Boiled Aubergine With Crispy Garlic, Dried Shrimp Served On Beansprouts

I don’t know what happened lately that caused my home to be like pigeon nest. That’s what my sister said to me LOL. I guessed what she meant was there’s non-stop of guests at my home just like pigeons to their nests… hmmm… I don’t know where she got that phrase from. Anyway, this situation [...]

Wakame With Prawns in Sweet Chilli Dressing

Wakame is a fascinating seaweed yet this plant plays very important role in the daily asian diet especially in Korea and Japan without us noticing the significant role it plays. The nutritious kelp, rich in protein, calcium, iodine, iron, folate and Lignan, an important phytoestrogens that may provide protection against certain cancers. Proponents of both raw food diet (aka [...]

Jellyfish And Kyuri Salad

It had been long time since my last jellyfish meal Yes, you read it right  j-e-l-l-y-f-i-s-h that floating wobbly, water filled animal with long stinging tentacles that spells out trouble for swimmers and fishermen alike. Do you know jellyfish has no brains, no heart and no blood yet they can breed, hunt food and move [...]

Boiled Osmanthus With Gingko Nuts, Lotus Seeds & Foo Chuk In Milk

 
Boiled Osmanthus With Gingko Nuts, Lotus Seeds & Foo Chuk In Milk
1 pkt Fresh Gingko Nuts (100 g @)
1 pk Fresh Lotus Seeds (100 g @)
300 ml  Fresh Milk
1-2 tsps Preserved Osmanthus Paste
2 pcs Fresh Foo Chuk (Fresh Soya Milk Skins)
1-2 tsps Dried Osmanthus Flowers
Some Sugar (to boil Gingko Nuts)
1. In a small pot, put in [...]

Grilled Nasu With Smoked Bacon And Feta

White, Green, Purple, Indigo, Oval, Long… related to plant family of Nightshades of tomatoes, capsicums, potatoes and tobacco. Yet we still alive!!! We loved them so much (ok, not the tobacco part and look what it did to humans!) that we included them into our daily consumption and national dishes. Strange isn’t it? What leads to [...]