Fusion Style Avocado Sashimi
An absolutely delicious and ridiculously moreish dish that feels both futuristic with its zing but deeply comforting with its soft guac-based flavours. Continue reading Fusion Style Avocado Sashimi
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Steam-fried Edamame
I normally keep my edamame simple. I like them boiled and salted as a healthy accompaniment to drinks. However, this charming book by Wataru Yokota has provided a reliable, easy and exceptionally tasty recipe which I’ve also served with martinis. The Real Japanese Izakaya Cookbook has a range of simple recipes with beautiful photography for making very tasty drinking food. Izakaya are Japanese drinking dens … Continue reading Steam-fried Edamame
Pinzimonio
This is an Italian appetiser that goes very nicely with a martini. It’s essentially just fresh vegetables dipped in olive oil. Continue reading Pinzimonio
More martini snacks and canapes
I’m just going to leave this here… What could be easier than olives and cheese-stuffed peppers that you picked up at the shops on the way home? I particularly like the colour contrast of these two. Oh and the taste. You can’t go wrong with the lemony-buttery taste of Nocellara olive flesh, while the soft creamy cheese paired very indulgently with the sweet piccante … Continue reading More martini snacks and canapes
The Fiery Ginger Martini
Serving a cocktail in a martini glass and adding a -tini suffix to the end of its name does not make it a martini. A real martini should contain a small amount of vermouth and a large amount of gin or vodka. If you start messing around with this too much you no longer have the genuine article. Acceptable variations include the dirty … Continue reading The Fiery Ginger 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 Martini Socialist 