Soyez le bienvenu au cours de cuisine Française contemporaine. Aujourd’hui nous allons faire un ragoût aux champignons bourguignon délicieux, champignons bourguignons.* And that is the extent of my French lingo skills. Although I use to live in Paris for a while, my French never stayed inside my head. So now my French consists of rather non-mentionable phrases […]
Author Archives: Haan Ridell
September 11, 2013
The Swedish Chef: Saffron Mussels
Mytilus edulis, also known as the common mussel, is a medium-sized edible “marine bivalve mollusc†in the family Mytilidae, or simply, mussels. I sure most of you have had Moules-frites when in France, but the dish is actually from Belgium, and dates back as far as the 1700’s. Saffron is a spice derived from the flower of Crocus sativus, […]
July 24, 2013
The Swedish Chef: Dill, The Final Frontier
By Haan Ridell Dill (Anethum graveolens), also known as “Lao coriander” depending on where it is grown, is a lovely herb very much used in Scandinavia. I LOVE DILL, a fantastic thing we all have growing here in our back gardens. Pytt I Panna, is a very typical Swedish dish which roughly translates to “put whatever […]
May 29, 2013
The Swedish Chef: Larb Gai
By Haan Ridell Hi I’m Haan. I’m Swedish but live in Copenhagen, and I fly around the world for a living. Very lucky me, since I get to learn about new cultures — and what better way to learn, then to eat? I dash off to all the supermarkets, spice-markets, wine-markets and all the you-name-it […]