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Korean Braised Beef Short Ribs (Galbi-jjim)
Slow cooked in a sweet-savory broth with spices and vegetables, Korean braised beef short ribs is traditionally served on Seollal (New Year’s Day). You can enjoy it any time of the year though. It’s especially lovely with rice on a cold January night.
Welcome to Devour.asia!
Hi! I’m Connie Veneracion, an Asian food-obsessed retiree. Devour.asia was originally envisioned as a culinary travel blog with focus on travel-inspired recipes.
Then life, as we knew it, forever changed in 2020. Travel may be out for now, but that doesn’t mean we can’t continue to enjoy and share our love for Asian food through home cooked dishes.
Food & Culture
Symbolic Food for the Lunar New Year
Nian gao (sticky rice cakes), uncut noodles, whole fish, dumplings, spring rolls, sticky rice balls, Mandarin oranges and tangerines are served during the Chinese New Year as symbols for goals and wishes.
Recipes
Pandesal
A sweet bun rolled in fine bread crumbs, pandesal is eaten for breakfast and snack in the Philippines. Bake pandesal at home …
Thai Mango Chili Dipping Sauce
Fresh mangoes are pureed with chilies, ginger, shallot and cilantro, then fish sauce and coconut milk are stirred in to make …
Chinese Steamed Pork Buns (Baozi)
From making the dough and pork filling to stuffing the flattened dough with the meat mixture, this steamed pork buns recipe …
Beef Curry Bread
Chinese flatbread meets beef curry. Fully cooked ground beef curry is stuffed into flattened unyeasted dough. The stuffed …
Chinese Sausage Omelette Rice Bowl
Slice Chinese sausages and cook over low heat to render fat. Add beaten eggs and cook, stirring, just until set. Scoop out …
Ube Pancake Sandwiches
Inspired by imagawayaki (obanyaki), these ube pancake sandwiches add a Filipino spin on a popular Japanese street snack …
Ube Halaya and Cheese Spring Rolls
Ube halaya is spread on a spring roll wrapper, topped with a strip of cheese, wrapped, rolled and fried. Sweet-salty fried …
Pork Estofado
A salty, sour and sweet stew from the Philippines, this recipe for pork estofado gives you the best flavors and textures by …