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

derby carribean carnival 2023

jul 16, 2023 (sun) pumped into derby carribean carnival.............though not big scale..............it is enjoyable to me

ching po leung - herbal soup for wellness

jul 15, 2023 (sat).............finally cook the pack of soup which is good for health from the perspective of chinese medicine

introduction

- for asian countries, people believe the wellness benefits of drinking soup from herbal products + veggie and/or poultry and/ or dried seafood and/or fish

- it is difficult for me to explain the belief/ principles for chinese medicine in english

- this ching po leung is the mildest way to invigorate the spleen function and expel damp in your body

- you can cook it savory (add pork and season with salt) or sweet.................i select sweet coz slightly simpler and personal preference

main ingredients

- 1 pre-packed combo (Dioscorea opposita, longan, Lotus Seed, lily bulb)

- rock sugar

plastic drawers storage

saw a post in fb that a wilko's plastic storage is made in uk..............therefore buy another wider model to tidy up the house a bit

1) 3 plastic drawers storage (£30+£4.95)

-brand : wilko odessey

-dimension : w59 x d39.5 x h67cm

-country of manufacturing : uk (confirmed by wilko customer service team)

-bought from : wilko (online)

-purchase date : jul 11, 2023 (tue)

-delivery date : jul 13, 2023 (thu)

stainless steel electric kettle

because of amazon prime offer..............i bought an electric kettle with stainless steel body (mine now is plastic)...............coz of health safety reason

1) electric kettle (net £35.61)

-original price : £62.99 (ie ~43% discounted)

-brand : ascot

-color : black <-- lowest price among all colors

-volume : 1.6l
-country of manufacturing : china😖 (denmark design)...............coz when i saw only 10 pcs left, i forget about doing the due diligence check!!

-bought from : amazon uk

-selling merchant : cDreamDirect EU

-purchase date : jul 11, 2023 (tue)

-self pick up point : post office

-pick up date : jul 13, 2023 (thu)

take 3 - pork chop in onion sauce

jul 12, 2023 (wed).............make a 3rd attempt

benchmark video

i) sauce cooking (you tuber kerry's kitchen) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgeIBc7NPGI&t=474s

ii) marinate pork chop (you tuber職人吹水) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKgvCpYqboo

introduction

- it is a very popular home cook dish in hong kong

- every house' recipe may be slightly different

- hence i combine 2 recipes and become my recipe

main ingredients

- pork chop

- red onion

- brown onion