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viaggiandomangiando

Ethnic cooking and world travel blog.

  • Vazhakkai poriyal (India)

    Vazhakkai poriyal (India)

    Vazhakkai poriyal is a dish made with plantains sautéed with spices like mustard seeds, curry…

  • Chatānmari (Nepal)

    Chatānmari (Nepal)

    Chatānmari is a Nepalese rice-based crêpe, also known as Nepalese pizza, topped with meat, spices,…

  • Nasi goreng telur (Indonesia)

    Nasi goreng telur (Indonesia)

    Nasi goreng telur, Indonesian national dish or fried rice and spices here enriched with fried…

  • Pancit palabok (Philippines)

    Pancit palabok (Philippines)

    Pancit palabok, the Filipino corn starch noodles with chicharón and shrimp, served with hard-boiled eggs…

  • Yema cake (Philippines)

    Yema cake (Philippines)

    Yema cake: Filipino chiffon cake filled with yema cream, similar to custard, and decorated with…

  • Ma Hor (Thailand)

    Ma Hor (Thailand)

    Ma Hor Thai appetizer: sweet and sticky minced and caramelized pork, presented on fresh pineapple…

  • Sticky Korean Style Tofu (Korea)

    Sticky Korean Style Tofu (Korea)

    Translatable as “sticky Korean style tofu” served as a side dish or part of a…

  • Budae-jjigae (Korea)

    Budae-jjigae (Korea)

    The dish was created after the Korean War with food from the US military bases…

  • Bossam (Korea)

    Bossam (Korea)

    Bossam is boiled pork (suyuk) traditionally served with wraps (ssam) of lettuce, perilla leaves, or…

  • Nian Gao with Red Beans (China)

    Nian Gao with Red Beans (China)

    Nian gao, the Chinese New Year cake, here with red beans, a good luck cake…