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    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 quickly made and on these hot days soothingly fresh. What is Pan bagnat? It’s simply a Salade Niçoise packed in a bun. No sauce is added to the salad, only olive oil. It’s best to cut the bun only 2/3 so that the – somewhat moist – contents can’t run out. Pan bagnat Cut the bun only 2/3 Then arrange the salad as described above directly in the bread Enjoy…

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    Nasi Goreng – the versatile mixture

    Nasi Goreng is a rice dish that typically comes from Indonesia But there is also a similar variation in Thailand. Rice from the previous day is fried in oil and mixed with spices, vegetables, scrambled eggs and sometimes meat or prawns. The main meat used is chicken, but sometimes beef may be used as well. Often everything is rounded off with a fried egg. A similar dish is Bami Goreng. In that case instead of rice they fry wheat flour pasta. Nasi Goreng is a meal that is not tied to any particular time of day. It is often eaten for breakfast. Nasi Goreng is a fresh mixture I have…

  • Insalata di fiori di banano
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    Banana Blossom Salad

      *Product recommendation* Here is the second recipe from the cooking class in Vietnam. This salad tasted wonderful to me, because it is wonderfully refreshing thanks to the dressing which contains lime juice. With the pieces of meat and the prawns it is a complete, light meal. For a vegetarian version you can replace the meat and prawns with tofu. Unfortunately, in Switzerland banana blossoms are very hard to come by, they are almost unknown. But you can find them in Asian shops which are more and more widespread. Banana blossom salad recipe (for 1 – 2 persons) Ingredients for the salad: 50 g pork strips (or tofu) 50 g…