Fusion

FamousEddy (Mount Eden, Auckland, New Zealand)

TikTok got this one right. Massive portions, perfectly cooked steak, ridiculously good fried chicken, and pasta dishes that look far better in real life than they do on the menu.  FamousEddy in Mount Eden Auckland serves steak pasta, fried chicken sandwiches, and fusion comfort food with generous portions. Sometimes social...

Pholalo

Fusion noodle soup combining pho aromatics with rich bulalo beef shank, marrow bones, herbs, and rice noodles.  A steaming bowl where Vietnamese noodle soup meets Filipino bone marrow obsession. Fragrant, beefy, comforting, and unapologetically loaded with meat. #pholalo #fusionfood #pho #bulalo #noodlesoup #filipinofood #vietnamesefood Let me tell you the story...

Seaweed Shrimp Patties

Shrimp patties with nori, corn, carrots and sesame seeds, pan fried until crisp with a savoury seafood filling. Crispy, savoury bites that hit all the right textures, from crackly seaweed to juicy seafood inside. #seaweedshrimppatties #fusionfood #seafoodsnacks #homecooking #umamibites If there is one thing always sitting in our pantry, it...

Seafood Gratin Pasta Bake

Seafood pasta bake with shrimp, scallops, squid and salmon in a creamy béchamel sauce topped with golden panko and cheese.  Bubbling, golden and packed with seafood, this is the kind of bake that fills the kitchen with warmth and makes every bite feel like comfort. #seafoodgratin #pastabake If there is...

YouMee Phoenix Mall Of Asia (Bengaluru, Karnataka, India)

Honest review of YouMee at Phoenix Mall of Asia Bengaluru featuring Miso Pork Ramen, Sichuan Chilli Oil Prawn Wontons, and Mango Frappe.  Craving ramen in Bengaluru led me to YouMee, vibrant anime décor, plump prawn wontons, comforting (but not authentic) miso pork “ramen,” and a surprisingly excellent mango frappe. Finding...

Lomi Udon

Filipino lomi fused with Japanese udon, made with pork belly, prawns, cabbage, egg, dashi, and sesame for a thick, comforting noodle soup.  The last pot cooked on Swiss soil. Familiar flavours, borrowed noodles, and a bowl that quietly worked when we needed it most. #switzerlandseries #lomiudon #comfortfood #angsarap This is...

Seuwiseu Budae Jjigae

Swiss-inspired budae jjigae with cervelat, nussschinkli, Emmentaler, kimchi, Shin Ramyun, tofu, and gochujang in a hearty fusion stew.  A pot born from cold nights, long hospital days, and whatever the Swiss pantry would give us. Korean comfort, Alpine survival, one bubbling jjigae. Our last few days in Zurich felt strange....

Dark Chocolate and Pistachio Brownies

Rich dark chocolate brownies with butter, eggs, sugar, and pistachios, baked until fudgy and dense with a deep cocoa finish.  Winter afternoons call for something baked, bittersweet, and deeply comforting. This tray didn’t last long once it hit the table. #darkchocolatebrownies Some days, comfort comes from a bowl of soup....

Speck and Bratwurst Sopas

Creamy Filipino Sopas with speck, bratwurst, pasta, carrots, spring onions, eggs, and chicken stock for cold winter days.  A bowl of creamy soup, snow falling hard outside, and comfort carried by hand through winter streets. #sopas It is dead winter here in Switzerland. The kind of winter that does not...