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Grilled eggplant, spinach, and quail eggs on soba noodles
The luxurious, velvety texture of the grilled eggplant, spinach, and soft boiled quail eggs are a worthy accompaniment for the classic soba noodles and tsuyu broth. …
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Crispy tofu and curry sauce on wild rice
The wild rice was getting past its expiry date. I had corn and tofu in the refrigerator. And a recently purchased tin of Japanese S&B curry powder. That’s how it came together. And it was wonderful. …
Corn and green onion waffles with three dips
Succulent sweet corn and umami packed green onions are encased here in crisp waffles. While delicious on their own, the three dips add their own very distinctive dimensions. …
Bacon and egg pie
Bacon and egg pie is a classic New Zealand comfort food. Every home cook has their own variation. This recreation of how I remember it did not disappoint. …
Bò kho gyoza with bò kho dipping sauce
Reimagining bò kho as a gyoza filling and dipping sauce. Bò kho is a delicious Vietnamese beef curry soup, typically eaten with noodles or bánh mì. …
Fish and dill spring rolls
The first thing on the menu of a Highway 4 restaurant in Hanoi are the Catfish Spring Rolls. So simple, yet so good. I haven’t tried to recreate that dish, but be inspired by it. …
Salmon confit with tomato consommé, zucchini, and charred asparagus
Melt-in-your-mouth salmon is topped with those explode-in-your-mouth salmon eggs. The clean tasting yet intense tomato consommé is a perfect compliment. Crisp fresh vegetables add some sweet, sour, and bitter notes. …
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Crispy skin duck breast and asparagus tempura on soba noodles
Duck – poultry’s red meat – sits along side crispy tempura asparagus and atop soba noodles in an umami laden dashi broth. This Japanese inspired dish brings out the best in all of its ingredients. …
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Pickled mushroom salad, polenta chips, romesco, poached duck egg.
There is a diversity of flavours and textures here, yet in a satisfying balance. Crisp, creamy, bright, crunchy. And that is before we get to the duck egg, which has its own delectable complexities. …
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Sake steamed seafood in red miso soup
This darker style red miso soup has an intensity of flavour very different from those made with the more familiar white miso. Piled on top was seafood steamed in sake and various aromatics. The combination was truly a symphony of flavours. …
Onsen Tamago (Poached egg in a soy dashi broth)
Trying to sum up this simple dish in words is difficult, and actually seems pointless. This is simply a flavour explosion, so difficult to describe, and yet so easy to create at home. …
Pork belly skewers on mashed potato salad
These sweet and succulent grilled pork belly skewers sit on a bed of mashed potato enhanced with umami packed katsuobushi (bonito flakes), roasted garlic, and spring onions. …
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Salmon Miso soup. Carrot, daikon, and zucchini waffles.
Miso, wakame, and roasted red peppers transform the salmon head stock into something divine. Add the flaked salmon, and the carrot and daikon waffles, which act like dumplings, and you have a salmon miso soup as nutritious as it is delicious. …
Salmon Miso soup. Carrot, daikon, and zucchini waffles.Read More
Beetroot cured salmon. Potato pancake. Cucumber fennel and gin sorbet.
With gradients of temperature, colour, and texture, eating this dish is truly a multi-sensory experience. The potato pancake provides a nice foundation to the richness of the beetroot cured salmon, and the brightness of the sorbet. …
Beetroot cured salmon. Potato pancake. Cucumber fennel and gin sorbet.Read More
Vegetarian Red Miso Ramen
I love the diversity of ramen. There are styles, but few rules. In keeping with that diversity, I wanted to create a vegetarian ramen the equal of its flesh and bone based counterparts. …
Fish in ale batter with grilled haloumi and a mango walnut salad
An alternative take on fish and chips, with the chips replaced by grilled haloumi cheese and a tasty sweet and sour mango and walnut salad. No need for the traditional sauces when you have a salad like this to compliment the fish. …
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Black rice waffles. Roasted red peppers stuffed with ricotta, basil, and fresh mozarella
Sometimes a combination of ingredients exceeds all one’s expectations. The black rice brings a delicious nutty component to these yeast based waffles. And the texture – crunchy on the outside and chewy on the inside. …
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Seared tofu, kimchi waffles, gochujang drizzle
One of the things that gives Korean cuisine such a distinctive character is fermentation. Two of the primary ingredients in this dish, kimchi and gochujang paste, are the result of fermentation of vegetables, particularly chillis. …
Sausage roll slice. Mushroom Marmite gravy. Charred zucchini and apple.
An upgrade of the classic, pastry encased, sausage roll. The pastry is still there, but the sausage filling is transformed by the addition of cashew nuts, apricots, ginger, and black pudding. Pork benefits from a fruity counterpoint, provided here by the charred zucchini and apple. And the mushroom Marmite gravy…
Sausage roll slice. Mushroom Marmite gravy. Charred zucchini and apple.Read More
Scallops wrapped in pancetta on a mushroom risotto
Salty sweet pancetta wrapped scallops are so delicious on their own, but when combined with the umami packed mushroom risotto, this dish exceeded all expectations. …
Black sausage and apple parcels. Ginger garlic dipping sauce.
Call it fusion, call it a mash-up. The classic combination of apple and pork (blood) was encapsulated in a crisp spring roll wrapper, and dipped in a lively asian style dipping sauce that perfectly balanced the rich black sausage. …
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NZ Mussels steamed in wine and garlic
They first appeared at a speciality food importer. Then they appeared at a mainstream supermarket. Needless to say I have been using New Zealand mussels in a few dishes recently. This one is a version of the classic mussels steamed in white wine. …
Kimchi and scallop okonomiyaki
The Japanese word okonomiyaki means “what you like, grilled” or “grilled as you like it”. That certainly creates some room for experimentation. …
Tempura mussels and octopus on pickled daikon. Soy mustard drizzle. Sea grapes.
Plump and juicy New Zealand mussels in a light crispy tempura batter, on a bed of crisp white radish (crisp in both taste and texture). The sea grapes reinforce the seafood theme and add their own “bubblewrap” effect. …
Tempura mussels and octopus on pickled daikon. Soy mustard drizzle. Sea grapes.Read More
Roast vegetable and chickpea curry, Vietnamese style
Vietnamese curries are quite distinct from those of Thailand, having more in common with South Indian curries, thanks, interestingly enough, to the French. This roast vegetable and chickpea curry is a great example of the Vietnamese branch of curry flavours. …
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Miso roasted eggplant with seaweed quinoa salad and ponzu dressing
This miso roasted eggplant dish evokes childhood memories of exploring a rocky shoreline. The miso and seaweed bring the salty sea notes and an intens umami flavour, nicely balanced by the nutty quinoa. …
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Seared scallops with roasted garlic sauce on mash spiked with black pudding
An appetiser’s purpose… stimulate your appetite and leave you wanting more. The rich and complex flavours in this dish certainly had people hungry for more. Seared scallops are great any time any where. The black pudding spiked mash – delectable! And the roast garlic sauce – more please! …
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