Fish names in Croatian

Salpa (Cro.) or Goldine (Eng.) 

If you’re currently in Croatia, Paul Bradbury’s article “Help with the names of fish in restaurants in Croatia” is going to come in handy. Enjoy!

Where I’ve been

View of Wirral from Crosby Beach 1, originally uploaded by ~Maninas.

While I temporarily disappeared from the blog, I really got into photography, and I’ve never stopped shooting. You can find me on Flickr.

Istanbul Yoghurt Treat

There was always yoghurt, tahini and honeycomb, amongst many other things, in our hotel in Istanbul for breakfast. One morning, I had an idea to combine them, and so I did. It was delicious! I loved it, and had it with my breakfast every day while we were there.

I am not claiming this is an authentic Istanbuli treat. I have no idea, and so I wouldn’t even try. But I do know it’s absolutely delicious. Do try it! The bitterness of tahini added interest and nuttiness to sweet honeycomb, which in turn provided an interesting texture to nibble on. All this enveloped in delicious creamy, Turkish yoghurt.

It really makes a stunning treat. At home, I use honey, as I don’t usually have honeycomb, but it’s still delicious. Just take a bowl of yoghurt and swirl some honey and tahini over it, and there you go!

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to everyone!

I can’t believe I’ve been away for so long. I’ll slowly be getting back to blogging. Looking forward to it,

 

Maninas

Sri Lankan Ginger Tea

Time for a little tea. This one is perfect for the season: warming, gingery, sweet. Simple, but wonderful. Enjoy.

 

Four o’clock tea

 

Sri Lankan Ginger Tea

 

Recipe by Jasmine

 

black tea – 1 tea bag, or 1 – 2 tsp of loose tea

About 1.5 cm cube of ginger root, finely grated

500 ml water

1 – 2 tsp of sugar, or to taste

 

Make the tea as usual, in a tea pot if you have one (the quantities I used are above, and are more suggestions than directions). I hear warming up the tea pot beforehand is obligatory, but can’t say for sure. Add finely grated ginger and sugar, and let it steep for a few minutes. The longer you keep it, the more gingery it will get, and therefore slightly spicier. Enjoy!

 

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More Sri Lankan recipes on this blog

 

In the skies

In the skies, originally uploaded by ~Maninas. Taken in September, in Varazdinske Toplice, in the north of Croatia.

Feeling kind of autumnal.

Look everywhere

Look everywhere, originally uploaded by ~Maninas.

Beauty beneath.
Zadar street in the hours before sunset, 14 September 2010.

You never know where inspiration will come from.