Home style hot pot dining
You don’t need restaurant-grade equipment for a delicious hot pot meal at home. A single-burner tabletop gas stove, good broth and the right mix of ingredients are all …
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What’s the difference between dalandan and dalanghita?
Dalandan is Citrus aurantium (bitter orange, sour orange, Seville orange). Dalanghita is Citrus nobilis (mandarin orange). But where do ponkan and kiat-kiat fit in?
Pan frying, shallow frying, deep frying: what’s the difference?
The characteristics of the fried food is determined by the amount of oil used. What makes the amount of oil significant? Is deep fried food greasier than shallow-fried …
Fish roe and eggs: are they the same?
Fish roe and fish eggs are terms used interchangeably but you have to broaden your definition of “egg” to understand. Are fish roe and caviar the same? Read on.
Stuffed bell pepper
Bell pepper stuffed with cooked rice, onion, garlic, paprika, mushrooms, cheese and parsley is drizzled with olive oil, baked and served in a shallow pool of homemade …
Gaeng om
Often described as a pork curry soup from northern Thailand, gaeng om isn’t exactly a curry and it’s not a soup either. It's a cleansing herbal tonic and it's absolutely …
Braised pork in sweet soy sauce (tau yew bak)
Salty and sweet with a little heat, the key to making this dish successfully is to mind the ratio between the meat and the sauce during and at the end of cooking.