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The Dutch Shop & Cafe
Cheap Eats Restaurant Reviews By Amy @ cookbookmaniac

When i heard that there was a quaint Dutch Cafe in the middle of nowhere in Smithfield I told pizzaboy we had to go for a visit. We happen to have gone on the hottest day of the year so far. Its 40+ degrees outside and we drive over to Smithfield in a car with no-aircon. Without even thinking i say, "there had better be air-con at this place". The entire car goes quiet. None of us have ever been to the Dutch Cafe and do not know what to expect. We are following the GPS and tomatogal asks me, "Where the hell is this place? We've reached the end of the road". I look ahead and we are in the middle of nowhere. There are residential houses to our left and closed industrial warehouses on our right. I see a green warehouse ahead and i say "that must be…

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Menya – The best ramen in Sydney
Asian Restaurant Reviews By Amy @ cookbookmaniac

Whilst in Japan, pizzaboy and I were lost in the streets of Shibuya, Tokyo. We were hungry and couldn't read Japanese. I was craving noodles and I randomly chose a noodle bar that had a picture of ramen at the front. We pointed at something that looked appetising on the menu with no idea what we were ordering. This was our first introduction to Tonkotsu Ramen. Tonkotsu ramen is usually a cloudy white coloured broth and is a thick broth made by boiling pork bones, fat, and collagen over high heat for hours on end, suffusing the broth with a hearty pork flavor and a creamy consistency that rivals milk or melted butter or gravy (depending on the shop). Most shops, but not all, blend this pork broth with a small amount of chicken and vegetable stock and/or soy sauce. When I got home to Sydney, I googled - tonkotsu…

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Crisp Duck Breast with Orange and Daikon Salad
Asian Recipes By Amy @ cookbookmaniac

"Yoshoku - Japanese food western style" Crisp Duck Breast with Orange and Daikon Salad Recipe taken from Yoshoku by Jane Lawson 2 orange 300g daikon 80g baby rocket 4 x 175-200g duck breast fillets oil, for brushing 1 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil 1 teaspoon sesame oil 1 tablespoon drinking sake Ponzu Dressing 1 teaspoon lemon juice 1 teaspoon lime juice 1 teaspoon Japanese rice vinegar 1 teaspoon Japanese soy sauce 1 teaspoon mirin 1 teaspoon sake 1/4 teaspoon sugar 5 x 1cm piece of kombu, wiped with a damp cloth 1 teaspoon bonito flakes To make the ponzu dressing, put all the ingredients in a non-metallic bowl and stir until the sugar has dissolved. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 24 hours. Remove the skin from the orange and carefully remove all the pith. Segment the oranges into a bowl, then squeeze the juice from the membranes over the…

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