Flavors That Inspire

Welcome to Special-food – a place where passion for exceptional food meets creativity. Discover our unique recipes, inspiring stories, and culinary creations made with heart.   We’re here to share our work and invite you into a world of extraordinary flavors.

Biangbiang mian noodles when you're out of money

Want to treat yourself and someone else with a home cooked meal, but you’re semi-broke but have some basic stuff at home? This is the recipe for you. Let’s make a base of home made wide noodles (biangbiang mian noodles) and then you add whatever you have at home.

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Duck à l'orange with saffron seasoned pearl barley

Duck à l’orange. The French have figured out how brilliant the combination is, the Chinese have realized, and the rest of the world should realize if they haven’t yet. Sweet, sour, tangy, savory, amazing duck à l’orange. Here’s a wonderful recipe that you’ll absolutely love!

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Swedish moose filet with lingonberries

Swedes eat game to the same extent as Americans eat it. You can buy it, but usually you know someone who knows someone who hunts during hunting season. Of course, it’s not to everyone’s taste; game does have a very distinct flavour. Especially bear, moose, and wild hog are really “gamy”. I, however, find game amazingly good, together with other deep flavours like port wine, Jerusalem artichokes, chanterelles, and other products commonly eaten in the North. This is my take on moose or reindeer, your choice. Both work great with this recipe! Moose with its strong flavour of game, whereas reindeer is more delicate.

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About Special-food

Special-food is my personal culinary blog, created out of a love for experimenting in the kitchen and sharing the best of what I've learned. My goal is to showcase my work—from creating innovative recipes, to food photography, to sharing stories about ingredients and techniques. Each recipe and each story reflects my passion and pursuit of culinary excellence.