Cochinita Pibil: Mexican Pulled Pork

This recipe is most certainly the highlight of my foray into Mexican cooking: pork marinated in fragrant spices and cooked in banana leaves, making for an amazing combination of scents and flavours. The banana leaves make all the difference as they infuse the meat with their unique aroma. Cochinita pibil is probably the most famous dish from…

Chinese-inspired Pork Dumplings

Dumplings are part of most countries’ cuisines, and I have been making my own fair share of German, Eastern European and South American versions. What I had never attempted before were Chinese dumplings: with their intricate shapes and complex flavours, they seemed way out of my league. But this all changed – thanks to this…