always …