by Jay | Aug 14, 2021 | Asian, Fusion, Pork, Rice
We all have long memory of dishes we had long time ago. One of my memories is kimchi fried rice I had a few years ago in New York City’s Korean town. They might cook it on a flat iron so that the rice grains were lightly toasted, and the dryness was to my liking....
by Jay | Aug 8, 2021 | Asian, Chicken, Chinese, Fusion, Japanese
During the COVID pandemic, I eat a lot of lunches during weekdays at home. To save time, I buy pre-cooked dishes from a local Japanese grocer. Chicken pirikara is always in my shopping bag. You can also buy pork and squid pirikara from the grocer. In Japan, these are...
by Jay | Aug 1, 2021 | American, Fusion, Seafood
One of the grocers I visit has canned crab meat on sale occasionally. These are imported products. I don’t know the real price, but the “sale” price is too good to resist the temptation to buy. I used to make crab cakes out of this crab meat, but my kids lost interest...
by Jay | Jul 25, 2021 | American, Asian, Fusion, Veggie
Mushrooms are a healthy food (ingredient). More than most people think. They are low in calories, carbs, sodium, cholesterol, and fat. They are rich in vitamin B (B1, B2, B3, B13), vitamin D, dietary fibers, and antioxidants. Despite all the benefits, mushrooms are...
by Jay | Jul 18, 2021 | American, Fusion, Seafood
Thanks to the modern logistics, we have year-round access to a lot of foods used to be seasonal. To name a few, strawberry, blueberry, apple, and salmon, which is either farm-raised or frozen… Even though you could buy salmon from grocers year-round, fresh, and...
by Jay | Jul 12, 2021 | Asian, Chinese, Deserts, drinks, Fusion
A few years ago, there was an argument about if all the planted based drinks, such as almond milk, soy milk, macadamiamilk… should be called milk as its definition is “Milk is a nutrient-rich liquid food produced by the mammary glands of mammals” As a consumer, I...
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