My original intention was to make sauna hard-boiled eggs – those that often appear in Korean shows. The typical drama plot would feature homeless husbands (or wives) staying overnight at a sauna with a towel tied over their hair to … Read more
Category Archives: Types of Food
A Mixture Of Colours With Vietnamese Rice Paper Salad (Bánh Tráng Trộn)
So much for my adventures in Ho Chi Minh and Hanoi. Now it is time to turn the attention to my culinary experiences in Vietnam! This has got to be one of my favourite dishes that I got to taste … Read more
Very Chewy Korean Stir-Fried Tteokbokki (궁중 똑붂이)
I wanted to try out a Korean rice cake recipe that is stir-fried with slices of the main ingredient – a change from cooking rice cakes in their long cylindrical forms such as those in my previous Korean Spicy Rice … Read more
Chilled & Spicy Japanese Ramen (Hiyashi Chuka) – Fresh As It Can Be!
The prevalent Asian consumption habit has it that most food has to be sufficiently cooked over a fire (or heat in some cases) for them to be hygienic and to taste good. But there is also an inherent instinct among … Read more
Buddha’s Delight, Otherwise Known As Luo Han Zhai (罗汉斋）
Vesak Day (or ‘Buddha’s birthday’) is the celebration of the birth, enlightenment and death of Gautama Buddha. It is on this day that devoted Buddhists and monks in many East and Southeast Asian countries could be seen congregating at Buddhist … Read more