comfort food

Souperinspiration | Grandpa’s Hainanese Beef Stew Reliving food memories from my childhood is like taking carousel rides in the amusement park – heartwarming, fuzzy, and never quite enough. Growing up, I’ve always been surrounded by good food. I used to think every adult is a great cook, because everyone around me shows such respect for […]

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Souperchefanna Travels | Celebrate Thailand “Every trip, whether you board a plane or travel vicariously….., should have an element of surprise and discovery. What new foods have you fallen in love with while traveling?” says author Emma Christensen. Her beautiful words are a constant reminder for me to celebrate all experiences, to rekindle old love […]

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Souperinspiration | Tom yum crab bitsque I find inspiration from my travels. Of course, I read travel and food blogs for inspiration too. Tom yum goong with its pungent and zesty feast of flavours with every slurp is a soup I truly enjoyed when in Bangkok on a recent trip in October 2015. It is […]

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Souperinspiration | Khao soi chicken curry Andy Ricker, founder of Pok Pok in Portland said it well in a 2011 New York Times piece that khao soi is “exotic without being weird and, most important, completely delicious.” It’s the kind of dish everybody can love. We used to have a khao soi noodle dish in […]

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Souperinspiration | Vegan green curry with quinoa In 2011, seven of Thailand’s popular dishes made it to the list of the “World’s 50 Most Delicious Foods (Readers’ Pick)”— a worldwide online poll of 35,000 people by CNN Travel. Thailand had more dishes on the list than any other country. Green curry came in 19th and […]

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My Souperinspiration:  French Ratatouille French Ratatouille and its origin A really good ratatouille is not one of the quicker dishes to make, as each element is cooked separately before it is arranged in the casserole to partake of a brief communal simmer,” Julia Child writes in her preface to her 1961 Mastering the Art of […]

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My souperinspiration: Irish Beef Stew with Stout St Patrick’s Day Where is the pot of gold? At the end of the rainbow and with the help of some shamrock! Saint Patrick’s Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick  is a cultural and religious celebration held on 17 March, the traditional death date of Saint Patrick (c. […]

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My souperinspiration: Vegan Doenjang Tteokguk Tteokguk is a traditional Korean dish eaten during the celebration of the Korean New Year. The dish consists of the broth/soup (guk) with thinly sliced rice cakes (tteok – it can be called a kind of rice pasta). It is tradition to eat tteokguk on New Year’s Day because it […]

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My souperinspiration: Prosperity Black Pepper Beef Stew Ingredient: Black pepper a prized possession One of my favourite spice has to be black pepper. I add it to all my food, especially my soups and stews even without actually trying the soup. I have researched online and this holds true for most cooks and chefs. A […]

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My souperinspiration: Beauty Collagen Stew Collagen and beauty hotpots In a nutshell, collagen is a protein made up of amino acids and found in the human body. Collagen fibers support body tissues and is a major component of the extracellular matrix that supports cells. Collagen and keratin give the skin its strength, waterproofing, and elasticity. […]

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My souperinspiration: Barramundi Kimchi Jjigae Kimchi Kimchi refers to often fermented vegetable dishes usually made with napa cabbage, Korean radish, or sometimes cucumber, commonly fermented in a brine of ginger, garlic, scallions, and chili pepper. There are endless varieties with regional variations, and it is served as a side dish or cooked into soups and […]

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My souperinspiration: Soulful Vegan Chilli A bowl of chilli con carne and tortilla chips. I have received countless emails from regular customers requesting us to widen our repertoire for vegan choices. This recipe is a lovely alternative to a traditional chilli con carne,  meaning”chilli with meat”. The mention of this dish never fails to prompt […]

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