14 Nov, 2009
Once a year seems like a nice frequency to enjoy some really good caviar. With the holidays approaching, some of you might be in the mood for salted fish eggs… Last year, my caviar post on Iranian Beluga Caviar was something special, and I don’t anticipate more of that quality of wild…
23 Oct, 2009
The cook was trying to be healthy, for my sake. But another round of steamed white fish with a bit of soy and sesame, while delicious, wasn’t floating my boat. So I decided to try and do a quick stir-fry instead. Into a hot wok went some peanut oil, followed by…
13 Oct, 2009
The daing fried rice was only one of two dried fish comfort meals that we indulged in over the last two weeks… With the remaining kilo or so of dried fish, we decided to make a “sarciadong daing” which is basically fried dried fish braised with a sweetish sour sauce. There is another…
04 Oct, 2009
This dish is just a slight variation of the baked mussels I have featured before, this time using scallops. Everything came from the grocery, and it was dead easy to make. Buy some fresh or in this case, frozen scallops on the half shell. Heat your oven to 400F or…
21 Sep, 2009
Although my first choice of New England coastal seafood festivals would have definitely been the Island Creek Oyster Festival in Duxbury, Massachusetts on September 12, we were roughly two hours drive away, and weren’t assured tickets, so we opted for the Seafood Festival at Hampton Beach, New Hampshire instead. The weather was blustery,…
25 Jan, 2005
Alimango (Mud Crab) Scylla serrata are originally mangrove dwellers but now widely farmed in ponds with brackish water. They are plentiful in the remaining mangrove areas around the country and range in size from tiny babies to the giants at about 1 kilo a piece. They have medium to firm…
09 Jan, 2005
Marketman in Hong Kong for a bit of post-holiday relaxation. I like nothing more than to explore street markets or street food in foreign cities. It always fascinates me what locals like to sink their teeth into. Imagine my surprise after two hours in the trenches with my wife and…
11 Oct, 2004
A must see for the true foodie and market addict. A small gem of a market with stunning quality, this is a terrific place to purchase fresh seafood. For several years I had heard about Seaside and often sent the cook off to purchase crabs or prawns at this…