Category: Recipes

How I Make Shrimp Sushi

Representing Japanese cuisine ever since, sushi is a popular dish that reached every country in the world. There are four basic types of Sushi – Maki, Uramaki, Temaki and Nigiri. But for today, I chose to make Nigiri. Many people get confused about its difference to other Sushi kinds. Nigiri is a sushi made of a sliced fish on top of

How I Make Sesame Donut Balls

I’m sure you’ve also come across the Binangkal recipe in the comment sections on Facebook. I don’t know when or how it started, but some Filipino netizens comment this Binangkal recipe on any trending post, regardless of whether the topic is serious or not, to joke around. I’ve seen it multiple times that I eventually

How I Make Hawaiian Tuna Rice Bowl

You know how I love sashimi and anything related to it! Therefore, this includes poke bowls, the Hawaiian version of sashimi bowl.  Poke is a traditional Hawaiian dish, which takes a lot of influence from Japanese food. Traditionally, poke is made from raw fish, cut into bite-sized pieces, marinated with whatever flavoring you want and

How I Make Cream Cheese Dip With Del Monte Potato Crisp

I saw Boursin Cheese on TikTok yesterday. Now, someone is selling the famous flavored creamy cheese in my hometown. I was about to buy it when I thought, ‘Why would I buy it when I know how to make it?’ I already watched several Boursin Cheese recipes on TikTok and I noticed that it’s quite

How I Make Mashed Pumpkin

If we have Mashed Ube, South Americans have Mashed Yuca, the Polynesians have Mashed Taro and the world has Mashed Potato, then the Native Americans has Mashed Pumpkin. Interesting! We highly associate pumpkins to Halloween. But when this squash is mashed, it is usually seen at Thanksgiving feasts. It was even reported that Mashed Pumpkin

How I Make Peruvian Marinated Raw Fish

Ever since my taste buds discovered Japanese sashimi, I like certain fishes more when they are raw than cooked. I appreciate the seafood’s taste when it is at its freshest. Therefore, I also became comfortable eating our local Kinilaw and the famous ceviche of Latin America. These are raw seafood dishes prepared with vinegar or

How I Make Banana Cake Pops

The family totally liked the Banana Muffins I made last time so with the remaining bananas that I left in freezer, I made banana bread through another unique way. Since some kids will visit the house later, I thought of making cake pops. There isn’t much difference to the recipe actually except that the muffins

How I Make Chicken Salad Open Sandwich

A chicken salad is so versatile that you can add any dressing you prefer and any greens and vegetables you want and it will still taste amazing. In this version, I’d like to put it in bite-sized snack and serve it on toasted bread. It’s an open sandwich that is not difficult to make and

How I Make Italian Raw Beef Baguette Toast

After discovering Syrian Kibbeh Nayeh and Korean Yookhwe in Netflix’s Somebody Feed Phil, I learned that there are actually people who are eating raw beef and after searching raw beef used for consumption, I couldn’t believe that there are more countries that have normarlized eating beef raw. Steak tartare from France was just the beginning.

How I Make Soy Crabs

One of the dishes that amazed me, once again, in Netflix’s Street Food: Asia is the Soy Marinated Raw Crabs of South Korea. I didn’t know that raw seafood is also prevalent in Korea because I only knew sashimi of Japan. My knowledge on Korean cuisine is also limited to the most familiar ones such