Occasional cooks: bit of this and that

Here is your weekly thread to talk anything and everything food. 

Share what you're cooking this week, ask for tips or recipes for a dish, tell us about your meals out.

Lockdown 6.0 is not leading to any cooking frenzies, so today you get a mixed assortment of stories.

via goodfood.com.au

Pantry essentials: Tony Tan's guide to navigating Asian supermarkets - here's a good guide for what essentials to look for and what brands to trust for Asian cooking.

From the Guardian, Top this: eight go-to sandwiches, from basic to elaborate. I have to say, most of these are on the elaborate end, and are, in all, A Bit Too Much.

via theguarian.com.au

For something a bit more light-hearted, here's the Guardian again: Suggestive veg: why a rude carrot can spark sheer joy – from ancient Egypt to today.

via theguardian.com

Garlic bread potato bake? OK! This looks ridiculous!

via taste.com.au

Let's end with something a little fancy - rhubarb, honey and ginger lassi. I've never made lassi before, but it seems very easy and I'm definitely going to try it.

via delicious.com.au