pork and jackfruit curry
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pork & jack fruit curry

The drop in temperature this week makes the early mornings and evenings decidedly nippy. Salads and stir-fries are no longer substantial…

shan noodles
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shan noodles recipe

I have been dreaming of eating Shan noodles recently and realises nearly 5 years have passed since we were in Nyaung Shwe…

stir fried sour beans
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stir-fried sour beans & chillies

Making sour pickled beans is easy and within days they are ready. I divide the beans into two portions and stir-fry the first portion with chillies…

crispy mushroom condiment
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crispy mushroom condiment

A large bag of dried shiitake mushrooms have been sitting patiently on the bottom shelf. They have a delightful earthiness that you get from wild mushrooms…

sichuan-style chicken & peanuts
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sichuan-style chicken & peanuts | gongbao jiding

I was delighted to find a recipe written in a Christmas card from our friend, Chris. Gongbao jiding – one of his favourite Chinese dishes…

bhutanese chilli and cheese
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bhutanese chilli & cheese stew

I can’t seem to get enough of chillies and buy more this weekend. This time green chillies from the supermarket…

sweet chilli sauce
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home-made sweet chilli sauce

Today I want to use up the red chillies I bought from the market, which have been sitting in the fridge for over a week…

Burmese coleslaw
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burmese coleslaw

Balancing the dressing of onion oil, tamarind juice, fish sauce and lime juice tossed with the cabbage makes a quick and easy Burmese coleslaw…

pumkin pudding
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two-layer pumpkin pudding

After much digging around for inspiration, I decide to try a recipe my mother has translated from an old Burmese cookbook for two-layer pumpkin pudding…

stuffed crispy tofu
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crispy tofu gyeo du with salad filling

While I was looking through the long list in my notebook marked ‘Must try’, I receive an email from my mother. It is a gentle reminder of a recipe she told me…

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