food and travel

  Souperchef Special | Vegan Doenjang Tteokguk (Vegan | No Garlic & Onion | Dairy-Free | Contains Gluten) Tteokguk is one of my daughter’s favourite soups at home. She loves the chewy tteok (rice cakes) cooked with oxtail, finished off with beef slices and carrots. Here, I have decided to make a vegan version inspired by […]

Souperchef Special | Prosperity Black Pepper Beef Stew (Beef | Dairy-Free | Contains Gluten | Spicy) Every Chinese New Year, a certain fast food restaurant’s repertoire would include this black pepper beef burger with the infamous twister fries. It is definitely something that many of their fans look forward to. Singaporeans love all things black […]

Souperchef Special | Beauty Collagen Stew (Chicken | Seafood | Dairy-Free | Egg-Free | Contains Gluten) Almost every country and culture around the world boasts of some kind of restorative, comforting chicken soup. The practice of ingesting collagen to fight the effects of aging has been going on in the homes of Japan for years, but […]

Souperchef Special | Barramundi Kimchi Jjigae (Spicy | Fish | Dairy-Free | Contains Gluten) * May contain fine fish bones! Many have enjoyed the Korean stews we created for the #TSSTakeMeToKorea campaign in 2014, especially the Kimchi Chicken Jjigae. I am a big fan of kimchi and it made sense to combine my favourite locally farmed […]

Souperchef Anna’s Message | Chinese New Year 2016   Can you believe that we are going to usher in the Year of the Rooster in just a few weeks? How has the past year been for you? Are you like me, looking forward to a time of reunion with loved ones, a time of rest […]

Download our e-magazine here to see our beautiful curation of photos, stories and recipes, quite unlike those you’ve seen in travel guides! Souperchef Special | Kiritanpo Mushroom Nabe (Vegan/Contains Gluten/Dairy-Free/Egg-Free/No Garlic & Onion) One of my greatest takeaways from this trip to Japan has to be learning how to make the kiritanpo from the inspirational […]

Download our e-magazine here to see our beautiful curation of photos, stories and recipes, quite unlike those you’ve seen in travel guides! Souperchef Special | Edamame “Tofu” With Chicken Miso (Chicken/Contains Gluten/Contains Egg/Dairy-Free) I took a double take when I heard we were going to visit the dadachamame farm in Yamagata Prefecture. Dada what? So dadachamame […]

Download our e-magazine here to see our beautiful curation of photos, stories and recipes, quite unlike those you’ve seen in travel guides! Souperchef Special | Beef With Imoni (Taro Balls) Nabe (Beef/Contains Gluten/Egg-Free/Dairy-Free) As a chef, one of my greatest indulgences is reading cookbooks at the dining table! There is just something luxuriating about thumbing through […]

Download our e-magazine here to see our beautiful curation of photos, stories and recipes, quite unlike those you’ve seen in travel guides! Souperchefanna Message : Taste Japan Round 3 During my first trip to Tohoku region last year, I must confess, I was filled with a lot of apprehension. I was unduly concerned about stepping into […]

Download our e-magazine here to see our beautiful curation of photos, stories and recipes, quite unlike those you’ve seen in travel guides! Souperchefanna Message : Taste Japan Round 2 Going back to Chubu region is like reuniting with an old friend. There is familiar comfort in the old ways, and pleasant surprises in the new. Chubu […]

Download our e-magazine here to see our beautiful curation of photos, stories and recipes, quite unlike those you’ve seen in travel guides! Souperchef Special | Kenchinjiru (Japanese Zen Vegetable Nabe) (Vegan/Contains Gluten/Dairy-Free/Egg-Free/No Garlic/No Onion) Located deep within the mountains, Eiheiji temple is an active monastery with about 200 monks observing strict Zen practices like zazen meditation […]

Download our e-magazine here to see our beautiful curation of photos, stories and recipes, quite unlike those you’ve seen in travel guides! Souperchef Special | Guizoni X Jibuni Kanazawa Style (Chicken/Contains Gluten/Egg-Free/Dairy-Free) Other than the crab miso cheese with pasta we thoroughly enjoyed at Izakaya Itaru Honten in Kanazawa, Jibuni was the other dish that stood […]