My top 10 restaurant annoyances

My top 10 annoying restaurant moments

As a frequent diner and a sucker for great food, restaurant experiences can also have their annoyances. Even though restaurants is a open space for everyone, there will always be people who naturally spoil...

Thai ginger chicken (Gai pad khing)

Thai ginger chicken (Gai pad khing)

Gai = chicken, Pad = stir fried, khing = ginger. Aromatic and packed with flavors of ginger, green chili and fresh mushrooms, this salty and savory stir fry will instantly become your favorite. In...

Indian Butter chicken

Butter chicken

  What we know as Indian restaurant food in the west is mainly considered North Indian. Among locals butter chicken is a strong favorite next to tikka masala and korma. It’s simply too hard...

Stir fried pork with bbq sauce

Five spice flavored hoisin pork

It’s always exciting to experiment with different condiments and try out different combinations of flavors. During easter I had some fresh bell peppers, scallions and red onions available. With fresh vegetables, tender pork steak...

Leemei tan's Lemongrass and ginger

Book Review – Leemei Tan’s Lemongrass and ginger.

After exchanging a few e-mails with Leemei behind My cooking hut, it was about time to review her book “Lemongrass and Ginger – vibrant asian recipes”. Synopsis: Leemei was raised in Kedah, the rice bowl of...

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My top 10 restaurant annoyances

My top 10 annoying restaurant moments

As a frequent diner and a sucker for great food, restaurant experiences can also have their annoyances. Even though restaurants is a open space for everyone, there will always be people who naturally spoil...

Thai ginger chicken (Gai pad khing)

Thai ginger chicken (Gai pad khing)

Gai = chicken, Pad = stir fried, khing = ginger. Aromatic and packed with flavors of ginger, green chili and fresh mushrooms, this salty and savory stir fry will instantly become your favorite. In...

taiwanese three cup chicken

Taiwanese three cup chicken (san bei ji)

Three cup chicken (三杯鸡/San bei ji) is a Taiwanese classic that I never fail to order when I’m out traveling in Asia. Unfortunately there are no  Taiwanese restaurants in my country, so I’m left...

Thai green curry

Green thai chicken curry

  When cold season strikes there’s no better cure than a lovely thai curry. A major issue here is that most Thai curries in western thai restaurants are either too bland or completely lacking...