If you’re going to Myanmar, I’d strongly recommend adding U Bein Bridge to your itinerary. Before our excursion, we started with a good lunch including more delicious salads —Omelette Salad: Herb Salad of cilantro and sawtooth herb with roasted peanuts: Banana Leaf Salad: And my favourite dessert yet — Fried Bananas in Mandalay Rum Caramel: And […]
Postcards from Ngwe Ngein Village, Myanmar
Sometimes you just need an English Breakfast to stock up on energy for your day of adventure. The fresh local eggs from Myanmar are full of flavour — check out the colour of those yolks! Fuelled up, we spent a morning in Ngwe Nyein village, renowned for making massive clay water pots: […]
Postcards from “The Unknown Village”, Myanmar
On our Myanmar adventure itinerary, one of the stops on the Irrawaddy was listed as “The Unknown Village”. When we arrived, we asked the locals the name of the village, which translates to “Large Oil Lamp”. The main crop of the village is groundnuts (peanuts), which get shipped by boat up and down the […]
Postcards from Mingun, Myanmar
We started our day in Mingun, Myanmar watching the river come to life from aboard our ship: And awaiting us on the riverbank, the local ladies waiting to sell us jade jewellery and longyi fabric: In Mingun we visited Mingun Paya (the Unfinished Temple), and even climbed to the top to enjoy the view. This […]
Postcards from Mandalay, Myanmar
Watermelons on the bank of the Irrawaddy River: Traditional Myanmar Bean Sprout Salad — using chickpea flour in the dressing!!! Roasted pumpkin with mayo: A road where all the stonecutters create marble Buddhas: And leave some of the faces for later: Covering themselves in marble dust: While the monks hang their robes out to dry. […]
Postcards from Shwedagon Pagoda, Myanmar
Shwedagon Pagoda is the most sacred Buddhist pagoda in Myanmar as it contains Buddha relics (including 8 strands of Buddha’s hair). Upon arrival at the temple complex, we saw a Bodhi tree, which came from the same seed as the tree under which Buddha achieved enlightenment — we visited a relative of this tree in Sarnath, India […]
Postcards from Yangon, Myanmar
We started our morning with a visit to the massive Reclining Buddha: Which houses the reclining stray dogs: Then a trip through Downtown Yangon: And then lunch! Our first taste of Myanmar cuisine was at Padonmar Restaurant, and included a divine Inle Tofu Curry. Tofu here is made from chickpea flour and has a gelatinous texture. I […]
Postcard from BKK
Airport bookshops always have the best finds. Prepare for deliciousness… I am inspired!
Postcards from a Breakfast in Bangkok
Greetings from Bangkok! It’s already proving delicious!! Evidence 1 — Yolk of perfection: Evidence 2 — Fresh honeycomb: A perfect method for coping with jetlag!
Boiled Orange and Almond Cake from “Good Food Fast”
Don’t you just love when an idea and a plan of attack come together at once? I was reading an article by Sam Worley on Epicurious about baking with citrus, and how to use the whole fruit for extra flavour. Worley recommends soaking or simmering slices of orange (rind and all!) in simple syrup… so […]
Kitchen Operas 