Next time I make Miso and Dashi soup, I’ll just grab a packet.

Played with the vacuum sealer today.

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Finally found buns in the local Asian store. Been making Pork Belly Bao Buns with them.

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Preparing your ingredients in advance: Mise en place. Something I’m thinking about lately when I’m cooking.

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mise_en...

Learned about it from Ember restaurant TikTok content.

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Had this single bevel knife in my collection for a while. Today, I finally got around to figuring out how to sharpen it.

Great content from Knifewear.

youtu.be/zKl--ds-5rA?...

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First time making Lasagna noodles. Thanks to our friends who gifted the machine.

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Made my first Focaccia today.

Wondering how I cooked before TikTok inspiration.

vm.tiktok.com/ZGeHL4n5Q/

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Hollandaise is one of the five French mother sauces, along with Béchamel. From these many daughter sauces can be derived.

This structure is appealing to me even if it only affects a few dishes I make.

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_...

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Made Hollandaise sause for the first time. Super rich, super yum.

www.seriouseats.com/foolproof-2-...

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My current addiction:

Modified version of the late great Anthony Bourdain's Mortadella Sandwich:

- Mortadella
- Provolone (or any white melting cheese)
- Roll (I use Brioche bun)
- Dijon mustard (I use sweet mustard, süßer Senf)
- Mayo

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Hyped on the Khao Soi recipe.

cultflav.com/recipes/turm...

Cultflav also made a nice video explaining this history of the dish on their TikTok.

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Graved Lachs

300g Lachs to 15g salt
Pinch sugar

Super simple and delicious way to prepare salmon. Very thankful to the friend who introduced me to the recipe.

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravlax

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Prepared oysters 🦪 for the first time last night. Yum! Only ~8 EUR from Lidl.

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Been into Japanese knives for a while, but only owned a Tojiro Santoku and petty until now. With this recent delivery, via relative visiting from US, I add:

- Tojiro Hammered Gyuto
- Yoshihiro Kurouchi Petty
- Tojiro/Fuji Chinese Cleaver
- Yoshihiro Hi-Soft Cutting Board

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