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Monica
Dec 1
transylvanian pork and potato soup
This sour soup is best cooked with sauerkraut juice and it is made mostly in wintertime, when after months of fermenting in barrels, the...
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Monica
Jul 28
hot and sour soup
One of my favorite restaurants in KL is Din Tai Fung and their hot and sour soup is the best I've had so far. I wish I could have their...
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Monica
Jul 14
clear chicken soup with vermicelli or dumplings
In my childhood this soup was made by my mum either with beef or a hen. The clear soup is eaten with vermicelli or semolina dumplings. ...
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Monica
Jun 30
truffled celeriac soup
Living in Edinburgh was one of the best times of my life. Amazing city, friendly people and very good restaurants. In one of them I tried...
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Monica
Jun 9
transylvanian garlic potato soup
Few ingredients are needed for this soup, but, I promise, it is so good. Enjoy! transylvanian garlic potato soup Ingredients 4 medium...
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Monica
May 5
transylvanian easter soup
As a child, when my mum cooked the traditional lamb soup for Easter, she cooked the head of the lamb. I remember the eye looking out from...
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Monica
Apr 28
cumin soup
This is my mum's dish, a tasty and simple Transylvanian dish. Enjoy! cumin soup 3 portions Ingredients 15g cumin seeds 2 tsp Vegeta or 1...
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Monica
Apr 14
curry laksa
Malaysian soup This is one of the first local dishes I tried when I moved to Malaysia. It takes time to complete all the steps for making...
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Monica
Feb 4
transylvanian beef, peas and dumplings soup
This is another recipe I got from one of my good friends, Lili. It is from her dear grandmother, who was Saxon - the German ethnicity in...
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Monica
Jan 14
transylvanian smoked bean soup
This is a very satiating soup and represents Transylvania so well with the smoked meat, tarragon, paprika and the roux. It is better...
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Monica
Dec 10, 2023
transylvanian meatball soup
This is one of the most beloved soups in my family. It’s the best hangover cure too. Enjoy! transylvanian meatball soup Ingredients The...
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Monica
Nov 19, 2023
tom kha gai
I was given this recipe by the owner of a small Asian shop in Edinburgh, many years ago. After I made it for the first time, it became...
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Monica
Oct 1, 2023
lucskos
This hearty, simple soup made with cabbage and pork is very common in Transylvania, and comes from the local ethnic Hungarians. I can...
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Monica
Sep 10, 2023
summer veggie soup
summer veggie soup Ingredients 50-80 ml sunflower oil 1 small onion, finely diced 1 carrot, diced 1 small celeriac, diced 1 small...
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Monica
Aug 27, 2023
corn chowder
I first ate corn chowder in an American restaurant and loved it. In Romania we only eat corn on the cob in the summer - boiled or grilled...
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Monica
Jul 16, 2023
transylvanian green bean soup
I love green beans and summer is the best time to have them, fresh from the garden. A few dishes will always remind me of where I grew...
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Monica
May 6, 2023
Romanian beef tripe soup
Either you love it or you hate it, no in-between! For me this soup will always remind me of my grandfather. He used to cook this...
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Monica
Apr 9, 2023
transylvanian wild garlic soup
In spring we eat a lot of ciorba in Romania - sour soup made with fresh, young greens. In early spring you can forage for wild garlic or,...
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Monica
Feb 26, 2023
tom yam
A delicious taste of Thailand. I’ve been very fortunate to live in South–East Asia and have the opportunity to travel around it. Thailand...
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Monica
Jan 14, 2023
romanian beef soup
This soup is sure to warm up any cold winter's day. This is one of my favourite soups, known in Romanian as ciorba de vacuta. Ciorba is a...
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