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...
by Jay | Jun 26, 2021 | Asian, Beef, Fusion, Japanese
This is a short-cut recipe that surely gives you a good flavor of Japanese curry and at the same time saves you time. Curry rice (beef, chicken, and others) is very popular in Japan. It also gained popularity around the world. Japanese curry is very different from its...
by Jay | May 30, 2021 | Asian, Chicken, Fusion, Rice
I saw this dish being served at a restaurant when I visited Japan. I later learned that this is a western-influenced dish (Yoshoku) invented over 100 years ago in Japan. It seems to be very popular over there. After I came back from the trip, in a couple of years, I...
by Jay | May 23, 2021 | Asian, Fusion, Pork
If you ever visited a Japanese steakhouse in the US, you might have seen this dish before. Chefs spray some oil (or spread some butter) onto the hot iron plate (Teppan,鉄板) in front of them and add veggies, meat, noodles, and sauce on top of the oil. By simply mixing...
by Jay | Apr 24, 2021 | Asian, Fusion, Pork
After I watched several food/cooking related episodes on Netflix, it recommended a popular Japanese TV drama, called Midnight Diner (or “Shinya Shoku/深夜食堂”). In the opening scene of episode 1, the character (Master) was making a soup with pork belly slices, daikon...
by Jay | Apr 12, 2021 | Asian, Chinese, Fusion, Rice, Seafood
This dish is named after Yangzhou, a city in Jiangsu, China. This is another dish from the region I grew up. Again, it is a dish I never ate when I grew up when most people finally left food scarcity behind. Yangzhou fried rice is probably the most famous variety of...
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