delectabilia
Mostly healthy - Always delectable
Recipes inspired by the wonderful flavours of Asia – in particular, Japan, Vietnam, Korea, Thailand, Laos, and China. These Asian inspired recipes don’t pretend to be authentic. Instead, they celebrate the flavours of Asia.
With two of the worlds healthiest foods together in one delicious stew, there is no excuse not to try this. Nutrient-dense and probiotic-rich kimchi works together with fibre and protein-loaded beans to create a truly nutritious and delicious kimchi stew.
Packages of tasty, succulent duck breast, these duck dumplings are served in a mushroom and smoky bacon consommé. The consommé may look unassuming, but its intensity and clarity of flavour will take you by surprise.
Miso shines a light on the earthy sweetness of the pumpkin, bringing to life this delectable pumpkin miso soup. The chorizo drizzle adds a sparkle that only spicy chorizo can.
This hearty curry soup with its satisfyingly chewy udon noodles and the tasty, succulent duck is a dish that will leave you feeling content.
Crabmeat is deliciously sweet. Combined with creamy ricotta and wrapped in crisp panko crumbs, and these crab and ricotta croquettes are delectable. But dip them in the sweet, sour, and salty roast tomato ponzu, and you will be asking for more.
These black and white beans exhibit an earthiness complemented by a vegetarian broth infused with the heavenly spices and aromatics that make Vietnamese phở so distinctive.
A variation on oyakodon, this tanindon or donburi (rice bowl), tops the rice with salmon and green onion lightly poached in seasoned dashi stock. This, in turn, is topped with a raw egg yolk.
The star of this dish is the cauliflower purée. While the teriyaki salmon and pickled vegetables are truly delicious in their own right, it is the purée that harmonizes these diverse flavours into a dish worthy of a very special occasion.
Chazuke, meaning tea over rice, is comfort food in Japan. Here we swap out the white rice for tasty mixed rice and stir through savoury miso cured salmon.
Phở has taken its rightful place as one of the great soups of the world. However, if you are avoiding beef, what do you do? This duck phở will more than satisfy you, bringing the wonderful flavour of duck to this aromatic broth.
Using one of the most succulent and tasty cuts of lamb, this marinated rack of lamb is paired with creamy herbed parmesan polenta and a delectable gravy.
Inspired by the Oyster Po’ Boy, these sliders pack a briny, buttery beer-battered oyster and refreshing, spicy pickled fennel in a mini burger bun.
Delicate tasting whitebait are the highlight of this chawanmushi, a silky smooth Japanese egg custard. The dashi in the chawanmushi enhances these delicate whitebait flavours.
Medicinal herbs add an unusual complexity to the rich dark broth of pork and chicken bones and braised duck. This Vietnamese duck noodle soup really does make you feel better.
Runny egg yolk sauce sounds like decadence. When poured over crispy fried tofu, we achieve equilibrium – life in balance.
