Category 'Culture'

Tootoomoo on London’s Gastro-Map

Do you know that feeling of happiness and appreciation when someone likes the food you slaved away in the kitchen to create? And now imagine what it’s like when a restaurant is full of satisfied guests… With four wonderful locations, we can proudly say that Tootoomoo has made a mark on this city’s gastro-map. We’ve

Local guide to Crouch End

Things to do in Crouch End

Local guide to Crouch End Crouch End is a stunning North London suburb located in the area of Haringey, just between Harringay, Muswell Hill, Wood Green, Highgate, Archway and Finsbury Park. With its attractive green spaces and wonderful Broadway is home to a massive creative community packed with actors, writers, comedians, and musicians. A popular

Superfoods in Asian food

Superfoods in Asian Food

Superfoods are foods packed with vitamins, minerals and other nutrients, thus very good your health. They can also be a source of antioxidants, helping to ward off and prevent diseases. There tend to be a great deal of superfoods in Asian food, and the East Asian diet has always been healthy. Food and healing have come together for centuries

10 Vietnamese dishes you need to try

Vietnamese cuisine is known for its unique blend of textures and flavours, combining sweet, sour, spicy and salty, with fresh ingredients and herbs (and plenty of fish sauce).  When thinking of Vietnamese food, most would think of the very popular Pho. However, there is so many more tasty and dishes to Vietnamese cuisine. Here are ten classic

An Introduction to Vietnamese Food

Vietnamese food is known for its distinct use of fresh, fragrant and aromatic flavours. There is a balance of sweet and sour, spicy and cooling, fresh and salty flavours (from the Vietnamese staple fermented fish sauce, or ‘nuoc mam’).  This balance of ying and yang is typical with most Asian cuisines. The food in the

An Introduction to Malaysian Food

Malaysia is known for many things, one of the most legendary ones is food. Malaysia, situated in South East Asia, has been home to many different cultures.Given its location, trade and colonial history, it has been influenced greatly by different parts of the world. It has a very diverse population consisting of many different ethnic groups,

Tootoomoo Restaurant's stir fry with mixed peppers, asparagus, kohlrabi & peppercorn sauce.

Eat your next Tootoomoo takeaway with chopsticks!

We recently discovered we have a mole in our camp, Yes a mole! Call him or her (we won’t be revealing their identity) a feral rat if you like. Can you believe that at a private Tootoomoo takeaway tasting session for the Tootoomoo team this foodie couldn’t use the remarkable chopsticks?

Our gluten free take on classic pad thai has oodles of noodles and is so moreish you'll be glad of it!

Local Thai Food Differences In A Vast Region

If one is to go the route of stereotypes, we might be tempted to think that Thai food is all about green curry and pad thai noodles.  After all, most local Thai food menus tend to hinge on these classic dishes, but a real foodie with an eye for detail will prove otherwise. A more researched finding

Valentine's Day in Asia

Valentine’s Day in Asia

Valentine’s Day is celebrated all over the world. But Valentine’s Day in Asia has its own unique customs. Some even celebrate it on different dates, and some have more than one Valentine’s Day over the year. So let’s quit the talking and let’s dive right into the first countriesI want to tell you about in this blog that celebrate Valentine’s

Lunar New Year

Tootoomoo Lunar New Year

Cities all over the world are ringing in the Year of the Snake with dragon dances, heavy metallic makeup, and elaborate costumes in the annual celebrations for the Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, which began on 10th February.