Today I want to introduce a traditional rice dish called taro rice (芋头饭). Taro rice (芋头饭) is an easy one-pot meal that is incredibly delicious. The fragrance from the ingredients is enough to make you drool! Besides taro, it is prepared with shitake mushrooms, Chinese sausage, and fried shallots. These ingredients are with high umami, …
This basil fried rice recipe immediately caught my attention when I ordered it in a Thai restaurant because it is so different from most Chinese fried rice I have tried. The use of three types of chilies and fresh basil is the key to preparing basil fried rice with fantastic flavor. I recreate it at …
When I took a bite into this tender pork enrobed in a glossy thick gorgeous sauce, I just couldn’t resist gobbling down the whole bowl of Lu Rou Fan in no time. That was my response to Lu Rou Fan when I had a quick lunch at a Taiwanese restaurant. I was not expecting much …
I want to share with you three quick and easy recipes with XO sauce. in this article. XO sauce has a unique and intense flavor suitable as a condiment and seasoning nearly for every dish. XO sauce is available from the Asian grocery or online. However, it is expensive, and therefore it is worth making …
If you are looking for the best fried rice, try this bacon and mushroom fried rice. There is an excellent idea that you can elevate your ordinary fried rice to the next level. Here is why. Imagine You have the fragrant oil rendered from the bacon, the fresh button mushrooms with high umami, coupled with …
Today I want to share a Japanese fried rice recipe that I learned from a restaurant chef. If you are looking for an easy and tasty meal, you are in the right place. Simple ingredients, quick and easy cooking technique, and is delicious upon delicious. According to my chef friend, the secret of preparing Japanese garlic …
Baked pork chops with rice 焗豬扒飯 is a classic Hong Kong recipe. It is pork chops nestled on a bed of golden fried rice, snug beneath a blanket of lustrous tomato sauce, and covered with melted cheese. Hong Kong is a veritable paradise of fusion food. This half Asian, half Western local creation is a …
What is omurice? Omurice (オムライス, Omu-raisu) is a Japanese cuisine consisting of ketchup-based fried rice and omelet. The word omurice is the portmanteau of two words – omelet and rice. Omurice is a western-influenced Japanese cuisine (yōshoku) originated at the turn of the 20th century when western café gained popularity in Japan. It is also …
Mango sticky rice (khao neow mamuang / ข้าวเหนียวมะม่วง) is an amazing and authentic Thai dessert. It is typical street food in Thailand, especially during summer, when mango is in season. This dessert is also popular in other South East Asia countries, including my hometown, Malaysia. Mango sticky rice is hugely popular in the Thai restaurants …
If you like fried rice, you must not miss the Indonesian and Malay versions called nasi goreng. What is nasi goreng? Nasi goreng means fried rice in Indonesian language and also in Malay language. It is cooked with a chili paste consisting of bird’s-eye chili, shallot, garlic, belacan (a local shrimp paste), and anchovies. It is …