Our Best Rice Recipes Make Savoury Rice Porridges, Rice Soups, Fried Rice...
Our best rice recipes make everything from comforting rice porridges to luxuriant fried rice dishes, from traditional Southeast Asian congees to a classic restaurant-style Chinese special fried rice....
View ArticleFirecrackers, Marigolds, Lucky Money: Celebrating Chinese New Year, Tet and...
The pop and crackle of Chinese New Year firecrackers going off around our Siem Reap neighbourhood have punctuated the soundtrack of birdsong, motorbikes, barking dogs, crowing roosters, laughing...
View ArticleLongevity Noodles Recipe for Lunar New Year for Long Life, Good Luck and...
This longevity noodles recipe makes long life noodles, a traditional Chinese noodle dish made during Chinese New Year or Lunar New Year to bring longevity, good luck and prosperity – as long as you...
View ArticleBali Re-Opens to All Tourists! Best Things to Do in Bali from Rice Paddy...
The best things to do in Bali for us aren't the things you gawk at in tourism ads or highlight in travel guides. In keeping with our slow, local and experiential travel quest, they're as low-key and...
View ArticleEasy Home Cooked Hot Cross Buns Recipe for Easter with a Spicy Fruity...
My hot cross buns recipe for Easter makes a delightful dough that’s rich, spicy and fruity. As I’ve been baking these hot cross buns for Easter in our Cambodian kitchen in recent years I’ve given this...
View ArticleBest Ubud Resorts with Jungle Views, Jaw Dropping Swimming Pools and Rice...
The best Ubud resorts with jungle views and jaw dropping swimming pools are secluded hotels set amidst lush tropical gardens, rice terraces and rainforest with sweeping valley vistas. There’s a resort...
View ArticleKaraage Chicken Donburi Recipe for a Japanese Fried Chicken Rice Bowl with...
Our karaage chicken donburi recipe makes a Japanese fried chicken rice bowl – steamed rice is topped with chicken karaage or crispy twice-fried chicken and a Japanese style cabbage and cucumber salad,...
View ArticleAsia Travel Checklist – 10 Things to Organise Before Your Asia Trip This Winter
Use our handy Asia travel checklist to tick off these 10 things to organise before your Asia trip to make your Asia travel planning easier. If you’re dreaming of a winter holiday in Asia, where winter...
View ArticleUnderrated Cities in Southeast Asia to Add to Your Itinerary from Battambang...
The underrated cities in Southeast Asia to add to your Asia trip itinerary include provincial cities such as Cambodia’s lovely riverside Battambang, which feels like a big country town, to laidback...
View ArticleRemembering Cambodians in Mourning for their Beloved King Father Norodom...
Cambodia’s King Father Norodom Sihanouk died on 15 October 2012, bringing Cambodians together to mourn the loss of their beloved former king in their capital Phnom Penh. On the tenth anniversary of his...
View ArticleJuicy Meatball Noodle Soup Recipe with Jammy Soft Boiled Eggs and Aromatic Herbs
My juicy meatball noodle soup recipe with jammy soft boiled eggs, aromatic herbs, crunchy fried onions, chillies, and chives makes a Southeast Asian style noodle soup with deliciously rustic homemade...
View ArticleJapan in Winter – A Local Guide to Where to Go in Winter in Japan and What to...
Japan in winter is a must for everything from skiing in Hakuba to visiting Nagano’s snow monkeys, best visited between December and March. Other essential things to do in Japan in winter include seeing...
View ArticleCambodia Water Festival 2022 – How to Celebrate Bon Om Touk with the Locals
The Cambodia Water Festival or Bon Om Touk is traditionally celebrated with boat races in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh, in Siem Reap, the gateway to Angkor Wat, and in other provincial cities...
View ArticleCambodian Spicy Roasted Peanuts Recipe with Chilli, Kaffir Lime Leaves and...
This Cambodian spicy roasted peanuts recipe is a perfect snack for any holiday season, a great accompaniment to a cold beer or a potent spiced Negroni. While I’ve been making Vietnamese roasted peanuts...
View ArticleThings to do in Japan in Winter from Savouring Hot Pot to Soaking in Hot Springs
The best things to do in Japan in winter include savouring steaming hotpot and soaking in hot springs in onsen towns, dining at Tokyo’s best restaurants, when it’s easier to get bookings, and sipping...
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