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Vietnamese Prawn Noodle Soup(Bún riêu tôm)

This week we are honored to have a Vietnamese chef – Miss Ha, a Hanoi girl who lives in BKK for almost a decade. Even with tons of ingredients and processes, Ha still makes her own meal every single day. Her cooking speed is triple faster than mine. Prawn base soup noodle is a sour …

Bun Ga Nuong: Charcoal grilled lemongrass chicken noodle salad

Lately, my craving for Vietnamese dishes is overwhelming. Bun Cha a.k.a. Bun Thit Nuog in the South, is the first in line, famously served for Anthony Bourdain and Barack Obama dinner table in Hanoi a couple of years ago. Originally will be paired with grilled pork or beef. However, chicken is amazingly good! This dish …

Back in the kitchen with a homey roasted veggie

It has been 9 years since my last post in 2013. Recently my mind is wandering to the kitchen & restaurant . I can’t remember how roasted veggies become my comfort food. Even though it’s a very simple dish, feel like I’m learning new things every time even just a repeated recipe! I like to …

TOMIICHI-TEI

In the afternoon Toyama airport is quit quiet. But I found hidden treasure there. Local Udon place on second floor located in the corner next to souvenir shop. It’s crowded with local. We have Himi style Udon with Shiro Ebi tempura (Shiro Ebi is white small shrimp which claimed only found in Toyama Bay, i …

KITO KITO

Toyama, most raining area, was mentioned as a home of the superior quality sushi and rice. Fresh and diverse fish from Toyama bay where warm current meet rivers and underground water source. Fish in this area are full of flavor and best rice product from rich soil and melting snow from Tateyama range. Kito Kito …

Lovely Chu Cream

I accidentally found this Chu cream shop closed by Komaba Todaimae station, opposite side of Todai university. This is residential area just 1 stop from Shibuya station. The only menu for this shop is just Chu cream. The owner, sweet and gently Japanese style, freshly filled cream by the order. My Chu cream is a …

pâtisserie Sadaharu AOKI paris

Big name among dessert lover. Finally his boutique is just in front of me. I went to Tokyo Midtown branch in Roppongi. The boutique give me a sense of elegant jewel showcase. Every pieces of cake in showcase is neat and beautiful. It’s not easy to choose just one from them. I made one big …

Grilled Chicken Rice

I love grilled food but never think about grilling by myself. In Bangkok, there are a bunch of great grilled food out there. Until I found out the way to make this dish moist and tender and simple preparing. serving size 1 preparation time 5 mins cooking time 10 mins Ingredient 300 grams of thigh …

Bread Button

One of my old time favorite snack ever! Thank you Bung for bring this back to me.. It is just perfect combination of buttery and crunchy bread button!! From the package I guess it’s a homemade product. You can find this at Villa Market Sukhumvit soi 33 and also at the salon, the first building, …

Saboten: Cactus

Another Japanese fried stuff restaurant from Nishinjuku since 1966, there are 7 branches in BKK. I heard about Saboten for a very long time ago. As a fried fan, I always want to try. Finally here I came. Saboten means cactus. At first I am quite confident that they imply to the outline of deep-fried crumb …