take 2 - lemongrass lemon drink (sweet)

dec 30, 2023 (sat).............made a 2nd attempt

benchmark video : 

i) you tuber (廚娘的365日) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JklkGg26hHQ

introduction

- lemongrass drink is very typical in thailand

- original recipe aims for a more hong kong/ cantonese style that adds chinese barley and cooked barley.............it gives the drink a wellbeing purpose ie release toxic and reduce edema (body swelling)

- coz i cant find nmic barley..............therefore i give up wellbeing function and leave it a relaxing drink

main ingredients

- 3 stem x fresh lemongrass (if you prefer mild lemongrass flavor, reduce to 2 stems)

- 1 x lemon

- 30g rock sugar

take 2 - beef brisket in clear broth with rice vermicelli (cantonese style)

dec 25, 2023 (mon).............made a 2nd attempt

benchmark video 

i) you tuber (singsingkitchen) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNtdJfNHUQI&t=1356s

ii) you tuber (bobo's kitchen) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdkdGELjJLY&t=320s

introduction

- it is a very iconic and signature cantonese dish............but not easy to nail the broth

- many different recipes available..........each has its own style............highly personal to pick 1 that matches your taste 

main ingredients

- ~500g beef brisket (beef skirt 崩沙腩)

- beef bone (short ribs)

- 1/2 pc x mooli

- spring onion

- 8 slices x ginger

- 1/2 pc x garlic

- 1 rock sugar

- shaohsing cooking rice wine

- 80ml fish sauce

- rice vermicelli

take 2 - stir fry mushroom pasta with miso (japanese style)

dec 23, 2023 (thu).............made a 2nd attempt

benchmark video : 

i) you tuber (taiji's kitchen) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fD-g5TFBQCI&t=449s

introduction

- i learn this veggie dish from you tube

- very easy to cook and healthy

- this is the japanese way of cooking western pasta (eg using soy sauce)..............it is quite close to hong kong way which commonly add oyster sauce as well

main ingredients

- combination of 3-4 different types of mushrooms, important to pick those that bring strong mushroom flavor (bought shiitake mushroom, enoki mushroom, shimeji mushroom and baby portobello............will be nice to have porcini, wild mushroom but i cant find it near)

- spring onion

- 1 clove garlic

- white wine (replaced by japanese cooking sake coz available)

- butter

- 3 teaspoon x soy sauce <-- depending on the portion of spaghetti and preferred saltiness

- 1 teaspoon x miso (i use red miso coz available) <-- free to increase portion if you prefer more balanced miso taste

- black pepper

- olive oil

- salt

- spaghetti

take 3 - steam scallop with garlic

dec 22, 2023 (fri).............make a 3rd attempt

benchmark video : 

i) you tuber sing sing kitchen : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_yPdxdkXso&t=458s

ii) you tuber sing sing kitchen : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFj91q4WKnY&t=14s

introduction

- hong konger loves fresh seafood and have many ways of cooking it

- i prefer keeping its original flavor (sweet, oceanic with firm texture) ie steam

- coz only top premium quality of scallop will carry subtle sweet note...........therefore steam scallop with finely chopped garlic and vermicelli is very signature/ popular way

- but due to limitation..............not easy to get good quality fresh scallop here..............i have to consider frozen scallop

main ingredients

- 4 x scallop

- vermicelli

- garlic

- oyster sauce

- oil

take 4 - teriyaki salmon fillet

dec 8, 2023 (fri).............made 4th attempt

benchmark video : 

i) you tuber (taiji's kitchen) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3MA3FmL5cc

introduction

- i learn this dish from you tube

- teriyaki sauce is very popular in japanese..............readily made teriyaki sauce is easily found in supermarket

- it goes well with any meat..........usually chicken

main ingredients

- salmon fillet

- flour

take 3 - open top smoked salmon sandwich

dec 4, 2023 (mon).............make the 3rd attempt

benchmark video (-) : nil

introduction

- went breakfast with a local friend who shared me this recipe

- i then added a little twist

- simple and quick

main ingredients

- smoked salmon

- crumpets (you can change to your preferred bread)

- butter

- fresh thyme (optional, you can change to whatever herbs you like)

- honey (optional)

japan with love - japan groceries

sourced a merchant in japan..............buy online and ship across..........of course has to add delivery cost (this order £26 courier cost)..............maybe total order value closes to £200...............courier advised to pay additional uk duty £32.94 and courier processing fee £9.88

1) lucky wink melting body brush (net £9.00)

-original price : £10.00 (thanksgiving offer ie ~10% discounted)

-size : n/a

-country of origin : china <-- complaint raised and await reply

-bought from : japan with love (online)

-purchase date : nov 23, 2023 (thu)

-goods received date : dec 4, 2023 (mon)

2023 black fri & xmas purchase

black fri offer starts in nov.............some xmas market also starts in nov..............this year bought quite a lot of items👉👈🙈

1) wooden hanging decoration (£3.00)

-size : n/a

-country of manufacturing : uk 
-bought from : buxton xmas market

-purchase date : nov 19, 2023 (sun)

take 3 - pan fry tofu with spring onion soy sauce

nov 27, 2023 (mon).............made a 3rd attempt

benchmark video : you tuber singsingkitchen : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKqezSVW6FM&t=299s

introduction

- tofu is a commonly used ingredient in cooking hong kong dish

- this dish is easy and quick to prepare............yet nutrition

main ingredients

- ~300g firm tofu

- spring onion

- shallot

take 4 - japanese chestnut rice (kurigohan)

nov 20, 2023 (mon).............took 4th attempt

benchmark blog (japan centre) : https://www.japancentre.com/en/recipe/1085-kurigohan-chestnut-rice

introduction

- an autumn seasonal dish when chestnut is available

- comforting, elegant in its simplicity

- this japanese style cooking combines fragrant nuttiness of chestnuts with the sweeter flavours of seasoned rice (but unfortunately i cant find the right rice here) and more savoury flavours of soy sauce

main ingredients (1 person serving)

- chestnut

- japanese rice

- 1 teaspoon japanese cooking sake

- 1 teaspoon mirin

- 1 teaspoon soy sauce

- black sesame seeds (optional)

supermkt shopping (3rd post)

this is to record purchase of stuff from supermarkets.............to compare price difference if any.............you can judge yourselves whether food stuff here is expensive than your home country

1) dark choco macadamia nut biscuits - tin packing (£13.95)

-size : 200g

-country of origin : uk 
-bought from : fortnum & mason

-purchase date : aug 27, 2023 (sun)

bento&co - japan food ingredient

sourced a merchant in japan..............buy online and ship across..........of course has to add delivery cost (this order £18 courier cost)..............coz total value of order not substantial...............hasnt been asked to pay uk duty

1) big bento box (net £20.70)

-original price : £23.00 (1st order offer ie ~10% discounted)

-size : 17 × 13 × h9.6 cm (1300ml)

-country of origin : japan

-bought from : bento&co (online)

-purchase date : nov 7, 2023 (tue)

-goods received date : nov 14, 2023 (tue)

stir fry celery with scallops

nov 12, 2023 (sun).............make the 1st attempt

benchmark video : nil

introduction

- it is my family favorite dish............usually most restaurant is doing stir fry broccoli with scallops

main ingredients

- scallop

- celery

- 1/4 of 3 color bell peppers

- 1/4 onion

- salt

- garlic

- ginger

- shaohsing chinese cooking rice wine (made in taiwan) 

pan seared scallop

nov 11, 2023 (sat).............make the 1st attempt

benchmark video (you tuber chefsease) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGS91sY2dvk

introduction

- it is an easy to cook dish............just to be mindful about temperature and time

- scallop of top premium quality is a MUST (mine is another japanese scallop in much bigger size (fits better for this dish), same sashimi grade ie can eat it raw after defrost)

main ingredients

- scallop

- salt

- butter

- fresh thyme

cromford circus

nov 11, 2023 (sat)..............joined a local walking group for a ~11 miles walk around cromford area..............beautiful weather.............very fall colors.............nice people, great company

take 2 - garlic spare ribs (pan fry + baked)

nov 8, 2023 (wed).............make a 2nd attempt

benchmark video (chef chu's kitchen) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGTJtkHgx-Q

introduction

- the seasoning used (garlic with chili and oyster sauce) in this recipe is very hong kong style

- cooking method (1/2 pan fry + oven baked) is healthier than deep frying it

main ingredients

- baby ribs

- 4 cloves garlic

- little red chili (optional)

- spring onion

baked cod fillet in chinese seasoning style

nov 4, 2023 (thu).............made 1st attempt

benchmark video : 

i) you tuber made with lau - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAdUBjMZiTY

introduction

- i learn this dish from you tube

- never heard of such chinese seasoning way of baking cod

main ingredients

- cod fillet

take 6 - bbq baby ribs by slow cook

oct 31, 2023 (tue).............make a 6th attempt

benchmark video (america's test kitchen) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKEcHiPdTcY&list=LL&index=2

introduction

- spare ribs is a typical amercian dish.............occasionally i would fancy to eat some

- not easy to find one that suits my taste and well executed here

- but i dun want to cook from scratch in oven..............coz cant imagine how huge energy will be used ($$$ for energy is very high).............therefore looking for a short cut of using instant pot/ slow cook

- watched quite a few videos and finally find this one which looks promising

- i like the rub and sauce are making from scratch

main ingredients

- baby ribs

pan fry king prawn with mixed veggie

oct 29, 2023 (sun).............try to make a new dish 

benchmark video : 

nil

introduction

- my friend orders chinese takeaway on and off

- friend's usual order is king prawn with mixed chinese veggie and spring roll

- spring roll is deep fried stuff which is beyond my capability

- try to replicate a dish simply base on the name of it...........coz i hvnt tried this dish from that chinese takeaway

- types of mixed veggie opens to everything you prefer/ available in fridge

main ingredients/ 2 servings

- 6-8 x prawns <-- better buy prawns that are with shell, taste better

- mixed veggie ready pack

- carrot

- cucumber

- garlic

- shallot

- salt

- oyster sauce

- soy sauce

- maggi

- sesame oil

take 2 - winter melon seafood soup with rice

oct 25, 2023 (wed).............made a 2nd attempt

benchmark video (you tuber so ma so good) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OP8ZUH44gk

introduction

- one of popular dishes in hong kong during summer season

- but not many restaurants offer this dish...........usually find in small local restaurants

- easy to cook

main ingredients

- winter melon

- 3 x dried scallop

- 5 x prawns

- 4 x dried mushroom

- pork

- spring onion

- chicken stock/ sea kelp stock packet

- salt

- white pepper powder

- shaohsing chinese cooking rice wine (made in taiwan)

- sesame oil

stir fry prawn with scramble egg

oct 12, 2023 (thu).............try a new dish

benchmark video : 

i) you tuber very good : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tra0LHLr7Q8&t=28s

ii) you tuber made with lau : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeNUmfjeOIw

introduction

- it is a popular dish in hong kong

- easily found in many restaurants including cha chaan teng (ie small local restaurant)

- simple but tasty

main ingredients

- 5 x prawns <-- better buy prawns that are with shell, taste better

- 2 x eggs

- spring onion

- salt

- white pepper powder

- cornstarch

take 2 - pan fry pork patty with mushroom and water chestnut

oct 10, 2023 (tue).............made a 2nd attempt

inspired video 

i) you tuber sing sing kitchen : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xn4MivHWH4c

ii) you tuber sing sing kitchen : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mN-RMB3j1LY

introduction

- pork patty is very popular home cooking dish in hong kong

- there are lots of variety and ingredient combinations............using mushroom and water chestnut is one of typical combinations

- 2 ways of cooking pork patty : usually steam (more popular, more traditional), but i like pan fry

- i remember a local restaurant in hong kong (yuen long ping shan) specializes in pan fry pork patty.  loads of choices : from typical (eg preserved salty fish, diced chicken pork patty) to very innovative (eg durian pork patty <-- too innovative for me😬🙊)

main ingredients

- ~200g pork (optional to use minced pork)

- 3 x fresh water chestnut

- 3 x dried small mushroom (fresh mushroom's flavor is not as intense as dried one)

- spring onion

take 4 - oven baked butter scallop

oct 1, 2023 (sun).............make a 4th attempt

benchmark video : nil

introduction

- it is an easy to cook dish

- but scallop of top premium quality is a MUST (mine is japanese scallop of sashimi grade ie can eat it raw after defrost)

main ingredients

- scallop

- salt

- butter

mid autumn festival gathering

sep 30, 2023 (sat)..................day after mid autumn festival...............i held a gathering with friends

take 3 - pipa tofu/ tofu nuggets

sep 30, 2023 (sat).............made a 3rd attempt

benchmark video 

i) you tuber made with lau : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CHfXlwZ-JI

ii) you tuber sing sing kitchen : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EI_OUI5jNI

introduction

- an old tradition dish in hong kong

- traditional way of cooking requires 2 steps : steam first and then deep fry

- but now most of cook simplifies to deep fry only especially with the popularity of air fryer

- pipa is a chinese musical instrument and shape of this dish resembles the shape of chinese musical instrument

- the condiment ingredients used are not standard...........you will find different receipes.............eg using fish paste or shrimp paste............different sauce to pair with

- not many restaurants offer this dish now..............so have to make it ourselves

main ingredients

- ~300g firm tofu

- ~12 pcs big size shrimp

- spring onion

- dried shrimp

- 7 x dried small mushroom

- green veggie (any preferred green)

longdan - asian food ingredient

sourced another place to order asian food ingredient..............they have 2 retail shops in london..............if order online................order threshold >£60 will free delivery charge (£6.95)

1) green dragon thai fragrance rice (£11.00)

-size : 5kg

-country of origin : thailand

-bought from : longdan (online)

-purchase date : sep 25, 2023 (mon)

-rescheduled del date : sep 29, 2023 (fri) <-- original plan on sep 28, 2023

take 4 - stir fry rice noodle with fish sauce (veggie version)

sep 26, 2023 (tue)............make a 4th attempt

benchmark video (you tuber singsingkitchen) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Mly9qQxz58

introduction

- it is a popular traditional breakfast (but with much simple ingredients)

- ingredients is highly flexible (usually depends on whatever available in your fridge)

- my parents used to do a stir fried rice noodles (little prawns, bbq pork, pickled veggie) which is my favorite

main ingredients

- rice noodles

- 3 color bell pepper

- carrot (you can replace it with meat/ seafood and make non veggie version)

- egg

- bean sprout

- shallot

- chinese celery/ chinese chives (replaced by spring onion coz i cant find it here)

- salt

- oyster sauce

- fish sauce

- maggi/ soy sauce

1998 cafe - asian food ingredient

sourced another place to order asian food ingredient...............personal prefer this one than jolly notts coz closer to nottingham town centre and important of all respond to my whatsapp enquiry

1) shrimp (£12.00)

-size : 1kg (~37 pcs)

-country of origin : south america

-bought from : 1998 cafe (take.app link in her fb)

-purchase date : sep 19, 2023 (tue)

-pick up date in 1998 cafe : sep 23, 2023 (sat)

take 4 - tomato potato soup by pressure cooker (veggie version)

sep 22, 2023 (fri).............take 4th attempt to cook this soup

benchmark video (you tuber sing sing kitchen) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTaYnJek5lQ&t=145s

introduction

- a very commonly cooked quick soup in hong kong

- usually added with slices of pork

- but this is a veggie version

main ingredients

- tomato (i used 3 types - 1 x beef tomato, 1 x sugardrop tomato and 1 x vine ripened tomato <-- optional)

- potato

- carrot

- ginger

- onion (can be replaced by meat and change to non veggie version)

used rubber bar runner

i plan to set up a mini bar area.............therefore need a couple of items..............bar runner is 1 of them

1) used rubber bar runner (£9.95 + £3.35)

-brand : stella artois

-color : black

-size : 60cm x 13cm

-bought from : ebay

-selling merchant : pubbaraccessories

-purchase date : sep 17, 2023 (sun)

-delivery date : sep 22, 2023 (fri)

*runner in very good condition...........only spot 1 minor imperfection on the fine rubber gold line

germany leverkusen (sep 17 - 20, 2023)

spent few days in leverkusen..............mainly around staying hotel

conqueror virtual challenges

i signed up 2 virtual challenges (inca trail and nakesendo trail) with conqueror mobile apps on aug 31, 2023

kinda motivation to do more exercises in the form of walking, running, cycling etc...........you can manual post the finished miles into the apps or connect to a fitness apps (mapped/ accepted fitness apps : starva, fitbit, google fit, garmin, runkeeper, underarmour connected fitness, adidas running) and auto sync the distance every midnight to conqueror apps

1) inca trail - 26.2miles/ 42km

- virtual bib

take 2 - mixed veggie in foil with fermented black bean sauce

sep 11, 2023 (mon).............took 2nd attempt to nail this dish

inspired video (you tuber america test's kitchen) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEvewOTTvjc&t=167s

introduction

- it is totally an invented dish of mine.............inspired by bake cod in foil video

- purpose to maximize utilizing oven while i am busy with the hob (coz i am a very slooooow cook😆)

- indeed more straight forward/ sensible way is stir fry if your hob/ stove has capacity

main ingredients

- 1/2 bag mix veggie (i like the mushroom stir fry from m&s)

- 2 cloves garlic

- 1/2 tablespoon fermented black bean sauce

- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce

morris dance 2023

sep 9, 2023 (sat) went to watch joint morris organizations regional day of dance...............a total of 10 teams participated this year

*Morris dancing is a form of English folk dance. It is based on rhythmic stepping and the execution of choreographed figures by a group of dancers, usually wearing bell pads on their shins.

take 2 - stir fry cucumber with prawns

sep 9, 2023 (sat).............made a 2nd attempt after watching a le cordon bleu chef video recommending to remove seeds of cucumber in order to give better taste

introduction

- my parents cook this quick dish on and off

main ingredients

- cucumber

- prawns <-- better buy prawns that are with shell then deshell, taste better

- oyster sauce

- salt

supermkt shopping (2nd post)

this is to record purchase of stuff from supermarkets.............to compare price difference if any.............you can judge yourselves whether food stuff here is expensive than your home country

1) butter short bread - coronation edition (£6.00)

-size : 450g

-country of origin : uk 
-bought from : m&s

-purchase date : apr 1, 2023 (sat)

take 3 - sweet corn fish maw soup by pressure cooker

aug 29, 2023 (tue).............made a 3rd attempt

benchmark video (you tuber singsingkitchen) : 

i) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZdDmLF3zuc&t=25s

ii) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2f0VK8ZtkM&t=780s

introduction

- one of popular soup in hong kong's chinese restaurant..........kids mostly love it coz of sweet note

- style of soup is adding corn starch to thicken texture (western use cream to achieve the same)

- easy to cook but only mentally time consuming to prep the dried fish maw (soften, removal fishy taste and brine it with stock)

main ingredients

- dried fish maw

- dried scallop

- sweet corn (personal prefer fresh sweet corn............majority use canned sweet corn cream)

- egg

- ginger

- spring onion

- white vinegar

- shaohsing chinese cooking rice wine (made in taiwan)

- chicken broth/ kombu kelp stock powder/ whatever stock

- bonito dashi stock powder (optional)

- salt

- white pepper powder

- corn starch

gray's farm

aug 28, 2023 (mon)...............friend found me gray's farm to do pick your own (free entry).............should be my 1st picking fruits and veggie experience............very big and well house kept farm..............love it

yayoi kusama草間彌生@aviva studios

aug 22, 2023 (tue)..............visited an inflatable exhibition by yayoi kusama..............i always wanted to see her masterpieces in japan but no time and no chance.............now going to asia is a bit far for me 😔

uk whitby (aug 19, 2023)

aug 19, 2023 (sat)................same day travel to whitby..............it was a fab sunny day and no wonder everyone loves whitby

uk newcastle (aug 16 - 20, 2023)/ events + catering

spent few days in newcastle

uk newcastle (aug 16 - 20, 2023)/ places of attraction

spent few days in newcastle

Seeing the World with a Childlike Heart Series

coordinated group purchase in order to leverage on expensive shipping cost

1) seeing the world with a childlike heart series (net ntd 1,118)

-original price : ntd 1,720 (ie ~35% discounted)

-pack : 5 volumes (what is justice, what is a country, what is freedom, what is election, who am i)

-country of origin : taiwan

-bought from : booksunion (online)

-purchase date : jul 25, 2023 (tue)

-goods received date : aug 15, 2023 (tue) 

-apportioned shipping cost : + ntd 740.34

non stick deep pan (28 cm) with lid

current non stick pan (bought in oct 2022) already has quite a number of small scratches................therefore decided to buy a better quality one so as to last longer

1) diamond lite cast high rim pan (£79.69)

-brand : woll

-color : black

-size : 28cm

-height : 7cm

-volume : 3.5l

-weight : 1.95kg

-model : 1728dpi

-fit stove/ hobs : all types including induction

-country of manufacturing : germany

-bought from : amazon uk

-selling merchant : amazon eu

-purchase date : aug 10, 2023 (thu)

-rescheduled delivery date : aug 14, 2023 (mon) <-- original planned delivery on aug 13, 2023

take 2 - stir fried beef & bitter melon with black bean sauce

aug 7, 2023 (mon).............made a 2nd attempt

benchmark video 

i) you tuber just one cookbook : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIeK9riF6xk

ii) you tuber happy wok : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPhuRexF67w

introduction

- a very popular and controversial dish in hong kong

- bitter melon is largely hated by kid or young age coz of its bitterness

- usually old people appreciates the special bitter flavor of bitter melon

- it is a dish you either love it or hate it..............lol

main ingredients (1 serving)

- 1 pc x bitter melon/ bitter gourd

- beef (beef skirt cut, felt much better than ox cheek cut)

- black fermented bean sauce

- garlic

- soy sauce

- salt

- white pepper powder

- sugar

- sesame oil

- wine

take 2 - authentic vietnamese rice paper spring rolls (goi cuon)

aug 4, 2023 (fri).............make 2nd attempt

benchmark video

i) you tuber chubby whale : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YG0jfpXUU4s

ii) you tuber c.hercreations : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ie-dMT2FZb8&t=357s

introduction

- rice paper spring/ summer roll is a signature appetizer in vietnam cuisine

- in order to get a much authentic way of cooking..............watched quite a number of video taken by vietnamese or vietnam heritage

- there are 2 very commonly paired dipping sauce to go with rice paper spring rolls

- ingredients used are very flexible and twist it to vegan/ vegetarian choice............what i used in this attempt reflects the most typical ingredients in a spring roll

main ingredients

- rice vermicelli

- butter/ round lettuce

- rice paper

- pork (optional, personal not my cup of tea coz flavor not so harmonize with rest of ingredient)

- shrimp (better with shell)

- cucumber

- carrot

- thai basil/ mint/ cilantro/ culantro/ other preferred fresh herbs

- chives

- garlic

- lemongrass

- salt

stir fried bitter melon (goya champuru)/ no pork version

aug 3, 2023 (thu).............made a lighter attempt without pork

benchmark video (you tuber just one cookbook) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLULg4M8iqI

introduction

- a very typical dish in okinawa prefecture 

- location of okinawa is far south from main japan continent that makes them a unique down to earth culinary culture.............though not as fancy/ delicious than cities in japan

- i kinda miss previous travels in okinawa prefecture so wanna replicate the dish

main ingredients (1 serving)

- 1 pc x bitter melon/ bitter gourd

- 1/2 pack x firm tofu

- bonito flakes

- 1 x egg

- 1/2 teaspoon bonito dashi stock powder (optional)

- soy sauce

- salt

- black pepper

asia superstore - asian food stuff

found another source that can order asian food stuff

1) vietnamese rice paper - 22cm (£1.80)

-size : 340g

-country of origin : vietnam

-bought from : asia superstore

-purchase date : jul 29, 2023 (sat)

take 2 - vietnamese lemongrass pork chop rice

jul 21, 2023 (fri).............make a 2nd attempt

benchmark video

i) you tuber helen's recipes : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDqDFtjt0ok&lc=Ugxp5S0tlrqk2qvzzHV4AaABAg.9rWcEkyc9wU9r_Hb38-DYC

ii) you tuber taste of asian food : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKehPqSDte8&lc=UgwMbEzaMcJ9JI-jpgt4AaABAg

https://tasteasianfood.com/vietnamese-pork-chops/

introduction

- lemongrass pork chop is a signature dish in vietnam cuisine

- vietnam cuisine is much loved by hongkongers.............but not quiet sure how authentic vietnam restaurants in hong kong are

- in order to get a much authentic way of cooking..............watched quite a number of video taken by vietnamese or vietnam heritage

- meat marinating ingredient is quite different from hong kong style................besides, the varieties of marinate ingredients used is lot more............no wonder the taste turns out so packed, full, dimensional yet contrasting

- quite common for vietnamese cuisine to go with separate dipping/ pairing sauce.  but hong kong style dishes usually  cook together with sauce

main ingredients

- pork chop

- broken rice (optional)

- egg (optional)

stir fried bitter melon (goya champuru)/ spam version

jul 17, 2023 (mon).............made 1st attempt

benchmark video (you tuber just one cookbook) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLULg4M8iqI

introduction

- a very typical dish in okinawa prefecture 

- location of okinawa is far south from main japan continent that makes them a unique down to earth culinary culture.............though not as fancy/ delicious than cities in japan

- i kinda miss previous travels in okinawa prefecture so wanna replicate the dish

main ingredients (1 serving)

- 1/2 pc x bitter melon/ bitter gourd

- pork (replaced by 1/4 can x spam coz it is available)

- 1/2 pack x firm tofu (replaced by silk tofu coz i cant find it nearby)

- bonito flakes

- 1 x egg

- bonito dashi stock powder (optional)

- soy sauce

- salt

- black pepper