This Baked Furikake Salmon is a delicious dish fusing together Asian and American tastes. The main ingredients in this dish are mayonnaise and furikake. Furikake is a seasoning sprinkled on rice, fish and vegetables and consists of sesame, seaweed, sugar and salt. Living in Hawaii,…
Hawaiian Butter Mochi is a popular dessert in Hawaii, and is reminiscent of Japanese Mochi. But there are differences between the two. For example, traditional Japanese Mochi consists of glutinous rice, while Hawaiian Butter Mochi contains mochiko flour. Butter Mochi is believed to be a blend…
I love mashed potatoes especially fluffy mashed potatoes! However, growing up in an Asian American household, I ate rice almost every day. It would be so bizarre to be Asian and not eat rice with your meal. Am I Right? Rice is the staple of…
Pad Macaroni or Thai Stir Fry Macaroni is a Thai pasta dish with a hint of western influence. The addition of Sriracha hot sauce gives the dish a Thai flavor. Of course you need to spice up a Thai dish with hot sauce!! When I…
Hawaiian Coconut Pudding (Haupia) is a Hawaiian dessert almost similar to a gelatin. Think of it like a milky and cloudy jello dessert with a coconut taste! Haupia is most commonly served in luaus and gatherings in Hawaii. I remember the first time I ate…
I wanted to share a dim sum favorite among many, including Thai people, and that is Kanom Jeeb, also known as Pork Siu Mai Dumplings. Kanom Jeeb is a Chinese dumpling made of pork and shrimp. Thai people adopted this Chinese dish and called it…