October 2019

Bella Bambina Ristorante (Oslo, Norway)

In Oslo we stayed at Comfort Hotel Grand Central a three-star hotel that looks like a boutique hotel, while it may be classified as a three star trust me this place is way much cleaner and better than most four- and five-star hotels here in New Zealand. I think it’s...

Dried Shrimps Omelette 1

Dried Shrimps Omelette

Dried Shrimps Omelette is a simple dish of crispy fried shrimps combined with beaten eggs and cooked omelette style I bought these tiny dried shrimps with shell on a couple of weeks ago to use as a flavouring for one of my dishes last week and now I have a...

Vietnamesisk Mat (Oslo, Norway) 2

Vietnamesisk Mat (Oslo, Norway)

If you happen to crave for some Asian food while in Oslo then there is a cheap and easy fix for you especially when you are in the CBD area, while there are some Asian restaurants in Olso, most of them are specialty restaurants and it can be expensive but...

Grilled Salmon Fins 2

Grilled Salmon Fins

Grilled Salmon Fins is a simple dish of salmon fins quickly grilled then coated with a sauce prepared with soy sauce, ginger and sugar. I am not sure if this specific cut of salmon is sold in the country you live in but in New Zealand this is quite popular...

Crispy Adobo Flakes 1

Crispy Adobo Flakes

Crispy Adobo Flakes is a type of adobo, twice cooked, braised, flaked to strands and fried to achieve a crispy state. If you have some leftover adobo, hopefully there is, then to give it a new life is by preparing this dish, Crispy Adobo Flakes. The first time I made...

Fiskeriet Youngstorget (Oslo, Norway)

Were now in Oslo, yay! So what food do I expect here, is it similar to Copenhagen? That was one of our questions prior to visiting this place, so we looked at Trip Advisor and see which places was good and affordable then Fiskeriet Youngstorget showed up. It was good...

Broccoli and Prawn Sambal Stir Fry 1

Broccoli and Prawn Sambal Stir Fry

Broccoli and Prawn Sambal Stir Fry is a simple stir fry dish of broccoli and prawns in a spicy sweet sambal sauce Tired of the usual boring taste of Asian stir fries? I remember one of my friends had this issue before hence he stopped eating Chinese food for a...

Reffen Copenhagen Street Food - A Visual Essay 1

Reffen Copenhagen Street Food – A Visual Essay

If you happen to be in Copenhagen and you love food, then a visit in Reffen is a must and if you think Scandinavian food is boring then wait till you give this place a visit. A 6000 square meter street food market which is a create a melting pot...

Beef and Tendon Curry 1

Beef and Tendon Curry

Beef and Tendon Curry is a fusion dish of Penang curry spices and traditional curry powder in coconut where beef brisket and beef tendons are simmered until fork tender alongside floury potatoes. In search for making the best curry at home landed me in creating this Ang Sarap Original recipe,...

Yusi 1

Yusi

Yusi is an Ilocano stew made from fatty chopped pork neck, pork, liver, chives and a dark seaweed similar to the Japanese nori called gamet Ilocano is one of the most adventurous cuisines I ever tried, and I love it. From pinikpikan, dinengdeng, dinakdakan and pinapaitan, they might all look...