Culinary Journey

Okonomiyaki is one of the signature dishes of the Japanese peninsula, following various fish dishes and noodle soups. It originated during the post-World War II era in Japan when there…

Known in Slovakia as the dish of choice at Christmas, this delicacy is a true Central European escape. Kapustnica literally means cabbage soup (Kapusta being the cabbage). I’ve made it 2-3 times now, and…

Borsch is a traditional soup from Eastern Europe. Its origins are still wildly debated. It probably originated in Ukraine, then Russia and other surrounding countries.  This dish is usually eaten…

Kompot/компот (not our familiar French “compote”, even though the word originated in France) is the homemade fruit drink of Slavic countries. Everyone has their own recipe and the ingredients change…

A meal my Mamema (means ‘grandma’ in Alsatian dialect) and my mom are experts at. It’s a type of pasta slightly larger than spaetzlés, but with more or less the same texture. Because…