Bay leaves introduce an extra dimension to soups, stews, and roasts. The aromatic, savory leaves add notes of menthol, ...

Jasmine rice flavoured with pandan leaf is a great accompaniment ... Sugar cane vinegar is much used in Filipino cooking and can be bought in the UK, but if you don’t have any use Japanese ...

Some recipes call for fresh leaves while others use fermented ones ... (Quadrille, Penguin Random House UK via AP) Parboil the rice (check the packet instructions and halve the time) in very ...