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Posted by Sam Han on June 18, 2018 · Leave a Comment
“Bacon or “bacoun” was a Middle English term used to refer to all pork in general. The term bacon comes from various Germanic and French dialects. It derives from the French bako, Old High German bakko, and Old Teutonic backe, all of which refer to the back. There are breeds of pigs particularly raised for … Continue reading →
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Posted by Sam Han on June 13, 2018 · Leave a Comment
Fried Rice (Chinese Chao Fan (炒饭), Thai Kao Pad (ข้าวผัด), and Malay Nasi Goreng) is a popular All-Day food item in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. Although I am not a big fan of fried rice, I’ll gladly whip up this delicious chow for our house party or potluck (hint: invite me to yours). It is … Continue reading →
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Posted by Sam Han on April 23, 2018 · Leave a Comment
Assam Laksa is one of Penang’s signature street food fare (others famous street food include but not limited to Penang Char Kway Teow and Penang Prawn Mee Soup). It is a Pescatarian-suitable dish that contains no meat except for fish. This appetite-inducing-sweet-spicy-sour fishy (in a good way) noodle soup is well known in Penang, an … Continue reading →
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Posted by Sam Han on April 9, 2018 · Leave a Comment
I had wanted to eat the famous KL-style charsiu siuyoke fan (roast meats with rice) but the hawker told us (in queue) that the charsiu is sold out and the next batch would be available at around 2pm. Many dropped out of the line but I decided to stay after seeing a customer in front … Continue reading →
Category Asian, BBQ, Best of Singapore Foods, Chinese, Cuisine, Dinner, Food Court, Hawker Centre & Kopitiam Stall, Food Reviews, Hawker Centre & Kopitiam Stall, Lunch, Meat, Noodle & Pasta, Pork, Recipes, The Bonding Tool Blog, Uncategorized · Tagged with 100% Crispy Roast Pork Belly Recipe, 51 Old Airport Road #01-121 Singapore 390051, asian food, chinese cuisine, 烧味天堂客家面, dinner, Hakka Cuisine, hakka noodle, Hong Kong Roasts, KL-style roast meats, lunch, Minced Pork Noodles, Roast Meats, Roast Paradise 51 Old Airport Road #01-121 Singapore 390051, Roast Paradise Hakka Noodle, Roast Paradise Hakka Noodle 烧味天堂客家面, Samantha Han, thebondingtoolblog
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Posted by Sam Han on January 24, 2018 · 4 Comments
If you’ve had Chinese Spicy Beef La Mian like the one I had recently, you probably thought this dish originated in Shanghai or Beijing… The Lanzhou La Mian (拉面 pulled noodles) you see today was invented in 1915 by a Hui Muslim named Ma Baozi (马保子). And the thing that makes the beef stock delicious, … Continue reading →
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Posted by Sam Han on October 11, 2017 · Leave a Comment
Over the years, I have learnt to appreciate the bone-in, lip smacking, finger licking good Cantonese Roast Duck more than the delicate crepe-wrapped Peking Duck. Whenever there’s leftover from either of the aforementioned duck dishes, I would pack it home to make soup or Hakka-inspired stew out of the carcass, and strip off the fleshy … Continue reading →
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Posted by Sam Han on October 3, 2017 · 2 Comments
Indonesian Prawn Curry 印尼咖喱虾 does not refer to the origin of the seafood but rather the taste. This is a very popular dish in Malaysia which I am eager to recreate in my kitchen. Ingredients: 600g Prawns, with shells on and legs trimmed. 1 small or ½ a big Red Onion, cut into wedges. 5 … Continue reading →
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Posted by Sam Han on August 6, 2017 · 2 Comments
Checking the freezer upon my return from our family overseas trip, I found I still had a few packets of frozen sambal tumis from previous cooking, fish steaks, glass prawns and squid. Sam P. had also given me a tray of eggs before we left for Phuket. What can I cook to clear these “backlog” … Continue reading →
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Posted by Sam Han on July 22, 2017 · 2 Comments
There are two offerings of Lu Rou Fan in Taiwan, diced pork belly (滷肉飯) and pork mince (肉脞飯). I love pork so I enjoy both styles. I also love to research recipes and see if anything could be done to level up my current formula. Et voilà, I did find something new for Taiwanese Lu … Continue reading →
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Posted by Sam Han on July 17, 2017 · Leave a Comment
Back in the days when there-was-no-life-before-social-media (oh really?), when human communications were not maintained through social status updates and responses in the form of likes, pluses or retweets and reciprocal engagements, back when internet was a whole new world to me, where I could buy recipes for US$5 sent via mailto (subscribed user@pacific.net), I stumbled … Continue reading →
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