Comments | themadman: Article ideas wanted

themadman

Article ideas wanted

Sep 14, 2006 14:24

I've not updated my chef blog in a year. I desperately need to write new articles, but want some inspiration.

Can you folks give me some cookery-related article ideas? I don't want to keep on writing recipes; that gets boring. If there's something (preferably related to oriental cooking) that you'd like to learn, some technique you want more ( Read more... )

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meghadutam September 14 2006, 09:48:01 UTC

Am going nuts figuring out how to break a coconut in my London apartment. :)

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meghadutam September 14 2006, 11:05:35 UTC

I tried that sort of thing once and had a 2 inch long gash that needed stitches. Will try again.

themadman September 14 2006, 09:59:41 UTC

Hold above head. In a swift motion, bring down on head. Broken coconut and insomnia cure in one.

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Some suggestions quizling September 14 2006, 10:22:34 UTC

a) How about some themed posts? For a start, why not focus on Japanese cuisine? I'd love to know how exactly sushi is different from sashimi, what to expect in a seafood bar, the best way to serve/eat fugu and so on. :p ( ... )

Re: Some suggestions themadman September 14 2006, 10:37:48 UTC

For a start, why not focus on Japanese cuisine?

'Cause I don't know too much about Japanese food, but just enough to know I don't like it much. ;)

Re: Some suggestions quizling September 14 2006, 12:18:43 UTC

*sigh* Okay, we'll stick with Thai and Chinese.

manubhardwaj September 14 2006, 10:45:40 UTC

1. An article on vegetarian replacements for all the common eastern dishes :-)
2. Perhaps a tutorial on how to work without oil

anonymous September 14 2006, 12:57:13 UTC

How about tips for chopping/cutting/slicing certain tricky vegetables, seafood etc.?

thaths September 14 2006, 14:28:26 UTC

An article on different cooking implements would be nice. How does one buy a good wok? What should one look for in a draining spoon? etc.

Another one on how food is eaten is also a good one. Where do people use spoons? Where do they use forks? Where and why do people use chopsticks? How about hands?

An article on traditional breakfast in SE Asia would be great too. Anyone who has only eaten dinner or lunch at one of the Punjabi(or Bangladeshi)-run Indian restaurants in the West will have no idea about the diversity of breakfast foods in India. Similarly, people who have eaten at Thai and SE Asian restaurants would usually not know about what breakfast is in these places.