The story of Sop Merah: You know how at every family potluck party, there’s a relative who always brings the same dish over and over? Whether that’s been assigned to her or she happened to claim this as her signature dish, […]
My sis sent me a Hello Kitty Spam Musubi Kit! The kit consists of three items: one musubi mold (for the rectangular rice block that’s the same shape and size as a slice of SPAM), one Hello Kitty mold for […]
I was browsing Etsy the other day and came across a series of beautiful watercolor illustrations of food by French artist, Lucile Prache. What caught my eye were the Asian recipes, with the inclusion of ingredients and simplified step-by-step process to create the dishes. Lucile has […]
More for-grown-ups-only jelly shots fun in the kitchen! I’m quite taken by Bloody Mary these days, although I must admit I was never quite drawn to the cocktail before. In the recent couple of years though, I find that this salty […]
As I cut my Lychee Martini Jelly Shots into dainty cubes, my friend asked “Did you spike it well?”. “You bet,” I replied. We don’t cut corners when it comes to alcohol around here, yo. Last weekend a bunch of pals […]
If you’ve never heard of or had Crispy Red Roast Pork 酥炸紅燒肉 before, can I just say that you’re missing out on one of the greatest pork dishes everrr. It is crazy delicious, highly addictive, and somewhat unique to Taiwan. A fatty cut […]
My friend who was visiting from Taipei recently brought a box of beautiful Kyoho Grapes for me, and they were extremely delicious. Syrupy sweet, superbly juicy, with a punctuated bubble-gum-like aroma. I think they are perfect tossed with crisp wild rocket, a sharp […]
One chilly evening in recent memory, my parents and I sat down on low stools huddling around a pot of Ginger Duck Stew in Taipei. This particular restaurant specializes in the hotpot dish and it’s a crowd favorite during the winter […]
Banh Mi is always a good idea, but I’ve never tried making my own at home. Even though there are a bunch of places in Singapore that sell Vietnamese sandwiches now, I came back from LA with a couple of Vietnamese […]
