Blasta Books

Born in Hong Kong and raised in Buncrana, author and chef Kwanghi Chan has created a uniquely Irish-Chinese set of recipes. Inspired equally by tra...

This beautifully compiled and illustrated cookbook contains a tasty array of recipes that aim to show you how to get the very most out of your vege...

Soups - is there anything more comforting? From those soups the Ma would make for us when we were sick, to rich thick stews on a cool winters eve, ...

Pickles make everything better. Cooking is all about balancing basic flavour profiles- sweet, sour, salty, bitter, umami and adding contrast, turni...

One of the most fascinating ways to look at a country is through it's food culture, and there is no better man to do so than Michelin starred chef,...

JD has been cooking at his food stall, Socafro Kitchen, since 2020 and hasn’t looked back. The word ‘Socafro’ is a mash-up of JD’s two favourite ty...

Contiuning the excellent Blasta series we have Agak-agak (pronounced aga-aga, with a silent k) is a Malaysian saying that means ‘guess-guess’ or ‘u...