Tag: Cooking

Cooking log 20 : Kurosoi w Roasted Vege + Buttered Kurosoi Liver

Here i am on Sunday night writing about the reason of the excruciating hangover this morning. Should have stopped at half a bottle. I knew i cannot take on a bottle solo and it was 100% my own fault. I found a very fresh Kurosoi in the supermarket at 300 JPY. Unbelievable. The chef in…

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Cooking log 19 : Pad Ka Prao (Pork version)

I made Pad Ka Prao with minced pork and…sweet basil. Let’s say it up front, not a good idea. Well it was not BAD but i would definitely not do it again. Proper holy basil is a must for me. Anyhow, this is a very easy dish to make. All you need for seasoning are…

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Cooking log 18 : Going Cantonese ! Siu Yuk + Char Siu

I made Char Siu and Siu Yuk today. Correction, the prep started 3 days ago. I often wonder how much home recipes would survive pass this age full of instant food and microwaves, where the younger generation lives on mass produced food and identifying them as the taste from home. When i first came to…

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Cooking log 17 : Braised Pork on Rice + Braised tofu & Soup

Sunday evening!! Braised pork is on rice!! Today i took out the braised pork from Cooking log 16 with excitement, and drooling figuratively. To add more balance dietary wise, i braised some tofu using the braised pork sauce and added a simple Tomato & Egg soup for dinner. The Tomato & Egg soup is very…

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Cooking Log 16 : Taiwanese Braised Pork

Amidst the self isolation period to fence off(?) the Corona virus, I got so bored at home that this blog is coming back to live again. First thing first, i am doing fine in Japan. My team had been working from home for 2 weeks now and the company let us expense to a reasonable…

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