One of the things I love most about summer is all the night markets. I love to be able to spend a warm summer night walking around in the crowds, smelling and looking at all the tasty food, and enjoying the atmosphere of the perfect night. Even though this summer is a write off for […]
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O.G. Meal Prep: Filipino Breakfast – Hashsilog
In this video, we are continuing our Asian-inspired lunchbox series with a trip to the Philippines. The first thing that pops into my head when I think of a Filipino lunchbox is baon. Baon is in all essence a Filipino meal that is taken to work, school, or on a trip, and just like a […]
O.G. Meal Prep: Thai Pad Ka Prao With Pork
Last video, we began exploring Asian-style lunchboxes starting with the Korean dosirak. On this video, we’re getting our meal prep inspiration from Thailand with a dish called Pad Ka Prao. Now Pad Ka Prao means stir-fried holy basil as holy basil is a key component in the original dish, but we didn’t have any, so […]
O.G. Meal Prep: Dosirak (Korean Lunch Box)
Meal Prep is extremely popular on YouTube. There are so many videos out there, but after a while, roasted chicken breast and broccoli starts to get old. Don’t get me wrong, there’s nothing wrong with meal planning to stay fit and healthy, but more often, there are those of us that are looking for something […]
Milk Bread Panipopo
Asian bread products are so good. I don’t know what else I can add to that except that if you walk into an Asian bakery and take a look around, it’s a wonderland of shapes, smells, and textures. From the steamed bao filled with savoury char siu, to the crumbly sweet top of the bolo […]
Kimchi Udon with Italian Sausage
Ramen is extremely popular in the food world right now. Just look at Instagram nowadays and see the sheer amount of ramen porn there is out there. You can almost say that ramen is a little overrated, or at least you can say that there are other great noodles that are just not getting enough […]
Braised Tofu
When it comes to comfort food, the simplest dishes are often the most comforting of all. When I was a kid, my go-to dish was just a bowl of rice with a raw egg on top. A touch of salt or a dash of soy sauce, and I was good to go. It was years […]
Pantry Picadillo
In this video, I am going to show you how to make a delicious picadillo with some common pantry and freezer ingredients. This is the Filipino version of picadillo, which is a common Latin American style of hash. It uses ground meat as a base, in this case, pork, but you can use beef, goat, […]
Mami vs. Sopas
In this video, I’m gonna show you how to take a chicken and make a simple but flavorful broth that we’re going to make into 2 styles of Filipino noodle soup. One is called Mami, which is like ramen with long egg noodles and various toppings, and the other is called Sopas, which has macaroni […]
Garlic Shrimp with Bagoong Butter
We’ve only been cooped up in the house for 2 days and I’m already bouncing off the walls. So what do I do to pass the time while the kids are on their screens? After sorting the canned goods and arranging the noodles according to nationality and style, I decided to see what I could […]