Simply Craving

Pempek Palembang - Fish Cake Dish from Indonesia

We’ve ordered some Pempek (or Empek-Empek) from a local catering service in Dallas. I’ve eaten this during my stay in Jakarta and I really enjoyed it. So what is Empek-Empek? Here is a snip taken from Wikipedia. Pempek or Empek-Empek is a delicacy from Palembang which is made of fish and sago. Pempek is eaten together [...]

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Daikon with bonito flakes - Never knew Daikon would taste this good

Let me start by saying, I hate Daikon radish! But I might not hate it that much anymore. My wife Satsuki has made something I would never put in my mouth into a tasty dish that I salivating for more.

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Singapore, a foodie paradise

I’ve been to so many countries such as Australia, China, Taiwan, Japan, England, Italy, East Timor, Malaysia, and Indonesia – but none of them come close to Singapore when food accessibility is the topic. I admit that growing up in Singapore might seems to make my point not very objective and bias, but in all [...]

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Japanese Bento - Lunch boxes that looks too good to eat

I’ve been to Japan only once, and strolling around Tokyo I found so many good looking lunch boxes, even from a convenient store. Seven years after my visit to Japan, I met my wife in college, which coincidently is a Japanese. She’s an amazing cook, while not only limited to Japanese food; her Japanese cooking [...]

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