Each month we’re going to take a look at a few food words in different languages worldwide. Let’s start with Japanese! breakfast – cho’shoku, asameshi lunch – chu’jiki dinner – gosan, bansan beer – biir
This simple and delicious cake made with yoghurt and topped with lemon icing is moist and creamy and ideal for those times when you have to rustle something up at the very last minute. Use the empty yoghurt tub to measure the oil, sugar and flour. By
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper can be substituted with 4 drops Tabasco sauce OR 1/8 teaspoon red pepper or chilli flakes/powder. You can also use paprika, however it’s milder so you will need to use about twice as much.
1 teaspoon baking powder can be substituted by ¼ teaspoon baking soda plus ½ teaspoon cream of tartar OR ¼ teaspoon baking soda plus ½ cup sour milk, buttermilk or plain yoghurt.
1 cup of buttermilk can be substituted by mixing 1 tablespoon white vinegar or lemon juice with 1 cup milk and letting stand for five minutes OR with 1 cup whole milk and 1 ¾ teaspoon cream of tartar OR with ¾ cup of plain yogurt and ¼ cup of milk
Fill a pot with a litre of water and a teaspoon of salt per 100g pasta, and bring to the boil. Add the pasta and stir. Keep stirring occasionally to avoid the pasta sticking together. Fresh pasta will cook in 3-5 minutes, thin dried pasta in 6-9 minu
Rinse the rice first to get rid of excess starch, then use 1 ½ cups water for every cup of rice. Bring this to the boil on medium heat, uncovered. Turn the heat down and leave lid on at an angle – allowing steam to escape. When you see craters
Lumps usually form in a sauce when you add too much flour or cornstarch at once. Instead of adding a spoonful of flour to the sauce, rather melt two tablespoons of butter per cup of sauce and then add two tablespoons of flour bit by bit – stirring
We’ve been going through a girl and boy scout / cubs and brownies phase recently. And there is just so much you can do with it, honoring this powerful youth leadership program. We’ve done: Boy and Girl Scout party invitations (click here
Fresh dill, parsley, lemongrass, garlic and chives go especially well with fish. However rosemary, basil, tarragon and basil are also widely used.
