Oden is a Japanese winter soup dish which consists of several ingredients like daikon radish, boiled eggs, mixed fish cakes, different types of tofu and konnyaku served in a dashi flavoured stock. There are lot of ingredients to choose from like different fish cakes, vegetable and root crops but there are no strict rules what … Continue reading »
Ramen is a Japanese noodle dish made out of wheat noodles served in a meat or seafood based soup, often flavoured with soy sauce or miso then topped with different ingredients ranging from sliced meats, dried seaweed, kamaboko, green onions, pickled bamboo, wood ear fungus and occasionally corn. Today the true ramen can be only … Continue reading »
Tinola is a popular cooking method in the Philippines where meats like chicken or seafood is boiled in water infused with ginger, garlic, onions, fish sauce and sometimes green chillies. Most popular variations are chicken and mussels usually served with rice. For this post we will be doing it with a lesser known variation which … Continue reading »
One of our family favourite Thai dish, the Tom Yum. If you’re a Filipino and haven’t tried this one out I am sure you will love this one as it is nearly similar to sinigang but its spicier and its tastes cleaner and fresher due to lemon grass and galangal. The first time I saw … Continue reading »
Bun moc is a Vietnamese vermicelli noodle soup made from a pork and shiitake mushroom flavoured stock. Usually this noodle soup dish is garnished with meats like thinly sliced pork tenderloin, pork paste balls and a type of pork sausage called cha lua which is made out of pork paste wrapped in banana leaves. For … Continue reading »
When I was in Hong Kong or even Malaysia I already saw this soup but never tried it, I was always intrigued on how did the lotus rot tasted primarily because of its eccentric looks. Then few years after I came here in New Zealand and finally tried it, if I can remember it right … Continue reading »
Cocido madrileño or Madrilenian stew is a Spanish dish made out of mixed meats, sausages, vegetables and chickpeas. This traditional Spanish dish was created during the Middle Ages and evolved from a dish called adafina. Hearty stews similar to this are popular to the Jews during those times hence the first versions were kosher meaning … Continue reading »
Wonton noodles or wantan mee is a popular Cantonese noodle dish which is a very simple noodle dish served in a hot broth garnished with wonton dumplings, meats and vegetables. This dish is not just popular in China but in Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Philippines and Hong Kong as well. The variation of each location is … Continue reading »
You might be wondering why you see fish heads in Asian shops and why Asians buy them. No it’s not for cats or any pets in that regard, it’s for human consumption. Though you might think you can’t get any meat out of it well you’re wrong as it packs a good amount of … Continue reading »
Kway Tiew Nahm Sai or Clear Noodle Soup is one of the most basic Thai noodles soups but don’t be misled with the word basic as this dish packs a lot of flavour. Just the soup alone is enough to make you crave for more and the key for making its soup taste really good … Continue reading »
Not all Vietnamese noodle soups are called pho and this one is an example of one, the Hu tieu do bien. Hu Tieu Do Bien or Pork and Seafood Noodle Soup is a specialty of Saigon and the area surrounding it where it is made using seafood and pork a very rich flavoured pork stock, … Continue reading »
Now it’s payback time because Ray had invited me to guest post on his blog “Wok with Ray“. Initially he thought that his comments had paid off, well actually it’s the other way around my comments to his blog are the ones paying off as I was finally invited by one of the most known … Continue reading »
Borscht or barzcz is type of soup using beetroot as its ingredient, there are several variations of this dish and the most popular ones are the Eastern European (Russia, Lithuania, Poland, Ukraine) variant where it uses beetroot as its main ingredient and the Asian variant where it is made out of tomatoes and beetroot. While … Continue reading »
Soups who does not love them especially during wet and cold season, they very simple and easy to prepare yet very fulfilling. While a lot may have their favourites I guess this Vegetable Beef Barley would be a crowd pleaser as it’s an all in one meal where you can have your meat, vegetables and … Continue reading »
Clam Chowder is a type of chowder where it contains clams, potatoes, onions and broth as its main ingredient. This dish is often served in restaurants during Fridays this is due to a custom where Catholics abstain from meat every Friday. Later on that strict abstinence was reduced only to Lenten periods but the tradition … Continue reading »
