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HOMEMADE INSTANT NOODLE MIX SERIES: INSTANT CREAM CHEESE SHIN RAMYUN/BUDAE JJIGAE MIX
[ezcol_1half][/ezcol_1half] [ezcol_1half_end][/ezcol_1half_end] [ezcol_1fifth]-[/ezcol_1fifth] [ezcol_3fifth] WHY CREAM CHEESE? BECAUSE COMPARED TO THE COMMONLY APPLIED AMERICAN SINGLES, CREAM CHEESE PROVIDES CHEESINESS AND CREAMINESS WITHOUT ADDED SALT. WHAT: Perhaps the most internationally embraced instant noodle of our time, Shin Ramyun, now homemade, thickened with cream cheese, and… also doubles as an instant budae jjigae mix. WHY: I wish…
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HOMEMADE INSTANT NOODLE MIX SERIES: INSTANT DANDAN NOODLE MIX
[ezcol_1half][/ezcol_1half] [ezcol_1half_end][/ezcol_1half_end] [ezcol_1fifth]-[/ezcol_1fifth] [ezcol_3fifth] IS THIS THE BEST DANDAN NOODLE YOU’VE EVER HAD? I DARE NOT SAY SO MYSELF. BUT YOU JUST MIGHT. WHAT: The untimely demise of your pre-summer diet. An instant dandan noodle sauce that will create, for you, this iconic Sichuan street food, any time any day, in under one hello-cellulite! minute.…
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HOMEMADE INSTANT NOODLE MIX SERIES: Instant cheesy Japanese curry udon/noodle mix
[ezcol_1half][/ezcol_1half] [ezcol_1half_end][/ezcol_1half_end] [ezcol_1fifth] [/ezcol_1fifth] [ezcol_3fifth] THE UNFAILING WONDER OF AMERICAN SINGLES THAT MELTS INTO THE MOST VISCOUS INTENTION TO BRING OUT A BIT OF CHILDISHNESS IN ALL OF US WHAT: Using Japanese curry cubes – another one of their culinary ingenuities – as a building foundation for an even more complex, cocoa-y and cheesy curry…
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HOMEMADE INSTANT NOODLE MIX SERIES: INSTANT PHO BO MIX
[ezcol_1half][/ezcol_1half] [ezcol_1half_end][/ezcol_1half_end] [ezcol_1fifth] [/ezcol_1fifth] [ezcol_3fifth] WHAT: Instant pho bo noodle soup mix, the answer to the prayers of all the geographically misplaced and physically unable foodies who make the regrettable mistake of watching a Vietnam street-food video on Youtube pass 10 PM. We know who we are. WHY: Widely known as a labor-intensive and time-consuming dish,…
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Homemade instant noodle mix series: Crack slurp mix
[ezcol_1half][/ezcol_1half] [ezcol_1half_end][/ezcol_1half_end] [ezcol_1fifth] [/ezcol_1fifth] [ezcol_3fifth] HOMEMADE INSTANT NOODLE, WILL NO LONGER BE AN OXYMORON Today we’re launching yet another recipe series! One that I’ve been wanting to put together for awhile and, if I’m being totally honest, I haven’t been this excited about something for a long time. It’s called, Homemade Instant Noodle Mix Series!…
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Singapore hawker marathon: Hokkien prawn mee (prawn bisque stir-fried noodle)
[ezcol_1fifth] [/ezcol_1fifth] [ezcol_3fifth] IT IS “UGLICIOUS” WHAT: This will be the last span in Singapore hawker marathon. Another aesthetically underachieving, possibly unappetizing-looking dish called Hokkien prawn mee (basically noodles stir-fried with prawn bisque) that became one of the few Michelin-blessed hawker dishes in Singapore. WHY: At first glance, let’s be honest, it looks like shit. …
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SINGAPORE HAWKER MARATHON: CRYSTAL DUMPLING (ZONGZI) MADE WITH SAGO PEARLS
[ezcol_1fifth] [/ezcol_1fifth] [ezcol_3fifth] WHAT: Beautiful, jewel-like, crystal dumplings called zongzi made purely with sago pearls, which I didn’t actually eat in Singapore. WHY: Although, as far as I know, this is technically not a “Singaporean thing”, but there’s no reason why it shouldn’t. Its glossily translucent and elegantly geometric body is made entirely with tapioca…
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Singapore hawker marathon: Coconut rice part two, lemongrass fried chicken and fragrant salmon cake
[ezcol_1fifth] [/ezcol_1fifth] [ezcol_3fifth] THE CRUST IS THE HERBS, THE HERBS ARE THE CRUST, ONE AND INSEPARABLE, CRUNCHING TOWARDS A COMMON, GLORIOUS PURPOSE WHAT: The overkill toppings for my nasi lemak, none other than the jacked up lemongrass fried chickens, and a salmon shrimp mousse fused with herb pastes and grilled inside aromatic leaves. WHY: Nasi lemak…
