Category: Home Made

Chicken Teriyaki (鳥照り焼き) is one of the lunchtime staple in Japan. ‘Teri’ refers to the lacquered sheen that teriyaki sauce develops on the surface of the chicken, while ‘yaki’ means grilled. Almost any cut of chicken can be used, but chicken teriyaki is most commonly prepared with the thighs or drumsticks. Teriyaki may have originally been a grilled dish, but […]

This dish actually has a “not so appetizing” Chinese name, 苍蝇头which literally translated as “heads of flies” (insect). Why this name, you may ask. Because one of the ingredient, the fermented black beans (豆豉) look like head of a fly, the eyes of the fly to be precise. 苍蝇头 is a classic and popular home cook dish at Taiwan, it […]

I’ve bought a packet of baby Eryngii Mushroom last week and normally I will just simply stir fry them with some garlic or baked with butter in an aluminium foil wrap. Since I knew it’s not good to use alumimium foil for cooking from HERE, so I tried to Google recipes to prepare my Eryngii Mushroom. There are numerous of […]

Quinoa (pronounced KEEN-wah) is a grain crop grown primarily for its edible seeds. After harvest, the seeds must be processed to remove the coating containing the bitter-tasting saponins. The grains are in various colors, white, red and black depending on the cultivar. Quinoa is gluten-free and excellent source of manganese and phosphorus. Cooked quinoa provides a moderate nutritional value of […]

Another dish that goes well with rice,  if you are on low carb diet, you better leave now, haha! According to the recipe book I’ve referred to, this dish is a popular bento dish at Japan. Slightly similar with the Sesame Miso Pork Belly I’ve whipped up previously but ginger is used this recipe for a refreshing gingery flavor. Ingredients […]