Hello! My name is Asha, and this website is my creative outlet where I share my love of food.
Art and all things creative have been passions of mine since childhood. My grandmother was a professional wedding cake designer. My mother was a wonderful home cook. Both of them, and the love and dedication they had in the kitchen, inspired me in the culinary sense from a very young age. Some of my earliest memories are gathering vegetables from the garden and preparing them for dinner or whipping up my favourite cake from memory. Tying this into my love of art, I discovered so much joy in creating beautiful food that tastes as good as it looks.
You may be wondering - why is this site so focused on asian food? I was fortunate to spend a large amount of time in Japan from my adolescence onward. Tokyo became my second home. Not wanting to eventually find myself in a career where I was trapped somewhere with my memories of Japan fading behind me, I acquired a degree in East Asian Languages with a Japanese concentration in university.
So that is where my experience lies. My time spent internationally has definitely affected my taste buds, but also, asian food is simply just amazing! I am currently based in Toronto, Canada.
Where do I draw inspiration for my recipes? Well, simply put - everywhere! Travel, restaurants, what's in season, magazines, other blogs, my imagination, etc. If any recipes are posted that are not my own, the original author will be credited in the post.
There are so many ways in which food can add enjoyment to our lives. Wherever you are in the world, I hope I can inspire you to live your life a little more deliciously.
A note on sharing
Republication of any posts and recipes/recipe text presented on this site is strictly prohibited without my explicit prior consent. However, if you would like to share photos, that's great! Please note that photos without a recipe can be shared if credited with two links, one back to the original recipe post and one back to corianderandlace.com.
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