Category Archives: Dessert

A challenge – sugarcane granita, jelly, cream.

When I arrived in Hanoi last year I was beaten. Exhausted by some recent hard travelling and more broken than I realised from the unpleasantness that came before. Life was clouded with uncertainty and nothing felt new. Everything was a challenge. As much fun as you can have visiting a city it is a totally [...]

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Peaches poached in Prosecco

Tomatoes, coriander, tortillas, a return to the com binh dan-style school lunch. Raging out at the injustice of work, teetering on the edge of saying too much of what I feel. Alone, but only marginally lonely. Tied to my computer (it was a very happy reunion). That is what my week looked like.
Friday afternoon I [...]

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Mango, Pomelo, Sago.

“You can always come back, but you can’t come back all the way”. Bob Dylan, Mississippi.
Well, I came back. Back to a Hanoi that I was only too happy to leave 2 months ago. Much changed here in my absence, this city is speeding towards something like modernity, but my opinion of it remains unchanged. [...]

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Mangosteen yoghurt pannacotta

mangosteen2t_80 Mangosteen
The queen of fruit, delicate, fragrant and likably sweet. This tropical treat is often paired with durian, but is delicious on its own or transformed into a light summer dessert.
Recipes: Mangosteen yoghurt pannacotta

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Carob Molasses Cake with honeyed ricotta

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Made from the pulp of the carob fruit. It is sweet and deep and delicious in its own right. Please don’t use it as a substitute for chocolate, everyone will be disappointed.
Recipes: Carob molasses cake with honeyed ricotta

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