Pu Ob Woonsen (Black Pepper Crab with Glass Noodles) ปูอบวุ้นเส้น – This Thai dish always gives me the giggles because in Thai language, ‘poo‘ means ‘crab‘ (not ‘crap‘). Despite its somewhat weird name, this is an incredibly tasty dish, almost…
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Pu Ob Woonsen (Black Pepper Crab with Glass Noodles) ปูอบวุ้นเส้น – This Thai dish always gives me the giggles because in Thai language, ‘poo‘ means ‘crab‘ (not ‘crap‘). Despite its somewhat weird name, this is an incredibly tasty dish, almost…
During a trip to Amsterdam, I tried the famous steamed oysters at the Dutch Cantonese establishment of Nam Kee restaurant there. This recipe is a variant of their signature dish. What are the differences? Well, Nam Kee did what the…
Autumn is the time when leaves turn red, then yellow. It is also the time of the hunting season when game meat becomes readily available at the butchers’. I took part in an event organised by the Brussels Food Friends…
Ever since I returned from Milan, I was hooked on truffles. Truffles are really peculiar things, aren’t they. So small and yet so pungent. So powerful, yet so delicate. One night, it struck me that I could try to incorporate…
This is the third and last of my yong tau fu recipes: Yong Tau Fu in miso udon. Like my second Yong Tau Fu recipe, this is also a fusion dish that combines Chinese Hakka with Japanese. After some experimentation,…
This is the second of my yong tau fu recipes: Tom Yam Yong Tau Fu. It is a fusion dish that combines the Thai ‘tom yam’ soup with Chinese Hakka stuffed vegetables ‘yong tau fu’. To make my tom yam,…
I recently received a can of Baltic sprats as a gift from a Russian friend. A major Latvian export, this fish is of a fantastic taste and size between anchovy and sardine. I was wondering what to do with it,…
I like teriyaki chicken but lament the fact that you only use chicken breast without the skin when doing teriyaki. Hence I invented this recipe to satisfy my craving for chicken skin. Ingredients: 500g chicken thigh with skin 250ml teriyaki…
Crab Omelette with Cream of Truffle Omelette goes fantastically well with truffles. With the crab meat left over from my previous adventure on Buddha Jumps Over The Wall, I am making a crab omelette. What is unusual about this…