Vegan Mofo comes to an end and the last prompt is Fusion Food. Where do I start, there are so many, but here are few fusion eats to get you thinking.
-Irn Bru, Curry and Chips
-Roti/Chappati Wraps
-Thai Curry with Chips
-'Chicken' Tikka Hoagie Roll
-Dhokla Sandwich
Bombay Sandwich
For those of us who live in the United Kingdom, even a cup of tea is fusion, think about it.
Anyway, I had grand plans to conclude my participation in this years Vegan Mofo with a hardcore fusion recipe; or showcasing a handful of fusion recipes featured on my blog from the past.
Then I remembered this heart-shaped Zucchini-Courgette and Chocolate Cake with Matcha Icing that I made a couple of weeks back.
So this vegetarian would like to say Thank you to every one who came by through Vegan Mofo and left a comment, each has been appreciated. I have bookmarked many recipes and hope to make them in the not too distant future, but I've also met some bloggers whose blogs I will continue to follow now that I have discovered them. Thank you and thank you to Vegan Mofo.
I am afraid the next few posts, like the previous one may be very green.
With St Patrick's Day a few days away, I am even more inspired.
To be absolutely honest, I was prompted and inspired to make an Irish soda bread a few weeks back, when an Irish colleague at work started raving about Irish Soda Bread. She spoke about it with so much passion that it reminded me of how much I actually liked Irish soda bread, but also how easy it was to make. I have made many variations in the past, with dried fruit, fresh fruit like summer berries, with bananas, nuts and cheese.
A month or so back, I found a tub of matcha - green tea powder that I had picked up from a Oriental supermarket a year back and decided to include that in my Irish soda bread recipe. Yes, I know I could have just used a bit of green food colouring, (rather than this expensive powder ) but I was curious to try it out in a sweet bread, as I've seen Matcha used in chocolate eclairs, cupcakes, cheesecakes and lattes (vegan and dairy versions).
When the Matcha Sweet Soda Bread came out of the oven, it seemed to have lost its green colouring, but when we sliced into it, we could see a shade of green-ness. Its not in your face kind of green, but a light gentle soothing green. We spread a little butter on top and ate it warm, it was quite nice. I am sharing a slice of this Soda Bread to Caroline Makes and More Than Occasional Baker for Alphabakes. The theme this month is the letter S (for Soda Bread). I am also sharing it with Eat Your Veg and Bangers and Mash for March edition of Family Foodies event: the theme is Let's Go Baking.
