Food And Drink

Mary Berry’s rich, indulgent chocolate mousse cake is fit for a celebration and makes a stunning centerpiece. Equipment and preparation: for this recipe, you will need a 20cm/8in the round springform cake tin. Ingredients For the chocolate cake 25g/1oz cocoa powder, plus extra for dusting3 tbsp boiling water100g/3½oz caster sugar100g/3½oz self-raising flour1 level …

This American cake is incredibly light as it’s made with whisked egg whites. Mary Berry decorates her version with homemade lemon curd and passion fruit seeds. Equipment and preparation: You will need a 25cm/10in angel food cake pan. Ingredients For the cake 125g/4½oz plain flour300g/10½oz caster sugar10 large free-range egg whites2 large lemons, grated …

How to make wagamama’s ramen, donburi and gyoza wagamama have revealed their secrets and told us exactly what goes into some of their most popular dishes. As the cold weather creeps in, a hearty bowl of wagamama’s ramen, chicken teriyaki donburi or chicken gyoza can really hit the spot, and …

By the time Christmas dinner is over, you might feel sick at the sight of turkey, pigs in blankets and brussel sprouts, but it’s worth keeping a hold of your leftovers to create some tasty post-Christmas dishes. Curries, soups and stews are a good way to keep the meat tender, …

A good curry is as much a part of many people’s repertoire as meat and three veg, and it’s all the better when made with a homemade curry paste. If I have time, I use a mortar and pestle to make a double batch of paste and then freeze half …

Poor old Prue Leith lurches from one “controversy” to another. Having inadvertently revealed the winner of the most recent series of Bake Offhours before the final show aired, the cookery writer now stands accused of raising “fears over food safety” by admitting she “cheats like anything” at Christmas; she has a …

You’ll be quite familiar with certain aspects of food and drink in Spain before you ever set foot in the country. Tapas, paella, and cava have become popular all over the world – but it all tastes so much better in its home country. Dining in Spain, you can expect …

One November night in the Chinese city Haikou, I was treated to a meal by two young students of English. I feel at a loss for words as to how best describe this meal… they were clearly trying to impress me. It was taken at a large, and apparently popular, …

First off let me just state that it was awesome and I can’t thank the people on this site enough for all their input before we left; it was such a great help! I had such an amazing time and if you’re worried about travelling, don’t be – it’s the …

When it comes to food I always try to sample as much of the local cuisine as I can while I’m travelling. Eating traditional food in local restaurants helps you to understand a culture and you can guarantee it will be cheaper and tastier than the tourist hotspots. While I …