Socca or Farinata
What is Socca?
Have you also heard of socca and wondered what it is? Socca is a simple side dish to salads, vegetables, or meat and fish. It goes especially well with salade niçoise. It is made from chickpea flour, olive oil, salt,…
Swiss Street Food Awards in Zurich
Did you know that there is a “Swiss Street Food Awards“? To be honest, I didn’t either. But now I found out about it and would like to introduce this event to you. From July 8 – 10 2022, 12…
Salad Niçoise – the recipe
Salade Niçoise and Pan bagnat – two specialties from Nice
Do you know Salade Niçoise e Pan bagnat? Since I am in Nice right now, I enjoy the wonderful French cuisine. Of course, the typical Salade Niçoise and the less known “Pan bagnat” are not to be missed. Both are…
Peppers that are not peppers – Sechuan, Timur, and Co.
In addition to the true pepper varieties, there are many spices that are called pepper But actually, they aren’t pepper at all. For example allspice, meleguetta, or pink pepper (Baies rose). But today I would like to introduce you to…
Mint ice cream
As promised last week, today I’m sending you a recipe for mint ice cream You can use any kind of mint for this. I like the Moroccan Nana mint the best. Of course, it’s great if you can use your…
Mint ice cream – the recipe
Avocado soup
Here’s a recipe for a cold spring-summer soup Serve the avocado soup as an appetizer, or with a fresh slice of bread as a light main course. For example, the black cumin bread tastes very good with it. Wonderfully refreshing!…
Annatto – color for the kitchen
Do you know Annatto? Annatto are the seeds of the Orlean shrub that grows in the tropical regions of South America. It has been used for centuries by indigenous people in Central America, South America, the Caribbean, and Mexico. However,…
