FOODlog #408: Beef Mechado Tasting beef mechado for the first time ever. It was cooked by one of my Filipino colleagues some months back and now writing this post on the last day of the year, I'm feeling thankful that I got to meet him, build a friendship with him, worked together for a year, and most of all had all the wonderful delicious food that he made for us. Gonna miss working with him and being served such wonderful and delicious Filipino cuisine but I've got lots…
FOODlog #409: YAKI UDON (焼きうどん) Udon cooked teppanyaki style is just the best! It not only taste good but the whole process of cooking the dish makes it that much more authentic and immersive into Japanese culture and cuisine which is truly satisfying. The bouncy noodles that's lightly fried on the griddle mixed with soy sauce and black pepper sauce that caramalises on the griddle while you cook are flavors you can't get otherwise. The vegetables and chicken that were…
FOODlog #410: Pickle Fries Tried making these pickled fries I saw on Instagram. It starts with brining the fries in a pickling liquid. I used Russet potatoes to get those nice long strips. Rinsed it thoroughly and washed the skin well as I wanted it to have the skin so it needed to be cleaned well. I then cut it into straight cut fries then into a pickling liquid of 3 parts water, 2 parts vinegar, and 1 part sugar. The fries then goes in to the pickling liquid for 24 hours.…
FOODlog #411: Creamy Salmon Pasta A dish that I used to have at another fellow food trucker when I was in the food truck business. This is a simple yet so satisfying and delicious pasta dish that you've got to try! I tried to recreate this dish for one of our staff meals and it was a success. Brings back the memories of the days when I use to go about for events around the city with my food truck. This was a dish that I really enjoyed and so happen we had some leftover…
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