Series: Blasta Books series

Sham Hanifa’s multicultural background is the perfect representation of the Malaysian society that he grew up in, with Chinese and Thai influences from his maternal side and Indian and Malay influences from his paternal side. This is reflected in Sham’s food, which combines these cultures, cuisines, and flavours. You’ll hear people saying the word ‘agak-agak’ all the time in Malaysia,...

If you take the five basic flavour profiles – sweet, sour, salty, bitter, umami – then add the basic contrasts of a successful dish – smooth, crunchy, zingy, fatty, crispy – you soon realise that using pickles in your cooking can lay down some excellent funky beats. Having a range of pickles and preserves in your fridge is akin to...

For Orla McAndrew, a busy working mum of three who loves to cook but still needs to feed her family while spinning lots of other plates, a well-stocked larder is her secret weapon. With over 100 quick and easy recipes packed into this small but mighty book, Larder will help you stock your pantry, fridge and freezer with the useful...

The word Socafro is a mash-up of Alistair Jeje’s two favourite types of music: the rhythmic beats of Soca from Trinidad & Tobago and the soulful lines of Afrobeat from Nigeria. This combination reflects Alistair’s own dual heritage and it’s also the name of his business, Socafro Kitchen. Each recipe in this book, from his Afro-Trini macaroni pie to his...

The whole-catch approach underpins everything Aishling Moore does at her Goldie seafood restaurant in Cork City. She wants to serve the fish that had previously been thrown back and to convert the wary to fully fledged seafood lovers. Determined to take whatever was landed and to use as much of that as possible, not to mention building up a larder...