Foodie Thought of the Week

It's British asparagus season, get out there and buy, buy, buy!  The season is so short and we have the best asparagus in the world, don't bother with that air freighted stuff that's flown halfway round the world before it reaches your plate! 

Roast it briefly in the oven and then drizzle with balsamic vinegar and parmesan shavings or blanche it and serve with a delicious hollandaise sauce.  Ummmmm, whatever you decide to do, do it quickly as the season will all be over by June/July!  Enjoy

Calon Y Gegin Underground Number 3

All the places at our secret dining table on Saturday 8th May have now been reserved.  Thanks to those discerning diners who reserved a place and will be enjoying a dinner of scallops, Welsh Black beef and vanilla pannacotta.  For those of you who couldn't make it, we hope to see you at a future event.

Calon Y Gegin's Foodie Thought of the Week

This week our foodie thought of the week will help you create beautifully fragrent Thai dishes with that perfect balance of sweetness and saltiness for which Thai cooking is so famed.  There are a number of store cupboard and fresh essentials you need for Thai cooking.  These are:

Fresh ingredients - lemongrass, galangal (like ginger), hot chillies (bird eye would be a good choice), Thai basil, shallots, garlic, kaffir lime leaves, limes.

Store cupboard - coconut milk, nam pla (fish sauce), palm sugar, sweet chilli sauce, Jasmine rice, shrimp paste, rice noodles.

If you live in the Cardif area there's a great Asian supermarket on Penarth Road (not too far once you've come over the river from the direction of the train station, its on the left) called Man Fung.  You can get all sorts of delights here, there's so much choice and the prices are very reasonable.  They also have a hardware section where you can stock up on little miso bowls, chopsticks, dipping bowls, woks etc.  Go and have a browse, the guy in there is really friendly and helpful and then get creating!

Calon Y Gegin Underground Number 3

Calon Y Gegin is opening the doors of its underground restaurant again on Saturday 8th May at 7.30pm. Guests can come and enjoy a delicious and thoughtfully selected four course menu in the comfortable and relaxed surroundings a secret location in Cardiff. Our menu will be finalised this week and posted on our Facebook page and our blog along with the cost. It will focus on seasonal and where possible, locally sourced Welsh ingredients. Don't forget Calon Y Gegin Underground is a "bring your own" eatery. Places are limited to 10 and if you would like to reserve a place at our secret dining table please send us a message via Facebook or our blog. We will reveal the secret location once you've reserved your place. We look forward to exciting your taste buds soon!


Gastrnomically yours,

Calon Y Gegin

Foodie Thought Of The Week

Add some good quality dark chocolate and a generous piece of cinnamon to give great depth to your chilli

Calon Y gegin's Secret Sunday Brunch

Calon Y Gegin hosted its second underground event on Easter Sunday - a secret lazy brunch. Thanks to all our wonderful guests who came along to enjoy a delicious brunch of glazed Welsh gammon ham (sauteed mushrooms for the veggies), poached free range and organic eggs, homemade potato rosti accompanied by a homemade HP style sauce, a selection of locally produced breads for toast, homemade preserves and endless tea and coffee.


There were plenty of new faces at Calon Y Gegin on Sunday which was really encouraging; we hope they will spread the word about our underground restaurant. Judging by the feedback, they loved the homemade HP style sauce which was a perfect accompaniment to the ham.

We’re busy preparing for the next underground event now and will post a date on the blog and our Facebook page really soon. If the feedback we’ve had is anything to go by, we’re going to have to make sure we find a larger secret venue for the next one!

We look forward to welcoming back our guests and opening our doors to the adventerous who want to try something totally new!

Calon Y Gegin's Secret Sunday Brunch 4th April

The delicious menu for Calon Y Gegin's secret Sunday Brunch is:

For the carnivores
Glazed Welsh Ham, potato rosti and poached eggs accompanied by a homemade HP style sauce. 

For the vegetarians
Sauteed mushrooms with a touch of garlic and fresh parsley, potato rosti and poached eggs accompanied by a homemade HP style sauce.

Accompaniments
Brunch is served with a slection of breads for toast (spelt, organic and white flour),  and a selection of homemade preserves - plum jam, blueberry jam and rhubarb & vanilla compote.

Orange juice

Tea or coffee

Boiled egg and soldiers for the little ones

We sourced all the fresh ingredients from the local farmers market in Keepoch Street and Cardiff Indoor Market this morning.  The cost of brunch is £7.50and £1 for the little ones

There's still time to message us if you want to know the secret location and come along and enjoy a lazy brunch with a stack of the Sunday papers.

Foodie Thought Of The Week

Until chillies were introduced from the New World the heat in Asian food was dreived from peppercorns.

Foodie Thought Of The Week

Starting from tomorrow and every week after that Calon Y Gegin will be posting a foodie thought of the week.  It might be a quick recipe for you to try, a tip for the kitchen or just a randon food musing.  Whatever it is we hope you will enjoy it! xxx