The Perfect Burger
Burgers have a somewhat undeserved reputation as junk food. It is indeed true that there are some pretty poor examples out there, but that doesn’t mean that we can’t have good burgers if we try.
Month: March 2012
Cornbread
A large plastic tub containing eight kilograms of yellow maize arrived on my doorstep this morning (along with a similar tub containing wheat), so I felt obliged to make something with it this evening. I milled some of the corn into cornmeal, and decided to…
Fruit Kimchi Tasted
I tasted the fruit kimchi at the weekend – it was certainly interesting. It had all the flavours you would expect from a normal kimchi – garlic, ginger, chilli, and the sourness from the fermentation – but there was more there. It fizzed lightly on the tongue, and had a slightly alcoholic taste to it. That fizzing sensation reminded me of the home-made wines my parents used to make when I was a kid if you got to taste them whilst they were still fermenting.
An odd sensation overall, but not unpleasant. I’m not entirely sure what kind of food it would go with. Cold roast chicken springs to mind as a likely candidate. I need to experiment a little here, I think.