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There is a vegan restaurant at Tokyo main station called T’s Tantan. They have this amazing tantan soup that makes me get on a train through half the city, walk forever through the giant station and even buy a ticket for a train I don’t take, to get to the area where the restaurant is.…
Last year I went to Boston with my mom for Christmas, and for our holiday dinner we picked the vegan restaurant MyThai. This dish was the first thing I noticed on the menu and it kept it’s promise! Fragrant lemongrass and Thai-basil, spicy BBQ soy beef and crispy mini spring rolls!
This recipe started with a tortilla omelette I had at a vegan place in Madrid. I tried around at home with potential ingredients and as so often the outcome was totally different from the original, but I like it lot and I hope so will you. When I tried to open a pomegranate for the…
This fragrant Asian spice should best be used fresh. You can buy it in Asian grocery stores.
Thai Sweet Basil (or Bai Horapa) is widely used in Southeast Asian cuisine. It tastes of anise and liquorice and is added at the end of the cooking process. It is available in Asian grocery stores and meanwhile in some organic supermarkets. It is delicious with
Thai Holy Basil (or Bai Krapao) is widely used in Southeast Asian cuisine and is unfortunately not very well known over here yet. The fragrant leaves remind of pimento and cloves. They are added towards the end of the cooking process, that’s the best way to release their aroma. Holy Basil is available in most…
When friend of mine went to Harvard for a while I flew to Boston a lot to hang out with her, and our ritual was having breakfast at a yoga school café. We basically worked our way through their whole menu, and everything we tried was great, but there was this one combination that turned…
The reason people fly to Japan might not necessarily be tiramisu, but sometimes you just find an inspiring creation on your plate where you least expect it. This is my version of a tiramisu trifle that I stumbled upon at a tiny place in Tokio, and it’s amazing orange note followed me the whole flight…
I ordered Drunken Noodles (or Pad Kee Mao) at a small Thai-place in Naples, Florida, where I visited my Dad. I didn’t expect much, but when I took the first bite, I already thought: YUM! Back home in Berlin I started looking for drunken noodles recipes and tried around with ingredients. I admit it took me…