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These last days it was cold and rainy and it seemed more like autumn end than middle summer. As such a warm, comforting soup seemed the most rewarding dish today.

Noodles soup

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Pentru cei care nu stiau, Wok to Walk e o franciza pentru niste localuri unde poti alege diferite combinatii de mancare gatita in wok in fata ta. O “reteta” dureaza cateva minute sa fie gata si e compusa in general dintr-o baza (orez sau noodles), carne, legume sau peste si sos. E o mancare asiatica rapida si ieftina, doar unul din multitudinea de restaurante asiatice pe care le gasesti prin capitalele europene. La Barcelona am stat cel putin 10 minute savurand dexteritatea bucatarului care manevra cu abilitate cele 2 wok-uri incinse. Pornind de la aceasta inspiratie m-am decis sa gasesc o buna trebuinta pentru wok-ul pe care il am si eu ca orice bucatar care a trecut pe la Ikea si anume o reteta cu: legume, carne de pui si coconut curry.

Wok to Len

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Prea bun, mult prea bun. Aroma dulce acrisoara, textura care se topeste in gura, amintire de mare. Si noodles, gustul care te surprinde, un pic dulceag, cu verdeata, aroma de primavara. Cuprinzator si satisfacator.

Somon teriyaki

Inspired by the fish soup and the teriyaki method of cooking I’ve liked so much in meat I decided to try it on fish. The method is actually quite simple, you marinate the fish (fillet) in a sauce based on soya sauce and then you grill it. What I did not knew was how to use the remaining marinade to make some delicious soy noodles (inspired from here).

Teriyaki salmon

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The dream

I was visiting some friends. They has a house with white walls textured like in old houses. It felt like I was in southern France and the house was surrounded by hills. They had a wooden table with lion legs and they wanted me to cook for them. So I started to inspect their long and narrow kitchen. I searched the fridge, there was none. On the cooking table there was a fish. I my mind I knew, I had to do a fish soup. I started boiling water, cutting vegetables then I realized I did not had everything I needed. Yet the ingredients where all there: ginger, onion, noodles. I took my bicycle on a long S-shaped road along the hills covered with olives searching for … the missing piece, curcuma… I woke up.

Fish soup

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O reteta care m-a urmarit ceva timp. Am gasit-o de nenumarate ori pe net, apoi aici si aici si in sfarsit am gasit si filmul asta. N-am mai rezistat asa ca iata ce-am facut, cu multumiri datatorilor de inspiratie.

Laksa soup

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O reteta un pic diferita. In engleza ar fi: tomato noodle soup asa ca accept idei de traducere mai bune. Nu prea exista retete de noodles fara carne dar vroiam ceva de post. Asa ca iata:

Tomatoes noodles soup

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O idee care mi-a venit citind un post apetisant despre Yakitori.

Frigarui

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In ultimele saptamani n-am prea avut timp sa fac de mancare asa ca mi s-a parut foarte interesanta provocarea lui Rodiq de a folosi ingredientele chinezesti: urechi de lemn, bambus si sos de soia gasite, culmea, in Bucuresti.

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Vineri:

• orez prajit (fried rice). Orez fiert amestecat apoi cu ou si pui cu curry sau legume
• morcovi, fasole, vinete si ardei prajiti in stil asiatic cu sos de soia
• pui marinat cu curcuma si curry madras si apoi prajit