Autumn arrived and salmons are returning. Swimming and hopping up the stream back to their birthplace, carrying hopes and dreams of the future. And….erm they got netted. A while ago i wrote a post about the “Salmon” in Japanese called Syake, that it is not supposed to be eaten raw. While the flesh need to…
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Cooking log 41 : Moules Marinière, Mussels w Garlic, Thyme in Cream Sauce
Fresh mussel is something i discovered in adulthood and love it ever since. Growing up, my experience with mussels were not good. Mussels in Asia usually comes as dried goods and used as base for stock, soup and porridge. The region that produce it is warm and humid, hence the mussels fermented slightly during drying…
Cooking log 40 : Hairy Crabs from Fire Breathing Bay, Land of Trials
It has been 4 months since i last posted. Work has been insane, which is the deal when you work in rapid growth industry in emerging market. I went through a low point of my life trying to make sense of everything happening around. Not just the Covid-19 situation, but struggles i faced as a…
Cooking log 39 : Nearly Neckless Gooseneck Barnacles
What should you do if your defining quality is not living up to expectation? Hey fellow barnacles there! It has been a while since i wrote, mostly due to laziness. I ate this way back and never found the motivation to document it(Too much wine had something to do with it, a little). After the…
Cooking log 38 : Pork Chop w Mashed Potato
Pork chop with honey mustard and balsamic sauce. There was nothing a good meal cannot fix. Japan had lifted the remaining emergency state for Covid-19 last week. To be honest i was reluctant to return to the office, as the case in Japan is low but not zero yet. I am perfectly comfortable working from…
Cooking log 37 : Oyster Feast!
Hmmm….does cracking open oysters count as cooking? Most of my days recently had been around busy crazy working and figure out when can i get tipsy. Or rather, work was planned around getting drunk, as i am a responsible adult… I placed my second order of wine and the cellar had reached 100% capacity so…
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