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Salted egg yolk and chilli crabs

26 Jun 2025 1 minute read 1 comment cryotosensei

As a born-and-bred Singaporean, I have a weakness for chilli crabs although it’s hard to indulge in this dish when I am perpetually preoccupied with one toddler and one child. So, it was with iron-clad intentionality that I ordered one chilli crab du...

Warabimochi, Kamakura

19 Jun 2025 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei

Thanks to globalisation, I don’t even have to set foot in Japan to enjoy its delightful desserts. Does this sight whet your appetite? Warabimochi is a type of mochi made from warabiko (bracken starch) which has a light and silky smooth texture. M...

Indian food

17 Jun 2025 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei

“No one comes to an Indian restaurant to order fried rice,” my Indian ex-colleague cautioned during my first visit to Sakunthala. I followed his advice and ordered biryani rice. Since then, I have returned with my family several times. I have ord...

Another, but delayed, season of Cerioporus squamosus

14 Jun 2025 2 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68

Kolejny, ale opóźniony sezon żagwi łuskowatej (Cerioporus squamosus) I have been observing this type of mushroom for many years in the same place. It grows on an old dead willow and it is beautiful to watch its growth, which is visible from day to da...

BBQ Sundays are for Burgers

9 Jun 2025 1 minute read 0 comments WinterYeti

There's something about cooking with fire that makes a world of difference. It's one of the main reasons I never gave up BBQ'ing. I first learned to properly grill as one of my first jobs, being a short-hand cook in a burger joint, and we had grille-...

Conditionally edible mushroom - Mica cap

7 Jun 2025 1 minute read 0 comments madventure

  While walking in the woods, we often come across clumps of mushrooms that seem inedible. In the case of a Mica cap, the situation is a bit different. It is an edible mushroom, but only in the early stages of development. I have never eate...

Dryad's saddle or pheasant's back mushroom - Tasty spring arboreal mushroom

6 Jun 2025 1 minute read 0 comments madventure

  It was in my regions that underestimated by many pickers, early spring edible mushrooms appeared. Only that it is an arboreal species and you should not always look for it on rotten wood, but on old trunks. It often grows on healthy tre...

Underground edible mushrooms of Europe - Hydnotrya tulasnei

30 May 2025 1 minute read 1 comment madventure

  Underground fungus, most often tuber-shaped, spherical or ovoid, with small indentations, furrows, bulges. It can reach 5-6 cm in diameter. The surface is somewhat reminiscent of potato tubers, chestnut. The color ranges from red-brown to p...

Cream paste with avocado with lime, onion, garlic and habanero in Zanzibar

28 May 2025 1 minute read 1 comment madventure

  One of the healthier fruits in the world - Avocados Everyone knows that an appropriate avocado is served with a very tasty fruit, but few know that it has health and healing properties. Avocados have anti-inflammatory properties, lowers...

Long-Term Survival Foods

27 May 2025 3 minute read 4 comments Sasha Poet

When preparing for potential emergencies, it's crucial to have a supply of foods with exceptionally long shelf lives. These items can provide sustenance and peace of mind for decades.   Dried Beans: A great source of fiber and protein, they can last...