Remember the Shumai? Now come meet its cousin. I ordered some buns along the Shumai and today is the day to finally taste the REAL Char Siu Bun. I still remember when i was in Mexico, i craved for bun out of the blue and through the almighty google learned how to make pork bun….
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Cooking log 25 : Ishikari-nabe, Syake Miso Soup on Rice
It has been a long time while since i made this. This is my family’s version of Miso soup, where we use fatty salmon as stock base. Back in the days we would buy the cheap part of a salmon, those bones and head part for this dish. We would fry the fish before boiling,…
Cooking log 24 : Grilled Salted Syake & King Trumpet Mushroom
Do you know that Salmon sushi did not originate from Japan? It was invented by Norwegian. And actually, domestic species of “salmon” in Japan cannot be eaten raw. This orange colored flesh fish is called “Syake” in Japanese and looks very similar to salmon. Many people including Japanese think that salmon is the English name…
Cooking log 23 : Shiratama Zenzai
Stressed spell backward is desserts. I am not a big fan of sweets but once in a while the craving comes. Shiratama translates to “white ball”, and obviously pointing to those white toppings. They were made with mochi flour and water, and i learned from an old lady back home to mix a little sugar…
Cooking log 22 : Prawn & Corn Porridge
When in doubt, make porridge. The frequency i have to cook at home since the isolation began makes it harder and harder to figure out what i want to eat. I had instant noodles quite often when the objective was just to get it over with, those meals will never make it here. Another go…
Cooking log 21 : Peruvian Twist on Fried Chicken + Roasted Sweet Potato Chips
How is life going? The quarantine still a month to go here and finding motivation to get on with it every day is getting more and more difficult. Cooking has been a good way to lighten my mood. So this is how it began, I have some chicken thigh sitting in my fridge. Normally I…
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