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Caramelized salmon with soy sauce reduction

This dish highlights the rich flavor of salmon, enhanced by a sweet and savory sauce made with soy, wine, and caramelized onions. The sauce is slowly reduced and thickened to create a glossy, flavorful topping that perfectly complements the tender f ...

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Cha soba noodles with vegetables and honey chicken

The time has come to dive into Eastern cuisine—something I’ve had my eye on for a long time but hadn’t seriously tried until this week. I was running out of excuses; in fact, in the book I bought in Bristol when I went to visit my friend Floren ...

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Japanese-style somen noodles with chicken

Where to begin… after a few days away, I’m back with another of my oriental-inspired experiments, now that I’ve finally found a place where I can stock up on ingredients that are quite unusual around here. I’m still on my “one-dish meals” ...

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Ramen noodles in fish broth

Another adventure with Eastern cuisine—this time with white fish—brought to you by the latest hefty cookbook I picked up on a trip to Bristol last year (*Complete Asian Cookbook*). It’s a whole collection of the most unusual recipes from many c ...

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Salmon with maple syrup

Simple, healthy, and absolutely delicious. That’s probably what you’ll say after making and tasting this tasty dish straight from Canada, where maple syrup is the main ingredient in many of its signature recipes. Some of you might be wondering ...

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Somen noodles with salmon and vegetables

Getting back into good habits and my interest in Japanese cuisine, today I bring you a very complete recipe—one that could bring even the dead back to life. In case anyone doesn’t know yet, somen noodles are a very thin wheat flour pasta used ...

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Sweet and sour pork with vegetables

This homemade sweet and sour pork brings vibrant Asian-inspired flavors with tender meat, crisp vegetables, and a rich, tangy sauce. The pork is marinated, lightly fried, and then combined with sautéed vegetables and a glossy sauce made from ketchu ...

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Vietnamese spring rolls with rice paper

Vietnamese cuisine—that great unknown. Often lumped together under the label of “Asian food” (which it of course is part of), many people don’t realize that it’s considered one of the purest cuisines in Asia, thanks to its fresh ingredients ...

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