Beef Steak Open Sandwich, perfect as brunch by the sea

Lobster with a crispy bean crust and salted egg dressing

What a great mini Christmas tree this would make! Chocolate truffles on a conical tower

Crispy Duck Leg Confit, with roast potatoes and salad

Cutest Mozzarella di Bufala Caprese I have ever seen – Ripe cherry tomatoes, basil pesto and buffalo mozzarella cheese

Buta Soki – Japanese stewed pork ribs

Kaiseki is Japanese cuisine at its most refined. Here’s a ten-course set celebrating nature’s bounty

Fried Dim Sum Dumpling with Chicken, Mushrooms and Chives

Chocolate cake with layers of ganache, topped with candied almonds. Flourless and gluten-free!

Flower crabs cooked in a fragrant Masala curry

Steamed glutinous rice with Chinese sausage, mushrooms and dried shrimp – so tasty and easy to make!

Gindara Saikyotsuke – Grilled cod that’s been marinated in miso for three days

Nothing like a piping hot bowl of ramen to warm the belly! Tonshio (salt-flavoured pork bone broth) is my favourite!

Steamed Shark’s Fin Dumpling with Dried Scallop and Shrimp, so very pretty