Asian

If you can’t think of a better way to use up leftover rice, we’ve got your answer right here! This is the most delicious Fried Garlic Seafood Fried Rice 金蒜海鮮炒飯 you’ve ever had! I’m going to share with you tips on how to make the best…

Take this crispy breaded cauliflower bites and turn it into a well loved Japanese street food snack: Vegan-ish Okonomiyaki Cauliflower bites. It’s 100% plant based and SO delicious! It is almost vegan! Maybe Meatless Mondays is a trend, but we try to eat less meat…

Quick and easy one pot dinner bursting with flavour. Super juicy succulent chicken wings. Bet you can’t eat just one bowl! The influence of Portuguese cuisine is strong in the classic Baked Macao Portuguese Chicken Rice dish. As an alternative to chicken thighs we opt…

Comfort food always helps me to feel warmth. It reminds me of home and if gives me a sense of safety and belonging. Cooking this time of year helps to keep my mind off chaos. I love the feeling of manipulating food. I love playing…

For a healthier take on kimchi fried rice, try Kimchi Cauliflower Fried Rice. This healthy vegetarian recipe is good for anyone looking to have a flavorful vegetarian meal. This easy kimchi-bokkeum-bap recipe is packed full of flavour and healthy probiotics. It is simply delicious without…

Squab is one of my favourite nourishing ingredients during the autumn and winter months. It not only rich in nutrition but also helps to improve your overall health. A bowl of rich suckling pigeon tastes sweet and has the effects of nourishing liver, kidney, blood…

Yue Restaurant 鮑粵軒, formerly known as Yue Delicacy 鮑粵軒私房菜, is and award-winning Canton-Chinese restaurants in Richmond. The expanded location provides a grander dining experience compared to its former intimate environment. Still, Yue Restaurant offers the same unique delicacies, speciality dishes and high-quality ingredients for those…

鹹魚蒸肉餅 Steamed Minced Pork with Salted Fish is one of my childhood favourite comfort homecooked dishes. Sometimes we use salted fish 鹹魚. Sometimes we use preserved vegetables Mei Cai 梅菜. Either way, you make it you will have a delicious Chinese homey dish that is…

This is our second restaurant visit for Dine Out Vancouver 2020. This annual culinary food even runs between January 17 to February 2 with prix fixe menus at 4 price points- $15, $25, $35 and $45. There are also lunch options at selected restaurants. Where…

Tojo’s is a Japanese restaurant in Vancouver that is internationally acclaimed for creating exquisite food. Chef Hidekazu Tojo creates dishes that are fresh, unique with a modern twist yet rooted in Japanese fine dining traditions. The restaurant is spacious, featuring a sushi bar, cocktail and…

Torafuku in Vancouver’s Chinatown is now open for lunch service and I’m very excited. I’ve been a fan of this “Lucky Tiger” since it started as an Asian Fusion food truck “Le Tigre”. I’ve been here for events and during Dine Out Vancouver – not…

The Red Accordion opened earlier in the February 2019, taking over the old location of Forkhill Bistro, The Fat Badger and Le Gavroche on Alberni Street. To be honest, I had to visit this location since Le Gavroche days when it started becoming underwhelming. And…

AFURI RAMEN from Japan is now open in Vancouver (well, Richmond to be exact!) Afuri Ramen + Dumplings is located at 140-7971 Alderbridge Way next to Chunyang Bubble Tea. The Afuri brand was established in 2001 with locations across Japan, Portland, and soon to be…

It’s the coziest time of year and you’re just 30 mins away from a bowl of healthy, aromatic, authentic turkey pho noodles! This post is sponsored by the Turkey Farmers of Canada. All views and opinions are my own. Thank you for supporting the brands that…