Our Introduction to Suribachi and Surikogi, the Japanese Mortar and Pestle
The night that we were refused to be served at an establishment in Dotonbori, we walked back to the apartment …
Food Tales
Lost at Midnight in Kyoto, We Discovered 6 Peace Pizza
The plane landed at Kansai International Airport at 7.00 p.m. After going through Immigration, I picked up the local SIM …
How We Make Banh Mi at Home
We make banh mi at home occasionally but this version with roast pork belly filling, inspired by a comment made by our …
How Vietnam Has Changed Our Lives with its Mixed Fish Sauce, Lotus Green Tea and Thien Thao
This year's two trips to Vietnam have changed our perspective in more ways than I thought possible. For one, very rarely …
Donburi: Japanese Rice Bowl Dishes
As part of my pre-trip research, I'm reading up on donburi — Japanese rice bowl dishes with a dizzying array of …
Does Drinking Hot Tea During Meals Help Fight Obesity?
Before the arrival of Coca-cola and American fast food chains, obesity was not a widespread problem in Asia. With the …
Chocolate Stories from the Philippines to Vietnam and Back
In our suburban home in this Third World country where internet connection is ridiculously slow, it took me the entire …
Taho Hawkers in the Philippines
Taho. Soft soybean curds (yes, tofu!) topped with sago balls and smothered with arnibal (brown sugar syrup). When I was …
Dim Sum and Yum Cha: A Chinese Teahouse Guide
So you like eating at Chinese restaurants and you’re particularly fond of the wheeled trolley that contains stacks of …
A Bubble Tea Story
Bubble tea was invented in Taiwan in the 1980s. Who exactly invented it is a subject of debate. But its popularity grew …
Asian Street Food in Mouthwatering Photos
Not too long ago, street food was defined as cheap ready-to-eat food or drink sold by a hawker on the street. Asian …
Vietnamese Spicy Chicken Floss (Dried Shredded Chicken)
Gà lá chanh literally translates to lemon leaf chicken, one of the many variants of chicken floss, the Vietnamese …