Arancini – a rice or risotto formed into balls and deep-fried into croquette. I never heard of Arancini until I discovered it on Netflix’s Best Leftovers Ever! when a contestant tried to transform leftover rice to Arancini. Speaking of leftovers, January is the month when we get a lot of it. We still have remaining
I’m a fan of Netflix’s Street Food TV Series. Well, actually, I watch almost all Netflix reality shows about food because as a foodie, I naturally enjoy learning about them. Street Food: Asia, Street Food: Latin America and Street Food: USA are few of the documentaries that interest me because I got to explore cultural
Iced Tea is American. But make it Pandan Iced Tea, then that’s screaming Asian! I first tasted Pandan Iced Tea at Banana Leaf and I instantly felt love with the natural taste of Pandan transformed into drink. It tasted like home since I grew in a place where Pandan is used as flavoring to desserts
Finally, I got to create a decent mini cheesecakes and got to recreate my favorite Mini Blueberry Cheesecake ever. It’s from Nanay Goya’s Garden Restaurant and it’s a rare find because they only offer it during events and caterings. But since I’m a friend, I didn’t only got a free supply of cheesecakes, the owner
After trying out Tres Leches Poke Cake, I became obsessed with everything about tres leches. Before, I was already contented with just adding fresh milk to my coffee or to any dishes. But combining fresh milk, condensed milk and evaporated milk levels up flavors of food to a whole new level. I find this coffee
Although it is once seen in British and American cuisine before, coffee jelly was developed and was popularized in Japan where it can be found in most of their restaurants and convenience stores. The beautiful recipe leaked outside the country making coffee jelly one of the world’s loved dessert. It is pretty famous here in the Philippines as we serve them
I haven’t been to Thailand and I only know a little about the Thai cuisine. But maybe, it won’t harm if I would try making and eating the most famous Thai dessert and rice cake. The Coconut Sticky Rice with Mango, or locally known as the Khao Niaow Ma Muang, is a traditional Thai dessert
When I think of carnival food, I think of popcorn, cotton candy and hotdog on stick. In the Philippines, it’s just the usual stuff so sometimes, I dream of going to American carnivals to experience not just the extreme rides, but also, to try the different food finds like Deep-fried Oreos. Yum! I’ve heard of
After exploring omelettes around the world, I officially declare that Filipinos has the most unique way of making one. No other country has thought of making omelettes with eggplants, not to mention that Filipinos cook it with the eggplant’s stem. Eggplant Omelette, which is locally known as Tortang Talong, is a common dish for lunch
I’m not British but battered fish is part of my DNA. It’s one of my ultimate favorite and it’s not a surprise to my friends since they know that I’m a seafood lover. We are all familiar with fish and chips. But it’s good for you to know that we can switch the carbs part
