Monthly Archives: December 2009

Local Friends (Hunanese), Golders Green

I had the good fortune to travel to Hunan in China for work earlier this year.  Amidst travelling on bumpy roads in a mini-van, and trying to talk to people in villages who had never seen a non-Chinese person before, … Continue reading

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Sichuan twice cooked pork

My love affair with Sichuan food is now a long standing one.  It’s the food I crave the most, and now that I’ve learnt to cook a few dishes at home, it’s a cuisine that is within reach on a … Continue reading

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Dulce de Leche ice cream

I have a serious love of dulce de leche – milky, caramel goodness, and so easy to make!  Dulce de leche is effectively boiled up sweetened condensed milk.  It takes about 2-3 hours to turn a can of condensed milk … Continue reading

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