take 2 - shrimp with stir fried vermicelli

feb 26, 2024 (mon).............made 2nd attempt

benchmark video 

i) you tuber (dream chef home) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGX98jypn5E

introduction

- shrimp is always a good friend to vermicelli/ thin type rice vermicelli

- you can play around with seasoning to make it asian country specific.............eg add in lime juice, fish sauce, chili to make it thai/ vietnam style cuisine 

- i picked a taiwan you tuber........so this recipe is more taiwanese style (not spicy, focus on taste of soy sauce and balance sour flavor from black vinegar)

main ingredients

- 7-10 x shrimps (mine is no head)

- shrimp head/ shell <-- best to have shrimp head coz tomalley contains delicious/ distinct taste and creamy texture

- 100g x vermicelli (you can use glass noodle)

- garlic

- onion (replaced by shallot coz available)

- bits of bell pepper (optional only giving color to the dish) 

- bits of carrot (optional only giving color to the dish)

- chinese celery (skip coz i cant find it here)

- spring onion/ cilantro

take 3 - korean rolled omelette (gyeran mari)

feb 21, 2024 (wed).............make a 3rd attempt

benchmark blog (chung's k food) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFHW-0P0w4o

introduction

- one of popular side homemade dishes in korea

- very easy to prepare

main ingredients (1 person serving)

- 2 x eggs

- bit of onion (optional)

- bit of carrots (optional, give color to the dish)

- 1 stalk x green onion

- pinch of salt

supermkt shopping (4th 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) asparagus tips (£2.00)

-size : 125g

-country of origin : peru
-bought from : morrisons

-purchase date : nov 20, 2023 (mon)

mussels in white wine sauce with spaghetti

feb 3, 2024 (sat).............replicate a dish from you tube video and cook this not easy to fail seafood dish

benchmark video (you tuber bob's your uncle) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50Et6EGvZ_Y&t=316s

introduction

- hong kongers love eating seafood and lots of seafood variety is available there

- there is a belgium restaurant (frites) famous for mussels in hong kong............choices of cooking in white wine, beer, laksa etc

- i personally prefer white wine

- last time cooked mussel without pasta...............this time cook spaghetti altogether in 1 go (just lazy :p)

main ingredients

- mussel (this pack ~1kg)

- white wine (2 cups)

- smoked bacon/ speck

- shallot

- garlic (4 cloves)

- fennel

- butter

- parsley

- pasta of your choice (i follow tradition and use spaghetti)

sleeping mat & bag

wanna stay warm reading book/ surfing internet without switching on heating

1) medium sleeping mat (member price £79.00)

-brand : exped

-series : versa

-color : navy blue

-size : 183 x 52 x 8cm

-packed dimension : 28 x 14cm

-spec : 2r

-bought from : go outdoors (online)

-country of manufacturing : taiwan

-purchase date : jan 13, 2024 (sat)

-delivery date : jan 16, 2024 (tue)