by @girlfromcalifornia - food, travel, life
I missed these garlic noodles when I was on the east coast! They’re inspired by SF-style Vietnamese American garlic noodles that I love eating at restaurants like Perilla and Chubby Noodle. The OG ones are supposedly from Thanh Long, which I’ve yet to try myself! Read More
This dish is deeply personal. It’s something my mom would make for us. Comfort food. But more importantly, it’s something that her grandma made for my mom. I never knew my grandparents, so it’s only through food that I feel a close connection with them. Read More
These are so fun to eat as a midday snack! Crispy on the outside, chewy on the inside, a little sweet from the mirin, and tons of umami. Serves 2 as a main or 3-4 as a fun appetizer/side. Ingredients: 1 tbsp neutral cooking oil Read More
One of the things that makes Hainanese Chicken so freaking good is the aspic. This is the little jelly layer that forms underneath the skin as a result of the chicken cooking process and treatment. The ingredients are simple, the technique here is everything. Thank Read More
Someone on TikTok commented on my video saying that this restaurant in Japan called dumplings with crispy skirts party gyoza and I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT. Party gyoza ftw. This is an easy trick to make your frozen dumplings a little fancy and get extra crisp!! Read More
The only time I’ve ever had Popiah was in Singapore — I’ve never had it anywhere outside of Southeast Asia! It’s also pretty common in Malaysia and Indonesia. I still remember the first time I had it, I was walking around the city and stumbled Read More
This Hawker eats series is in collaboration with my friend, Em, who’s the mastermind + owner of Dabao Singapore. I’ve never had a Mee Jiang Kueh before but Em had shared this video of a 72 year old Singaporean uncle who started his Mee Jiang Read More
This brainchild came about one day when I bought a sh*ttn of zucchini to make zoodles, and then my sister (whom I live with) informed me that she doesn’t like zoodles 😇 It’s a great way to trick your spouse, child, sibling into getting their Read More
