The Japanese and Filipino cuisine have some things in common, this is because of the Japanese occupation of the Philippines that occurred between 1942 and 1945. While it’s not a great amount of time compared to the Spanish and American regime, it did mark its existence within our culture. In...
Last week I saw these nice gurnard fillets at our fishmonger, usually they are expensive but this time the price was quite reasonable hence I grabbed some. It was an unplanned purchase hence I don’t have any menus created for it, was thinking of frying it but its good with...
Gua Bao or “Taiwanese hamburgers” is such a versatile steamed bun, like most breads you can basically fill it with anything and it would work. Its popular with pork bellies but it is also amazing with pulled pork, fried chicken, pork ribs, tofu and even bacon and egg. Today we will...
Scaloppini or Scaloppine is an Italian dish made out of thinly sliced meat usually veal and chicken lightly coated in flour, pan-fried then served with a sauce made either from tomato, white wine or piccata. You might be wondering Italian cuisine has this? yes and it’s not just Pizza and...
Ang Sarap Original / Free Style
by Raymund · Published July 21, 2014 · Last modified December 17, 2015
In our neighbourhood we have some close friends and we have this neighbour dinners that we do once in a while. The idea is for everyone to bring their dinner for that night in the host neighbours house and basically indulge on it while sharing it with the other families....
One of my favourite aroma is when eggplants is being shallow fried in a pan, it’s such a light pleasant smell that triggers your appetite. When I was younger I was always tempted with this aroma, for me it’s comparable to bacon or freshly baked cinnamon rolls but I never...
Fried Egg with Black Fungus and Shrimps is a Chinese omelette entrée or side dish, usually served with other dishes like stir fries or soups. If you love omelettes and looking for new flavours or ways of cooking it then try this Asian twist, its quick and easy even your...
Tinapa is a Filipino culinary term to define smoked fish, it is a popular delicacy which is usually made out of milkfish or galunggong (mackerel scad), usually sold in wet markets or specialty shops together with other dried fish products like daing and tuyo. This delicacy like any other fishes that I...
by Raymund · Published March 11, 2013 · Last modified December 17, 2015
My wife loves making these when we were younger but since then she never makes it anymore until one day several weeks ago she called me to have merienda. That day I was working on building a retaining wall in our backyard and was so tired but when she told...
Gyoza is a popular Japanese dumpling made out of chopped cabbage, minced meat and seasonings wrapped in a very thin dumpling sheet. Usually cooked by boiling, steaming, pan frying, or deep frying but the most popular one a combination steaming and pan frying. This little wonder originated in China from...
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