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14 Jun 2021 2 minute read 0 comments Chinuck $0.10
I love this dish because of how good it tastes for how little effort it takes. I first encountered this recipe at an izakaya, a type of Japanese tapas drinking establishment. "Izakaya" literally means "alcohol house", although it sounds sexier in Jap...
12 Jun 2021 2 minute read 6 comments Chinuck $0.13
A favourite of children all over Japan, omuraisu ("omu"lette rice) is a staple of modern western influenced Japanese food, known in Japan as "yoshoku". This recipe is for 2 omelettes -- this really needs to be shared...or eaten twice! We'll be makin...
10 Jun 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Chinuck $0.07
Stir fried vegetables is another iconic Chinese dish. It's a versatile recipe that can be done with almost any ingredients. Gone will be the "Asian Stir Fry Kit" you can buy from the frozen aisle. Why do you need a kit, and who buys those anyways? I...
8 Jun 2021 4 minute read 0 comments Chinuck $0.09
Also known as "fly lice", fried rice is one of the most well known Chinese dishes and is a staple in home cooking and in restaurants. There are hundreds of popular varieties, including Yang Chow fried rice, salted fish with chicken fried rice and Sin...
4 Jun 2021 3 minute read 5 comments Chinuck $0.08
Ketchup, mustard, salt, pepper and white vinegar are what you'll see on the condiment tray in an American diner style restaurant. In a Chinese diner, you'll get soy sauce, white pepper, salt, black or red vinegar, chili sauce and chili oil. Out of th...
27 May 2021 2 minute read 3 comments Chinuck $0.12
Wow, wow, wow. What a month of FUD. I think what we need is a good healthy injection of fundamentals. And there's nothing as fundamental as basic congee (rice porridge). It's the quintessential Chinese breakfast food and de facto nourishment for sick...
4 May 2021 1 minute read 4 comments Chinuck $0.08
Ginger and green onion sauce is a classic Chinese flavour and has one of the best taste to effort ratios ever. Ingredients 2 tbsp chopped ginger 2 tbsp chopped green onion - Use the white part as much as possible, but some green mixed in is fine too...
4 May 2021 2 minute read 2 comments Chinuck $0.04
Even though these dumplings are better known by their Japanese name, "gyoza" is a Japanese phonetic translation of "jiaozi" from Chinese. The Chinese characters used for both are the same (餃子). Sometimes the Chinese ones are called "potstickers", w...
26 Apr 2021 2 minute read 2 comments Chinuck $0.07
Chinese spinach soup is one of a whole class of Chinese soups called "choy tong". "Tong" means soup and "choy" are green leafy vegetables. This version is done with spinach, but the same recipe is also made with watercress, dried bok choy, or Chinese...
24 Apr 2021 1 minute read 0 comments AverageVancouverite $0.05
The Indonesian Navy reported that the KRI Nanggala 402 submarine has been lost off the coast of Bali with 53 people onboard. The submarine disappeared on Wednesday after launching a live SUT torpedo during a drill and requesting permission to dive. T...
