Dates with Salted Tahini: an unexpected Martini snack from Oman
A simple pairing from the heady frankincense aroma of Nizwa market in Oman. Continue reading Dates with Salted Tahini: an unexpected Martini snack from Oman
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Crispy Chicken Skin Crackers for a Martini – easy home recipe
Tim Anderson’s “Your Home Izakaya” offers a delicious drinking snack in the form of crunchy chicken skin crackers. The recipe involves baking chicken skin with sesame oil, salt, and MSG. Serve alongside a classic martini with a twist of lemon peel if you want a delightful texture and flavour contrast. Continue reading Crispy Chicken Skin Crackers for a Martini – easy home recipe
Addictive Cabbage (Japanese Drinking Salad)
An easy and delicious dish to accompany your drinks Continue reading Addictive Cabbage (Japanese Drinking Salad)
A Blue Cheese Martini
An experimental martini made with blue-cheese infused spirit, but does it work? Continue reading A Blue Cheese Martini
Hebridean Blue Cheese
This is a delicious, sharp but creamy cheese that goes really nicely with a martini. The Hebrides are a beautiful – if wet – constellation of islands located off the west coast of Scotland. One of these islands is the Isle of Mull, which like many places in this part of the world, has a wealth of culinary produce. Much of this produce goes exceedingly … Continue reading Hebridean Blue Cheese
A Microwave Popcorn Bowl
The Joseph Joseph M Cuisine Popcorn Making Bowl is a surprisingly effective tool for your martini-making repertoire. Continue reading A Microwave Popcorn Bowl
Asparagus skewers to accompany a martini
This is dead easy. Asparagus is tasty and a bit of a luxury so it naturally pairs well with a martini. I love its distinctive flavour, visual appeal and most of all, its satisfying fresh and crunchy texture. My brother and I were having a martini before dinner, but after we had drunk the first one we really just wanted to have … Continue reading Asparagus skewers to accompany a martini
Korean spinach – Sigeumchi-namul
Annyeonghaseyo. This is a really tasty, easy and even healthy vegetarian dish that you can serve as a vegetable side, a starter or, most importantly of all, as an appetiser to accompany a martini (obviously). I first ate this delicious dish in Koreatown, Manhattan. Of all the wondrous and unusual dishes I gluttonously consumed that night (my favourite being a gigantic simmered squid, still … Continue reading Korean spinach – Sigeumchi-namul
The Tiger Milk Martini
This recipe is very much inspired by Peru. However, I was once accused of being “an evil agent” working for the Chilean government to sabotage the reputation of Peru… a little unforeseen side effect of my unusual career in the murky world of intelligence. Nonetheless, despite the attempted slander I am a firm fan of Peruvian cuisine and drinking culture. I love Pisco and prefer … Continue reading The Tiger Milk Martini
Worcestershire Sauce Martini
Yes, you read that correctly. This is another slight variation on a classic martini. Just before you pour the martini, smudge a small amount of Worcestershire sauce into the glass. It adds a slightly savoury tinge to the drink which works quite well, especially if you’re looking to whet the appetite for a meal. Below is a suggestion: Marinade a good steak at room temperature … Continue reading Worcestershire Sauce Martini
The Martini Socialist 