Japanese fusion food with ‘little ninja’ ingredients is a cook’s twist on Western dishes

Japanese fusion food with ‘little ninja’ ingredients is a cook’s twist on Western dishes

When Sonoko Sakai’s mother sneaked a little miso into her lasagne, she was not thinking of the kind of Japanese fusion that became an American dining craze in the 1980s. Rather, she was doing what Japanese cooks had been doing for centuries: adapting to outside influences. Many dishes now thought of as quintessentially Japanese are … Read more

Home cook’s ‘secret ingredient’ in soup recipe has everyone ‘craving’

Home cook’s ‘secret ingredient’ in soup recipe has everyone ‘craving’

It’s officially soup season with the recipes coming thick and fast – but this one has a secret ingredient which is bound to ‘feed your soul’. Taking to TikTok to show off her delicious creation, Shann, who posts as @pumpkin_bakery, said the soup was so good – and also has a secret ingredient. In the … Read more

Six creative Christmas dishes aside jollof rice

Six creative Christmas dishes aside jollof rice

Over the years, Christmas Day in Nigeria and Jollof rice have become two peas in a pod. Whoever said it must be rice before the Christmas celebration is complete? This year, we invite you to savour something unique – a Christmas experience beyond the ordinary. PREMIUM TIMES has curated a list of six effortlessly crafted … Read more