ABOUT THIS COOK:

Hello, my name is Sharon Hwang. My Cooking Diary is a journal of recipes tried, delicious meals eaten, and things that inspire my cooking. I’m not a chef – I’m a graphic designer, but love to cook and learn new recipes in my small home kitchen in San Francisco. www.mycookingdiary.com

• What is the strangest food you have ever eaten?
  Surströmming - I was once at a 'fermented herring dinner party' in Stockholm Sweden.

• What do you cook when home alone?
  Miso soup, with any additions I fancy!

• Your most treasured kitchen possession:
  A good old wooden spoon.

• The ideal number of guests for a dinner party is:
  As many as the table would fit!