Tag: foods
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12 Must Try Dishes From Around the World.
From the ‘foodtography’ featured in the majority of my blog posts, you have possibly determined that I eat more ‘cultural’ foods rather than British Dishes and it’s been this way even before I moved abroad. There are still countless dishes and types of cuisine I haven’t delved into as of yet, so with a little…
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[Recipes]: 2 Flavourful Salads.
There’s no need to dread eating salads with these two recipes, which additionally allow you to have make multiple bowls of salad packed with flavour just as a single store brought salad bowl provides. First up is ‘Honey Mustard, Ham, Egg, and Baby Potato Salad’. Ingredients (serves 2-3): New Potatoes peeled or with the peel…
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[Recipe]: Chilli Beef Egg Fried Rice.
Let’s say for instance you have some left over beef from a roast dinner or another dish that requires small cuts of beef, and you also need to use up some eggs before their consumable date expires. Almost everyone has rice, chilli powder and soy sauce in their kitchen storage; so the only ingredients you…
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[Food]: 20 British Dishes – Part 2.
As indicated in the title of this post, this is a continuation from 10 British Dishes – Part 1 More puddings: Eton mess – Assumably this Summertime dessert came about from the annual cricket matches played on the grounds of Harrow School (- a prestigious independent boarding school for boys, founded in 1572). Eton mess…
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[Food]: 20 British Dishes – Part 1.
I’m returning with another food related post (-someone help me). In homage of the series I seem to have unintentionally begun on my blog, starting with 25 Korean Dishes, I thought it would only be appropriate to form a list of 20 British Dishes in two parts. British cuisine may be less flavourful or unique…
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[Food]: 25 Korean Dishes.
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By no means am I an expert when it comes to Korean cuisine: I simply haven’t digested enough of it yet – luckily. Despite regularly rotating between my most favourite Korean dishes I believe I have tried enough or am aware of plenty of traditional and modern Korean meals to comply a list. If you…
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[2017]: The Last Few Days.
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So the inevitable new year’s eve of 2017 has finally come. Typically the last few days of a year brings an overwhelming urge to spend the remaining days wisely after reflecting on whether on not we have had a progressive year. On the other hand some (including myself) procrastinate whilst simultaneously justifying their choice to…
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[Recipe]: Chilli Cheese Stir-fried Rice.
Whilst sitting in a cafe yesterday I came to the realisation that I never begin my blog posts with a simple greeting. I promise you I am not impolite or inconsiderate to others. So, much overdue… Hello everyone! Hope you are all well and looking forward to New Year’s eve tomorrow. Before the ever so…
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[Vegetarian]: 5 Tasty Snacks
Welcome fellow bloggers (- of course people who don’t write their own blogs are equally as welcome). It’s been a while since I published a post themed around food, which doesn’t make sense as I frequently (- perhaps a little too frequently) post photos of food on my Instagram account. Today, I thought I’d recommend…
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[Blogmas] Day 26: Christmas Day & Boxing Day.
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If you read my blog posts regularly you will have most likely realised that yesterday was my first ever Christmas away from my family; I regard my boyfriend as family, so I am just referring to being away from bloodline family relatives. As much as it felt unusual to have an alternative environment and plan…
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[Blogmas] Day 25: A Trip to Osaka, Japan – 19/12/17
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The events of our holiday unravelled, replaying in my mind as we woke up with heavy eyes. We slept quite late as we much rather preferred spending as much of our last hours in Osaka with friends as apposed to getting plenty of sleep before dawn: our flight being around 11am. Thankfully we passed through…
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[Blogmas] Day 24: A Trip to Osaka, Japan – 18/12/17
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That Monday was our last full day in Japan. More so or less we had achieved to experience everything we had set out in our rough plans in which me made prior to the holiday. One thing for sure was that we were surprising quite hungry considering we had ate well the evening/night beforehand. We…
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[Blogmas] Day 23: A Trip to Kyoto, Japan – 17/12/17
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As it was a Sunday, our friends very kindly used their only day off from work to explore Kyoto with us. Our meeting destination was Osaka Station (-I think that’s the station, all the different names of places have become muddled in my head). We had a little time to spare so we decided to…
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[Blogmas] Day 22: A Trip to Osaka, Japan – 16/12/17
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Our third day in Osaka didn’t exactly begin until past midday, as we decided to stay indoors to restore our energy levels until meeting our friends once again after they had finished work for the day. I vaguely remember mentioning that the Airbnb we had rented wasn’t well equipment in terms of providing a sufficient…
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[Blogmas] Day 21: A Trip to Osaka, Japan – 15/12/17
The first couple of day’s of our trip to Osaka had required alot of walking, switching back and forth between modes of transport and early morning starts; so we decided to sleep until almost midday. Shortly after waking we took things easy by completing our blog and YouTube tasks before heading out to Namba during…
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[Blogmas] Day 20: A Trip to Osaka, Japan – 14/12/17
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I should have guessed… this was a what I like to call an ‘eating cycle’ day. We started off the day’s journey by directing ourselves toward Shinsaibashi: an area particularly associated as a shopping and restaurant district. Among all the foods that we could experience in Osaka, we knew it would be a must to…
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[Blogmas] Day 19: A Trip to Osaka, Japan – 13/12/17.
Our day started of not so pleasantly with a 6am start, though I somehow managed to sleep enough considering I left packing my suitcase to the last night before departure (not intentionally). The flight from Seoul International Airport to Osaka-Kansai Airport thankfully was shorter than the stated duration. The view was quite nice: plenty of…
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[Blogmas] Day 9: [Recipe] – A Centrepiece Cake.
Whether is be a store prepared cake or a homemade one, most people like to have a Christmas themed or ‘all out’ high calorie cream and/or chocolate cake to present and serve over the festive period. In my family we would usually have a cake like this during the evening or night of Christmas Day…
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[Blogmas] Day 7: [Recipe] – Nan’s Bacon Roly-Poly.
Comfort meals: ‘guilty pleasures’ of the chilling seasons. My Nan’s (-British word for Grandmother, if anyone was wondering) Bacon Roly-Poly is the ideal accompaniment to much loved mashed potatoes with gravy. Bacon Roly-Poly isn’t exactly something eaten on Christmas day or around that time, although it is a great way to use up any extra…
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[Blogmas] Day 6: No more bland Vegetables for Christmas Dinner!
Whichever country you are in that celebrates Christmas, and Christmas with a specially prepared traditional dinner it has many components; it takes a lot of preparation to provide such a meal but making a little extra effort for everything to be flavourful is totally worth all the hours spent in a hot kitchen. It’s too…
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[Recipe]: Mozzerella, Feta, Tomato & Pepperoni Puff Pastry Slices.
So it seems that I have cheekily taken too many recipe inspirations from my past and present family members this month, though I have freely admitted that the dishes I share aren’t always my own developments. This is more of a fuss free meal eaten around Spring or Summer time; but I believe we should eat…
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More Food!?
Well…it seems as if I’m not going to totally slow down on the ‘exploring new foods’ train. I’m eating enough well balanced meals thesedays, just twice a week my lunch or dinner will be some fast food or at a restaurant in the streets of Incheon and Seoul. Besides, I’m doing well with my cardiovascular…
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[Blogmas] Day 1: Healthy-ish Christmas Snacks.
Obviously Christmas time is a temptation wonderland for anyone who is purposely trying to avoid over eating or consuming unhealthy foods. For some Christmas Day, Boxing Day & New Year Eve/Day is no exception to promoting a healthy diet. For a little bit of encouragement today’s blog is dedicated to health-ish Christmas snacks which you…
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[Recipe]: Mum’s Banana Cake – Back to Basics
Mum, if you are reading this, then yes I have stolen your banana cake recipe. Thank you very much (even if I didn’t ask for your permission to do so). My Mum didn’t bake that often, and if we did my brother and I would just use cake baking kits from a supermarket (-not that…
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Panettone Mascarpone Ice-cream Cake: Festive Recipe.
Without a doubt we overindulgence ourselves at Christmas time throughout until New Year celebrations. Often you’ll find your way snacking through left over chocolate selection boxes and some form of savoury wheat snacks for weeks posterior to Christmas Day and Boxing Day. Thesedays the struggle in my family is getting though Christmas puddings, that my…
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My favourite Korean Snacks.
Who doesn’t love snacks from different countries? Lately imported snacks and other junk foods in most countries are becoming easier to obtain. Some of the Korean snacks I’d like to recommend to you today are a mixture of common snack which you could most likely get at your local Asian supermarket or the Chinatown of…
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Prawn & Chicken Alfredo: Recipe.
When I was making this I didn’t intend to put much of a ‘homemade’ effort into it. I brought a ready made jar of creamy cheese pasta sauce; unexpectedly it was very bland like eating the white sauce of a lasagna without the tomato puree to accompany it. I ended up experimenting with ingredients that…
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This past weekend.
This past weekend was a little different for usual. I barely spent time at home and past through the crowded city of Seoul which I preferably would avoid at a weekend. My boyfriend and I attended two music concerts held and produced by a lovely, very talented married couple who we are only just beginning…
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What is Tonkatsu?
I very rarely eat pork, only as sausages or thesedays in Japanese pork cutlet form. I’m afraid I have an addiction. It’s just like fried chicken! It’s Tonkatsu. So what is Tonkatsu? – Its a pork cutlet which has been made thinner by hitting it with a wooden or metal meat mallet also know as…
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[Recipes]: Pasta Galore.
Undeniably pasta is one of may favourite foods. Spaghetti bolognese has been my all time favourite dish for as long as I can remember and as a child I would have pasta Carbonara once a week without fail before dance class. These days I try to reduce my carbohydrate intake as consuming pasta 3 times…
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2 Days in 1 Blog Post.
Quite late into yesterday afternoon my boyfriend and I unexpectedly decided to take a little shopping trip to Myeondong, which is the biggest most famous shopping district in Seoul, South Korea. The evening is especially the busiest time to walk the streets of Myeondong as tourists are around experiencing the street foods and Korean citizens…
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Food Diary – 9/11/17.
When I first saw ‘what I eat in a day’ vlogs and blogs, I thought it was a little irritating how people boasted of how healthy their diets are. Some of us might be jealous that others seemingly ease into a plant based, Gluten-free lifestyle which we may have struggled to strive for ourselves; others…
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Hearty Beef, Vegetable & Dumpling Stew: Recipe.
I’m not entirely sure whether vegetable, beef and dumpling stew is a British dish or not. Of course there are many variations of this stew among Europe and prehaps also North America and Canada. However it’s prepared, for many generations stews have served the purpose of using up leftover ingredients, warming us in the cold…
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Confessions of a foodie: South Korea.
Whenever abroad it’s a natural urge from within us to try new foods and flavours, especially when it’s a once in a lifetime opportunity to visit somewhere. Let’s be honest. Plenty of us, even the healthy, like to endulge in sweet or savoury treats. When I was back home in the UK, undeniably I would…
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[Recipe]: Raspberry Ripple & Dark Chocolate Fluff.
Quite a few years ago this recipe was 1 of 4 dishes in which I made for a practical catering exam I took in secondary school. It’s simple to make, sweet and overall just a light pudding. This recipe requires the use of an electric whisk and contains gelatin. Ingredients: 300g of raspberries (frozen ones…
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[Recipe]: Tandoori Chicken on Naan, served with Cucumber and Mint Yoghurt (-raita).
Looking for a 20 minute meal that’s not too filling but satisfying enough? Try tandoori chicken on naan with cooling mint and cucumber yoghurt (-raita). Ingredients – for the chicken (makes four mini naans for two people): Salt Cayenne pepper powder Chilli powder Dried or fresh ginger Garlic powder Cumin Fennel Paprika Fresh corriander. 2…
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[Recipe]: Japanese-style Curry.
This recipe could be benefical to any asian cusine enthusiast, someone who is ‘useless’ at cooking or simply for the ‘mild curry lovers’. This simple dish mainly consists of regular, common ingredients found in your kitchen; or perhaps your fancy pantry and vegetable patch, is that’s the case. If you are looking for a recipe…
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[Recipe]: Fruity, ginger cheesecake (-with limited baking).
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Undeniably there are hundreds, if not thousands, of different cheesecake recipes. This recipe that I would like to share with you today, keeps things simple yet easily adaptable to your preferences. My version basically derives from a ‘New York’ cheesecake recipe, just without the addition of eggs or the requirement of baking the cream cheese…
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[Vegetarian]: Energising snacks.
Running out of healthy snack ideas to fulfil your ‘elevenses’ cravings? Feeling tired of all the supposedly inspiring ‘avocado on toast’ Instagram postings? It time for change. Boiled eggs, black pepper and mayonaise on toast. I found this to be very filling and suprising not plain tasting considering it’s a combination of such simple ingredients.…
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[Recipe]: Cream and bacon pasta.
A fuss free meal: perfect for dinner at the end of a long weekday or a lazy Saturday evening. A combination of minimal ingredients which are easily obtainable and interchangable depending on your dietary requirements/preferances. Especially suitable for a family of 4, who want freshly prepared home cooked meals. I will admit that I can’t…
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