Chicken Muamaba or Muamba de Galinha might not be a well known dish to most of us but this dish came out 10th in CNN World’s 50 Most Delicious Foods 2011, a dish that originated from Africa more specifically Gabon and Angola, it is made out of chicken, okra, tomato, chillies and palm oil. My … Continue reading »
Chili con carne is a Spanish word for “Chili with meat”. During the early days this recipe is made out of dried beef, a type of beef fat called suet, dried chilli and salt which are then pounded together and dried on bricks which make its shelf life longer as it was consumed on early … Continue reading »
Buta no kakuni or Braised Pork Belly is the Japanese counterpart of the Chinese braised belly, it is a pork dish made by slowly braised in a mix of soy sauce, sake, anise, ginger and sugar. The pork cut used is the belly; it is the same part used for bacon hence the layers of … Continue reading »
This is my third time to guest post, I know it is not a lot but there is a popular saying “third time lucky” and indeed that is true as I am invited by Nami at Just One Cookbook, definitely one of my favourite food blog sites around. For today I will be sharing what … Continue reading »
Day two of the Lenten Dishes week and lets do something Spanish as this is the country that gave the Catholic faith to the Filipinos. Today we will be doing some Pisto Manchego. Pisto Manchego or Pisto is a Spanish dish that is made out of courgettes, eggplant, tomatoes, onions, peppers and olive oil … Continue reading »
In celebration of St Patrick’s Day, I’ve decided to post something which is of Irish origin and probably their most popular dish so far, the Irish stew. Irish stew is a traditional food of Ireland made from lamb/mutton, potatoes, onions, and parsley. But several variations exist now where barley, carrots, turnips and even stout beer … Continue reading »
Soup week: Day 5. For chicken as the main ingredient, lets go back to the Philippines and end it with a very interesting soup called Chicken Binakol. Chicken Binakol is a chicken soup dish similar to Tinola but instead of using rice wash or normal water this chicken soup dish is cooked in coconut water. There … Continue reading »
Pinakbet or pakbet is a popular vegetable dish in the Philippines which originated in Ilocos Region, the word pinakbet is derived from the Ilocano word pinakebbet, meaning “shrunk” or “shrivelled”. It is cooked with a different variety of vegetables such as bitter melon, string beans, eggplants, okra, tomatoes, lima beans, etc. (the list can go … Continue reading »
Bamia or Margat Bamia is an Iraqi stew made out of lamb or beef cubes, okra and tomato. This post is courtesy of my other half after knowing this dish from one of her colleagues; this is also the first time I will be posting an Iraqi dish as we don’t have any exposure on … 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 »
Long time ago I had posted pork adobo but not everyone eats or likes pork so here is a chicken version of a Filipino classic. This dish is the National Dish of the Philippines and I guess this is our most popular dish as well so if you haven’t tried it yet this is the … Continue reading »
Kaldereta is a Filipino dish that is made out of goat’s meat, liver spread (similar to pate), cheese, capsicum, and chillies in a tomato based sauce. Though goat is the primary choice of meat for this dish it is not restricted to it as beef and chicken can be used, the only difference is that goats … Continue reading »
Last October 7 I did my first guest blog post at Miss Tam Chiak it was a pleasure to be invited by Maureen and this was my blog post, a dish not for the faint hearted. If my dinakdakan post did freaked you out or if you don’t like any offal at all well do not read … Continue reading »
The first time I heard Burgoo was during the early 2000′s from a restaurant in the Philippines named Burgoo, I never knew it was a dish during that time until I Yahoo’d what it means (during that time Google was not yet popular). So after looking at the posts online, I was convinced to make … 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 »
