February 2019

Braised Pork Hock with Chestnuts and Mushroom 2

Braised Pork Hock with Chestnuts and Mushroom

Braised Pork Hock with Chestnuts and Mushroom is a simple dish of pork leg cuts and/or pork trotters cooked with soy sauce, garlic, chestnuts and shiitake mushrooms together with aromatic Asian spices like star anise, cinnamon and ginger. Braised Pork Hock with Chestnuts and Mushroom is a simple dish of...

Ribs and Burgers (Sydney, Australia) 2

Ribs and Burgers (Sydney, Australia)

It was a relaxed day in Sydney after our conference so we decided to look for a spot near the Harbour Bridge and found this place called Ribs and Burger. We then agreed to stay here for a while and chill out before our next adventure which is to just...

Ayam Bakar 1

Ayam Bakar

Ayam Bakar is a dish of charcoal-grilled chicken marinated in kecap manis, coconut oil, shallot, garlic, chilli pepper, coriander, tamarind juice, candlenut, turmeric and galangal. After our trip to Bali I was inspired to cook Balinese and/or Indonesian dishes as most of what we tried there was down to earth...

Depot (Auckland CBD, New Zealand) 9

Depot (Auckland CBD, New Zealand)

Like what their site says “There’s an energy and passion about Depot. Not overly precious or pretentious – just fast, fun and fresh.”, and I agree 100% with it, I love this place, good food and great wine, I think that is why this place is quite successful and there...

Spring Onion Ginger Fish Fillets 1

Spring Onion Ginger Fish Fillets

Spring Onion Ginger Fish Fillets is a dish made with fish fillets gently stir fried on a sauce made with soy sauce, oyster sauce, ginger and spring onions. As the name suggest Spring Onion Ginger Fish Fillets is a dish made with fish fillets gently stir fried on a sauce...

Hinanggup 1

Hinanggup

Hinanggup is a Karay-a dish of flaked broiled fish and/or fried dried anchovies, sliced onions, spring onions, tomatoes, and salt simply cooked in boiling water Hinanggup is a Hiligaynon word which means “Soaked in salt and water” and this is what exactly this dish is, a Karay-a dish of flaked...

Rusty Pelican (Matakana, New Zealand) 5

Rusty Pelican (Matakana, New Zealand)

Two days ago, we reviewed a place who serves generous amount of food and it looks like it’s becoming a trend because the place we will be reviewing today serves big portion as well, and what’s even better is that it is in the restaurants philosophy where they thrive on...

Chicken, Leeks and Mushroom Casserole 1

Chicken, Leeks and Mushroom Casserole

Another freestyle day today, now only using three main ingredients, chicken, leeks and mushroom. As simple as it gets but it definitely is a sure-fire winner. Armed with my single stalk leek and celery, plus some leftover mushroom all I need is a nice sauce to bring this to life,...

The Merchant (Albany, North Shore City, New Zealand) 8

The Merchant (Albany, North Shore City, New Zealand)

We rarely passed by this part of Albany Mall because even before we reach the place, we already passed by the food court basically blocking us from moving further as the food court already satisfies our need, this time around it was different we parked at the back of the...

Champon 1

Champon

Champon is a noodle dish from Nagasaki, Japan inspired by the Chinese cuisine this noodle soup dish is prepared with ramen noodles, pork, seafood and vegetables. Champon is a noodle dish from Nagasaki, Japan inspired by the Chinese cuisine this noodle soup dish is prepared with ramen noodles, pork, seafood...