Recipes

Family gatherings are big affairs in Malta, where meals are slow-cooked and every last bite is savoured. This soup is usually eaten in spring, when ful (broad beans) are in season. If kusksu (pasta beads) proves tricky to find, use giant couscous instead

These tiny festive cookies are traditionally associated with St Nicholas celebrations on 5 December, and are flavoured with warm spices that were imported from Indonesia during the colonial era. Children in the Netherlands eat them like sweets; Janneke enjoys them as an accompaniment to afternoon tea or coffee

This dish feels like a great representation of Cypriot food

A date dressing on this simple salad creates an almost sweet and sour finish

My family loved it so much that my grandmother even asked me for the recipe, which is a really big deal

This easy ‘battleship’ sushi comes from vegan restaurant Youmiko, in central Warsaw

Pre-cooking all the veg separately is the key to French winemaker and cook Lulu’s classic recipe

The founder of Rosa’s Thai Café shares her recipe for Thailand’s most famous dish