cuisine
From street-food to fine dining, traditional Italian to Asian-Fusion, being well-versed in global cuisine is the first step to culinary mastery.
Australia's Culinary Capital Turning to Native Bushfood to Diversify Menus
Melbourne is known as Australia's culinary capital to most natives and foodies around the world. Part of what makes Melbourne special is the fact that many restaurateurs take interesting chances with their food. It should be noted that 40 percent of the people in this city were born overseas, which could explain the diversity here.
By Andrea Dawson7 years ago in Feast
Food as a Placemaker
My favourite meal? The smell of anticipation as the stew simmers before a Sunday evening meal. The comfort of dipping a homemade biscuit in the leftover juices. Paired with a favourite wine and a chocolate cookie for dessert. This, and so many others, can transport me to another time and place. A comfortable memory, a feature of home enriched with haptic dimensions in more ways than I can count. But it is, as we adult our way past childhood homes, difficult to recreate in the same way. These recipes have built community in many places—as products of local resources, a way to survive another day. And with proper nutrition, thrive too. When a building can be transformed by sharing the love of food, the layers of story keep the place standing into legacy status.
By Jude Keefe7 years ago in Feast
Own Your Next Tempura Restaurant Meal Like A Boss. Top Story - November 2017.
Nothing conveys to your dining companions that they are in good hands with you like your knowing the ins and outs of how best to partake of a chosen cuisine. Some foods, while seeming straightforward at first glance, are steeped in surprisingly esoteric practices and vernacular that would be impossible to guess for anyone not already in the know. The Japanese flash-frying cuisine style known as tempura is a prime example of this, as there is a great deal more to tempura restaurant dining than deciding what to order. Here is a primer full of valuable etiquette tips and English translations for Japanese terms you’re likely to encounter on your next trip out for some fried awesomeness. Learn them well and enjoy your role as your table’s resident tempura sage.
By Anthony Beal7 years ago in Feast
Plant Burgers?
For the people out there that really enjoy the juicy and flavorful burgers that we have enjoyed for over 200 years, are now challenged with another challenge. There are now burgers that taste like our patty, but is made of plants. This raises another question against beef patties with the worlds newer outlook on healthy diets. To make a decision like this we need to consider aspects of what makes the perfect burger. This includes flavor, price, availability, and nutrition.
By Tim Reynolds7 years ago in Feast