Gabriel Gaté:
Yes, it’s become quite fashionable to serve food with baby Asian leaves, and more and more gourmet greengrocers are selling the mix. Sometimes it’s in small bags or in punnets. The most common leaves are called tatsoi, mitzuna, kamatsuna, and Chinese cabbage. Some are more peppery than others and they are usually delicious.

Gabriel Gaté:
Once you’ve browned meat at the beginning of the making of the sauce, add a little plain flour to bind the liquid. Alternatively, cook your bolognaise a bit longer to evaporate excess water. Most Italian families cook their bolognaise sauce for several hours.

Gabriel Gaté:
A Cantonese noodle dish is usually prepared in several steps. First, you boil the noodles in water for 20 seconds, then drain them and let stand for 1 hour to dry on a clean tea towel. Heat a little oil in a wok and lay the noodles flat in the wok. Don’t move them until they turn golden on the bottom. Flip them over, add a little extra oil and continue to fry until they turn crispy underneath. Lay the noodles on a dish. Next you cook the food to go with them, e.g. stir-fry a few chicken strips and prawns with a little ginger for 2 minutes. Add shredded mushrooms (shiitake), Chinese greens and bean shoots and stir-fry for 2 minutes. Add a little chicken stock to make a sauce. Season with some soy sauce, oyster sauce, pepper and sesame oil. Bring to a simmer and thicken with a little cornflour mixed with water. Toss well and spoon over the noodles. Yum!

Gabriel Gaté:
Yes, it normal for the flour and water to separate when it’s resting and fermenting. In wholemeal flour, you have more solids, so you could add a little plain flour to the wholemeal flour to obtain more smoothness. Before cooking your injera, whisk your mixture to obtain a smooth batter – as you would do when making pancakes.

Gabriel Gaté:
Shaoxing wine is a Chinese wine made with rice and is used for cooking and drinking. It contains 15-20% alcohol. You can buy it in Asian grocery stores. It is often substituted with dry sherry or Japanese sake. Once opened, Shaoxing wine keeps well in the fridge or in a cool place for several weeks.