Open food courts in Malaysia is a way of life, when we used to live there, there is no week that passed that we never dined in to one. It’s a great way to eat specially during dinners where everyone is tired and all you want to do at home...
There are many ways to cook rice vermicelli, in soups, stir fried and even dessert there is a recipe for it. Some of the popular ways to make this is the Filipino Pancit Bihon, Malaysian Bihun Sup, Singaporean Kerabu Bee Hoon, Vietnamese Goi cuon and Indian Paayasam. Our recipe today...
Kangkung, Kangkong or Ong Choy (通菜) is one of the most common and perhaps the cheapest leafy vegetable in East Asia and South-East Asia primarily found in the Sichuan, Cantonese, Vietnamese, Malaysian, Singaporean, Filipino and Indonesian cuisines. Preparation in these cuisines are nearly similar where it is simply stir fried...
Bakwan (Fried Vegetable), Bakpao (Meatbun), Bakso (Meatball), Bakmie (Meat Noodle), and bakpia (Mung bean pastry), what does “bak” mean on these Indonesian dishes? Why do they all start with “bak”. From our last recipe post we learned that bakso means fluffy meat Qor minced meat, so if assume based on...
Bakso or what others call Baso is an Indonesian meatball soup dish usually served with noodles (egg or rice vermicelli), salted vegetables, tofu, Chinese cabbage, bean sprouts and fried shallots. A popular dish that can be found all across Indonesia from street vendors, food stalls and even posh restaurants. Bakso...
I had my fair share of travel and I have been flying for work and personal reasons since the really stages of my career (ca 2000) but I never had documented any of it, I just wish I did as I had tried a lot of different airlines like Cathay,...
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by Raymund · Published February 10, 2016 · Last modified June 15, 2016
Valentines is such a special day and you want it to end up the best possible way hence people seduce their partners by giving them a bottle of champagne, chocolates, strawberries and some “get it on” music with the hope of enhancing their libidos and have a good romantic night....
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by Raymund · Published December 28, 2015 · Last modified August 18, 2016
In the Philippines we have a tradition every New Year’s Eve that rooted out from superstitions as well as inherited from other countries like China and Spain. Part belief, part tradition we usually follow rules on what and what not to do during this one day of the year from...
Before you start reading this article I would love to announce that Ang Sarap is nominated at Bloggys 2015, the Philippines’ premiere blog awarding event. Who does not want to win the blog of the year? So if you want Ang Sarap to win this voting is now open, just...
I guess for most Filipinos this will look similar to the Sotanghon soup without the annatto seeds, well I can tell you that it looks similar but it taste quite different because the Filipino version has a base of chicken and garlic while Kimlo is more of a chicken, vegetable...
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