I want to preface this post by first saying I know there's no way to fully cover this topic in any single blog post. I simply mean this as an introduction and nothing more. I think it would be fair to guess most people know you can find tofu in both firm and soft varieties, but what's the meaning behind these differences? What's the difference between these products and why ...

An interesting concoction for bean curd lovers at least, this bastardised form of nigari tofu came to me after a discussion with someone about Vietnamese food. Vietnam is the only Southeast Asian country that uses dill (in fact, the Vietnamese use more fresh herbs than any of the others), and this is due to the past French influences (they are also the ...

It's hard to fail with pasta I popped into my favourite Asian shop in town bought approximately 15,000 tonnes of fresh herbs last weekend and with some mint still to use up, I decided a pasta and pea combination was in order. I did not, however, wish to have the mint completely ...