Daing is a term used in Filipino cusine where a fish is prepared by applying generous amount of salt and sun-dryring or simply marinated in a vinegar marinade with lots of garlic. Daing na Bangus is one of the many ways the fish bangus (milkfish) is prepared, other popular ones are in sinigang na isda, paksiw … Continue reading »
Whitebait fritters is a dish which is basically an omelette made out of whitebait and eggs. But what is whitebait? Whitebait is a collective term for the immature fish (newly hatched) usually from the species galaxias or inanga, typically harvested when they are between 25 to 50 mm long using a fine mesh. Whitebait is very … Continue reading »
Let me present you the 7th most delicious food in the world in 2010, the Penang Asam Laksa a noodle dish flavoured with flaked mackerel, tamarind, pineapple and lots of different spices. It is sour, spicy and definitely addictive. Penang Laksa originated from the original Malay Laksa and had evolved with mix of flavours influenced … Continue reading »
Paella perhaps is the most popular Spanish dish, it can be categorized into 3 different types which are: Valencian Paella (“Paella Valenciana”) – made out of rice, green vegetables, meat (chicken, duck, and rabbit), snails and beans. Seafood Paella (“Paella de Marisco”) – made out of rice and mixed seafood Mixed Paella (“Paella Mixta”) – … Continue reading »
Fish and chips is a very popular dish that originated in the United Kingdom, now a popular take-away food in countries with English origin such as New Zealand, Australia, US, Canada, Scotland and Ireland. A deep fried fish dish which is typically made out of white fish like cod or haddock; commonly it is accompanied … Continue reading »
When Filipinos cook stir fried noodles the main ingredient would be either pork or chicken and we rarely use seafood specially fish, might be because we are used to eating our seafood as it is and rarely filleted, so we barely see fish fillets in supermarkets and if you want one you have to ask … Continue reading »
Fried rice can have many variations from the Yangzhou fried rice of China, Nasi Goreng in Malaysia and Sinangag in the Philippines but all of them are created for one reason and it is the recycling of left over ingredients from other dishes as well as the leftover steamed rice hence the variations are limitless but … Continue reading »
I am not sure if this will qualify as a recipe as it does not involve cooking and only contains four items, bagel, salmon, cream cheese and capers but I am posting this to share my favourite bagel filling. Bagel for those who does not know is a type of bread similarly shaped as a … Continue reading »
I am not sure if I call this a repost but this is the second time I will be doing a salmon and sushi roll but this time there is an extra salmon wrapped together with the nori sheets, I got this idea latetly at one of our favourite Japanese restaurant here in Auckland called … Continue reading »
Moqueca is a traditional Brazilian seafood stew which has been a part of Brazils cuisine for around 3 centuries. It basically a mixture of fish, tomatoes, onions, garlic, and herbs such as cilantro where it is cooked slowly and without water included. There are two types of Moqueca which are Capixaba and Baiana the first … Continue reading »
Chowder is a type of soup usually flavoured with pork fat, milk and thickened with flour. There are different types of chowder usually using seafood as the main ingredient, some of the known ones are the American Clam Chowder, The English Fish Chowder, the Irish seafood Chowder and I guess there are lots more out … Continue reading »
Laksa is a popular spicy noodle soup which is found in South East Asia more particularly in Malaysia, Singapore and some parts of Indonesia. Historians say it was invented in China as the word laksa might have originated from the Chinese word “la sha” meaning “spicy sand” which makes sense as the food is spicy … Continue reading »
Sweet and Spicy Dilis is a popular street food in the Philippines, a dish that is made out of dried anchovies in a sweet and spicy coating, it usually sold in deep fried peanut stalls in bus and jeepney terminals. Though this food item dominates the street food scene in the Philippines, it is not … Continue reading »
Paksiw na Isda is a type of Filipino dish where fish is cooked in vinegar, I guess I had told a million of times that Filipinos love sour dishes and this is nothing different. My mom used to cook this a lot when I was younger and I never did liked it as its too … Continue reading »
Dinengdeng or inabraw is Filipino dish indigenous to the Ilocos region. For me this dish is like a free style vegetable soup dish where you are free to place any exotic vegetables (i.e. bamboo shoots, okra, string beans jute leaves, moringa, bitter melon leaves, alakon blossoms, amaranth leaves, banana blossoms) you wish to use, I … Continue reading »
