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Cook up a global feast without leaving home Food enthusiasts from Japan, Mexico, Thailand, Palestine, Korea, India, Brazil share insights into their cuisines
Sat, May 15, 2021, 06:00 Updated: Sat, May 15, 2021, 10:26 Ali Dunworth
We’re often told we can travel through food, but how easy is it really to get authentic tastes in Ireland? Chefs and food enthusiasts living in Ireland, who hail from more far-flung places, share their impressions on how authentically their home food is represented here, and suggest ways to replicate the tastes and flavours they miss the most.
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Yoshimi Hayakawa, chef and owner Wa Cafe in Galway
Japanese food usually contains rice, fish, meat, vegetables and miso soup. It’s not just about sushi. Dashi, which is soup stock in Japanese, is a staple ingredient made with katsuobushi, or bonito fish flakes, and komb
Meal box review: A memorable taste of Korea In Jaru s meal kits, Korean food is complemented by Irish seasonal ingredients
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I always savour the moment when I first get off a plane, when I smell the air of a new country. Because every country smells different. I know, it will be a while before any of us are indulging in that sort of olfactory pleasure, but it is possible to get a little taste of farther shores with some of the meal kits that are available.
Every year, more than a million Koreans head to the Seomjin river in Jeolla province for the cherry blossom festival, which heralds the arrival of spring. The festival was cancelled this year but a postcard with a blaze of pink blossoms contrasting with the blue river water gives me a glimpse of what it is like. This is exactly what Gunmoo Kim had in mind when he developed his Jaru meal kits.