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Category Archives: Food & Recipes
Aglio Olio Pasta Senza Aglio (Garlic Oil Pasta Without Garlic Please!)
Aglio Olio Pasta is a traditional Italian dish, with spaghetti sautéd simply with garlic and olive oil (hence ‘aglio‘ for garlic and ‘olio‘ for olive oil). It is sometimes spiced up with other condiments as well, such as chilli flakes … Read more
Lemon Barley Drink To Satiate My Sweet Tooth
My homesickness went up a notch over the weekend. And it just doesn’t stop there. I think of my family everyday – every single one of them.
Spicy & Real Sinful Fish Amok That Is Easy To Make
I saw this dish featured in the UK food show ‘Gordon’s Great Escape’ and decided to give it a try. Fish Amok, otherwise known as Cambodian steamed curry fish, is an Asian dish served as a culinary cuisine of the … Read more
Egg Drop Soup (蛋花湯)
I wonder why, but the meaning of this dish has become lost in translation. ‘蛋花湯’, literally ‘egg flower soup’, describes the appearance of the egg ‘exploding’ when it cooks quickly in heat; ‘Egg Drop Soup’ on the other hand describes … Read more