Asian & Oriental

Tiger Prawns in Soy, Saké, Honey and Vodka

24/06/2014 By Richard Bewley Leave a Comment

At the weekend, I was making my favourite Prawn, ...

Prawn, Mango, Avocado and Chilli Salad

21/06/2014 By Richard Bewley 2 Comments

If it was not for my love of steak, I could quite ...

Thai Mussels

08/04/2014 By Richard Bewley Leave a Comment

Mussels really are one of my lifelong favourites. ...

One of the worst jobs I have ever done (and there have been a few, sadly) was during my summer school holiday when 17. Desperate to make a few pounds to use on a camping holiday in France and Spain, I accepted a job in the kitchens of a local Oxford hospital. Soul-destroying? Yes. I…

My wok, which I love to bits, gets plenty of action. It gets connected to my induction hob at least twice a week, and a stir-fry of sorts is definitely on the cards. Having just returned home from a grocery shop after work, I started to unpack what I had bought and and found at…

Last week I returned from a fantastic reunion in Slovakia – a place I really see as my second home. I taught English to adults in a town called Roznava 18 years ago (I was one of the youngest in the class at the time), and was exposed to many great traditions – my favourite…

Some time ago, I regularly used to buy ready prepared spatchcock Poussin from Gressingham, the remarkable duck people (in their own words). Well, what is remarkable about poussin is that they are, em, not a duck – but a butcher’s term for young chicken. Poussin are typically a breed that is naturally slow-growing, meaning that…