Seafood Recipes
Ikan Bakar Rica-Rica - Spicy Grilled Fish
Manado dishes are famous for being extremely spicy and hot, even among Indonesian who are used to having lots of chili in their dishes. So if you plan on making…
Fish and Century Egg Congee
I have a question guys. Do you eat congee only for breakfast? Or do you have it for supper as well? I actually love having congee more as supper item instead of…
Sambal Goreng Ikan - Fish in Spicy Chili Sauce
As promised, here is another recipe using the super versatile sambal goreng. If you are interested at preparing a multi purpose sauce that can be used in many…
Stir Fry Bean Sprouts with Salted Fish
Most would probably consider salted fish as one of the many weird Asian ingredients. The most common fish made into salted fish is usually yellow croaker. If…
Ikan Nila Bakar - Broiled Tilapia
Ikan bakar (grilled fish) is one of my favorite food. In Indonesia, there are many restaurants specializing in seafood dishes, and the first thing I will order…
Hot and Sour Fish Soup
This is my favorite hot and sour fish soup, Chinese style. The most important ingredient to make this soup is the pickled Chinese mustard greens. The sourness…
Malaysian Assam Fish Curry
One of my happy food memories in Malaysia is to visit the Mamak stall. The crazy amount of good food to be had at very reasonable price is just unbelievable.…
Balado Udang - Shrimps in Spicy Chili Sauce
A balado dish always makes me salivate even when I have no appetite. I know it’s weird, but a plate of balado is probably going to cure me from any…
Jiaozi - Chinese Dumplings
Jiaozi (饺子) or Chinese dumplings are the one dish that one can find in almost all Chinese restaurants. I think the pan fried version, a.k.a pot stickers, is…
Ebi Dango no Sumashi-Jiru - Shrimp Balls Soup
Sumashi-jiru (すまし汁) is a Japanese clear soup, as opposed to miso-shiru(みそ汁) which of course is cloudy due to the addition of miso paste into the soup.…
Mebaru no Nitsuke - Simmered Rock Fish
Nitsuke (煮つけ) is a Japanese cooking technique to infuse food with soy sauce and sugar. If you are okay with eating whole fish - I know that most Westerners are…
