I’ve talked a bit before about junghwa yori, or Korean-Chinese fusion cuisine, and presented a little excerpt from Wikipedia a while back on how it all came about, in a nutshell. One of my favorite dishes of the genre, and sort of my litmus test for a new spot, is jajangmyeon (literally, “fried” “sauce” “noodles”), a noodle dish… Read More BlaQ Bean Noodles

Way back in 1974, Burger King launched a new advertising slogan that many of us remember, the “Have it your way…” jingle. That slogan continues until today in various markets. At times it has been modified – there was “Your way right away”, “When you have it your way, it just tastes better”, “Be your way”, and, simply,… Read More As You LiQe It!

The Torah says: “You shall eat matzot during seven days…bread of suffering, for you departed Egypt in great haste.” Here we are in the time of Passover, Pesach, or, as it’s called here, Pesaj. A week long holiday when those of us of the Jewish faith are enjoined not just not to not eat “leavened bread”,… Read More The Bread of SufferinQ

Day… 27… with, officially as of yesterday, the end of quarantine in sight, tomorrow night. But, as we all really expected, Presidente Fernandez extended it another two weeks, until the 26th of the month. And, of course, it may get extended further. Details about any other changes during this extension are sparse so far, and… Read More Red Noodles ChiQen

Day Q-23. Thanks for all the nice words in various places that I’ve posted recipes and pictures, and the emails. It means a lot to keep in touch and to know that people are not just enjoying the posts, but actually trying out some of the recipes. And yes, I’d be delighted to share how… Read More The ManteQa Bread

We begin week 4 in quarantine. What is there to say about it that hasn’t been said already, by those both wiser and unwiser than I? Scattered among the various recipes I’ve been giving you over the last weeks have been those days where I just look at the produce in the refrigerator or on… Read More Qleaning Out the Fridge

Day 21 of social isolation… I would not make a good prisoner. I mean, I’m introverted and all that, and for the first two weeks, I was more or less in my element, albeit having to deal with a spouse who’s the complete opposite and has been bouncing off the walls stir-crazy since, more or… Read More The Qimchi Pancake

Where are we at? I’m losing track… hmm… Day 17, and counting. At the least, we’ve got another twelve to go, and even if total quarantine is lifted, I imagine that there will be some strictures left in place. The estimated “peak” here in Argentina isn’t until the end of April or first week in… Read More Lens Qulinarus