Cabbage and Cannellini Bean Stew on Apr 15, 2013 in Filipino Beans Pork Stew Vegetable Cabbage and Cannellini Bean Stew is a dish I learned from my wife, its a dish made out of cabbage, cannellini beans and pork. I was asking her where did she got the recipe and from which province did it originated in the Philippines. She told me her...
Pear Tarte Tatin on Apr 12, 2013 in French Baked Dessert Fruit Pear If you live in New Zealand then it is common in offices where a colleague brings once in a while a lot of fruits in the table for everyone to share, this is because most of the average homes here have their own fruit trees from peaches, apples, plums...
Sarawak Tomato Kuay Teow on Apr 11, 2013 in Malaysian Chicken Noodles Seafood Squid Sarawak Tomato Kuay Teow is a noodle dish popular in the Malaysian state of Sarawak, it is made out of rice noodles served with vegetables, chicken and seafood together with a generous amount of tomato based sauce. Similar to Wat Tan Hor Fun this di...
Pescado Tapas Bar (Auckland CBD) on Apr 10, 2013 in Spanish Duck Lamb Restaurant Review Review Seafood Shrimps Several months ago I was looking for a place to eat near the Viaduct or Wharf area in Auckland, there are a lot of options but the one that interested me most is this Tapa’s Bar called Pescado. It was my first choice because we barely dine i...
Surimi Salad on Apr 9, 2013 in Japanese Salad Seafood Surimi I guess most of us associates it with crab meat but in Japan surimi can be made out of any seafood that is pulverized to a thick paste and formed into various shapes. Typically it is made out of white fleshed fish like pollock or hake.
Menudo on Apr 8, 2013 in Filipino Pork Stew Don’t get this confused with the Mexican Menudo as this is very different, though they have the same colour which is red, the similarity ends there. Not sure if the Philippine menudo originated from it, but most probably the origins of this dish is...
Kikiam on Apr 5, 2013 in Chinese Filipino Fusion Deep Fried Pork Shrimps Steamed Street Food Kikiam or Quekiam is another popular street food in the Philippines usually sold by street vendors pushing wooden carts equipped with deep frying woks. Usually sold together with fish balls it is also served with three kinds of dipping sauce which ar...
Stir Fried Shanghai in Fermented Anchovy Sauce on Apr 4, 2013 in Free Style Pork Stir Fried Vegetable Several weeks ago I was thinking of what I can do with some Shanghai vegetables I had in my fridge, usually we just blanch it and serve it with garlic infused oyster sauce but sometimes you want something different for a change. Before we had tried s...
Beef Ribs Churrascaria on Apr 3, 2013 in Brazilian Beef Grilled Churrascaria for those who haven’t heard of it is a word to define a place where meat is cooked in Churrasco style, which basically is an equivalent of barbecue. This dish originated in Brazil more specifically in the Pampa region, traditionally it...
Chicken Chipotle Burger on Apr 2, 2013 in Free Style Mexican Bread Chicken Deep Fried This burgers are a good alternative to your usual beef burgers as this uses chicken dressed in creamy chipotle sauce which gives this dish a different dimension in terms of taste. If you love things spicy then this is for you, a simple chicken...
