May 2011

Beef in Black Pepper Sauce

Beef in Black Pepper Sauce

I remember the first time I tried this dish I was a bit scared as you can visually see the amount of black pepper used in the dish, just by looking at it I can imagine the how the taste would be. But after that first taste I was surprised...

Seafood Udon 1

Seafood Udon

Seafood Udon is a very light but flavourful noodle dish that is a must try for seafood lovers. I still remember the first time I tried this one it was in Mövenpick – Marche restaurant in Hong Kong’s Victoria Peak, and since then I fell in love with this dish....

Bacon Mushroom Melt

Bacon Mushroom Melt

Bacon Mushroom Melt is a type of burger prepared with usual burger buns and patty, with cripsy bacon strips and liquified cheese with sliced of mushrooms I guess everybody knows what a burger is as everywhere you go you can see the ever famous McDonalds, it is sometimes even used...

Sinigang na Bayabas (Pork in Guava Soup) 2

Sinigang na Bayabas (Pork in Guava Soup)

Sinigang na Bayabas is a Filipino Soup dish prepared with Pork belly vegetables and tomatoes cooked in a soup infused with guava and hints of tamarind Most of the Filipinos love sinigang specially the tamarind based variant  but there are a lot of variations of this lovely soup dish, ingredients...

Shrimps Cashew and Broccoli Stir Fry

Shrimps Cashew and Broccoli Stir Fry

Nothing beats the simplicity and flavours of Chinese stir fry dishes, its quick to prepare, and the vegetables are crunchy and vibrant and it definitely tastes good like this recipe. This dish did not take more than 15 minutes of my time, and I guess that’s the key element in...

Yakisoba 3

Yakisoba

Yakisoba is a stir fried noodle dish in Japan, similar to the Mee Goreng of Malaysia, Pancit Canton of Philippines and Chow Mein of China. The name Yakisoba means “fried noodles” and is a popular dish during festivals in Japan but like the other noodles it had originated in China....

Hot and Crispy Fried Frost Fish

Hot and Crispy Fried Frost Fish

This recipe adds a spicy twist to your usual fried fish by adding sautéed chillies and onions in the mix. A good way to spice up any fried fish dish but works well on the real crunchy ones that’s why for this recipe we used deep fried frost fish, but...

Vermicelli in Shrimp and Crab Sauce

Vermicelli in Shrimp and Crab Sauce

I love pasta not just because they all taste really good but just the pasta alone is a very versatile ingredient, you can almost throw any sauce you want to it and it will still work. Like this dish, a very delicately flavoured pasta dish which is made out of...

Ensaymada

Ensaymada (Using Potatoes or Sweet Potatoes)

Soft, buttery, creamy, stringy, strechy! This is what an ensaymada should be. Check out how to make it soft using one special ingredient. Ensaymada is a popular Filipino bread traditionally shaped as a circular coiled brioche prepared with bread flour, mashed potatoes, eggs and shortening, topped with sugar and cheese....

Hong Kong Style Baked Pork Chop and Rice 1

Hong Kong Style Baked Pork Chop and Rice

If you had travelled to Hong Kong and dined in at Cafe De Coral or Fairwood then most probably you know this dish.  This popular Hong Kong dish is not just popular in Hong Kong but even with other Cantonese style restaurants all over the world. One example is a...