Prawns and ginger soup

Rustic and comforting, very Asian in essence, this soup is simplicity illustrated. Saute ginger, garlic and shallots in a little oil, pour in water, add the prawns and some kind of magic happens. You’d think that since the sauteing ingredients are very similar to those used to cook tinola, the... 

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Japanese-style crab and corn soup

A couple of weekends ago, we ate at a Cantonese cum Singaporean restaurant called Tao Yuan in Manila. It’s on the corner of Malvar and Mabini Streets in Malate across Pan Pacific Plaza Hotel. We loved the food, most of the dishes we ordered anyway, and I was supposed to write a review but the [...]... 

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Cabbage and quail eggs soup

Quail eggs add an interesting touch to any soup. Even the simplest and plainest-looking soup is perked up with the addition of quail eggs. They are usually added to the Chinese birds’ nest soup but quail eggs can go into a lot of other soups, including a simple cabbage soup. This recipe starts... 

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Wilted spinach and fried egg

There’s this spinach and tofu dish we had at Miyabi a couple of months ago that I’ve been itching to replicate at home. One time, I had spinach in the fridge but no tofu. Then, I saw a recipe for fried eggs and wilted greens in a blog that focuses on the South Beach diet [...]... 

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