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Chicken Katsu Curry 1

Chicken Katsu Curry

Chicken Katsu Curry is a Japanese dish of Fried Breaded Chicken Cutlet served on rice with a Japanese style mild curry sauce cooked with potatoes and carrots Japanese cuisine for me is Ramen, Sushi/Sashimi and this one Katsu Curry, three of the most popular dishes in this cuisine as well...

Vigan Empanada 1

Vigan Empanada

Vigan Empanada is a Filipino street food from Vigan, Ilocos Sur prepared with an orange rice flour dough filled with green papaya, Vigan longaniza and egg deep fried to make the outer layer crisp with a slightly chewy inside If you have been to Vigan then this dish would not...

Banana Meat 1

Banana Meat

Banana Meat is a Cebunao delicacy mare with ripe saba / cardaba bananas stuffed with savoury minced pork then pan fried. Bananas and meat are such a good combination and we had seen these two together in numerous occasions specially in Latin and South American dishes which are served sometimes...

Tebasaki Fried Chicken 1

Tebasaki Fried Chicken

Tebasaki Fried Chicken is a Japanese style double fried chicken glazed in a sweet, sour and savoury sauce made with soy sauce, sake, mirin and sugar. Tebasaki means “wing tips” and it usually refers to the part of the chicken used on this dish, usually it is prepared with the...

Fish Pakora 1

Fish Pakora

Fish pakora is a type of Indian fried snack or side dish prepared fish dipped in batter made from gram flour and then deep-fried. Pakora is a type of Indian fried snack usually prepared with vegetables such as onion, eggplants, potatoes, plantains, tomatoes, spinach; meat such as fish and chicken;...

Fried Galunggong 1

Fried Galunggong

Fried Galunggong is a dish of Macarel Scan fried and simply seasoned with salt and black pepper, best enjoyed with a vegetable side dish and rice. Galunggong or Mackerel Scad in English is common in the Philippines but this fish is quite abundant and can be found mostly on subtropical...

Tulapho 1

Tulapho

Tulapho is a Filipino dish of fried fatty pork usually boiled first then cooked on its own rendered fat, it is usually used as an ingredient. Last Friday we posted a simple dish of Stir-Fried Choy Sum with Minced Garlic and what’s best to pair that with is this simple...

Bakwan Jagung (Indonesian Corn Fritters) 1

Bakwan Jagung (Indonesian Corn Fritters)

Bakwan Jagung is an Indonesian fried dish made with corn, Chinese celery, spring onions and shallots in a batter then fried to crispy perfection. 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...

Salt Pepper Spare Ribs 1

Salt Pepper Spare Ribs

Salt Pepper Spare Ribs is a Chinese dish of deep fried pork spare ribs seasoned with chilli peppers, salt and five spice powder. Salt Pepper Spare Ribs is a Chinese dish of deep fried pork spare ribs seasoned with chilli peppers, salt and five spice powder. It is a main...

Taiwanese Salt and Pepper Chicken (Yan Su Ji) 1

Taiwanese Salt and Pepper Chicken (Yan Su Ji)

Taiwanese Salt and Pepper Chicken, Basil Peppercorn Chicken or Yan Su Ji is a type of fried chicken very popular as a street food in Taiwan. Taiwanese Salt and Pepper Chicken, Basil Peppercorn Chicken or Yan Su Ji is a type of fried chicken very popular as a street food...