We generally think of pancakes as sweet, topped with butter and syrup or honey. But there is a world of savoury pancakes that is also amazing. This is one of those recipes. We would not have thought of Turkey as having a pancake culture, but I was surprised to find that it has deep roots in the region. There are numerous varieties: Akitama, a thin, crepe-like pancake brushed with butter and enjoyed with salty goat cheese, and Lalagna, an Ottoman dish made from a thick batter

This is a dish that highlights fresh vegetables in all their glory. This is a simple dish that uses everyday staples but produces a lovely result. The core of the dish is soba, Japanese buckwheat noodles, earthy and delicate. The vegetables add texture to the soft noodles, the bok choy crunch, and the mushrooms a bite. The sauces uplift the dish, adding freshness. I loved this dish fresh, but to be honest, I later had leftovers, being too lazy to reheat them, and it was bette

I followed this recipe from the cookbook, but added the spaghetti to give the dish some volume. Mushrooms are not native to the Arab world and are a new introduction to their cuisine brought about by modern infrastructure. This salad, though, plays with traditional flavours with modern ingredients. The salad is wonderful and light. I chose to use oyster mushrooms; they are now easily available in India, and I love their subtle flavour. They add an earthiness to the salad that