Tuesday 30 August 2011

Pomelo & Thai Rub

Pomelo spilling off supermarket shelves in HK. Reminds me of nice afternoon snack served when working in Bangkok circa 1997. As can be expected, ticks all the flavor boxes: sour, spicy, salty, sweet.

pomelo
dried chili
salt
sugar
  1. break pomelo up into bite size pieces
  2. mix salt and sugar together in equal amounts, plus chili to taste
  3. dip pomelo in mixture and snack away

Pineapple, Lychee & Perrier

A great drink, preferably in a big pitcher pool side.

3 parts juiced pineapple
1 part commercial lychee juice (or nectar from can of lychees)
1 part Perrier
ice cubes
  1. pour everything into a pitcher filled a third of the way with ice
  2. garnish with a lychee & sip with a straw