Smashing Foods Asia How to Render Lard Learn these 3 simple steps to render lard and get the golden brown crispy pork lard and clear pork lard oil. The lard is often used in cooking or baking to enhance the flavor, and the crispy pork lard always works as the topping to add crispiness to the dish. Growing up in a family that sells wonton noodles, I am no stranger to render lard. It’s almost like a routine that I will do every weekend. WHICH PART OF PORK FATS TO USE There are three parts of the pig where pork fats can be obtained. 1. Leaf lard (soft fat) A fat part that has little to no pork s ..read more

Smashing Foods Asia Vegan Shiitake Mushroom Udon Noodle Soup It’s been a while since my last recipe post as I was busy looking for the new co-working space. Lucky enough I managed to get a new space before leaving a space that I’ve stayed for 2.5 years. This week we’re going to learn a Japanese recipe – Shiitake Mushroom Udon Noodle Soup. If you’ve followed my blog, it’s not difficult to realize I’ve introduced 4 spicy food recipes continuously since I created this blog. I did afraid if I continue to create more spicy food recipes, people might think Smashing Foods Asia is a spicy food blog ..read more

Smashing Foods Asia Thai Green Curry Chicken If you love the green curry paste recipe I’ve previously shared, you must not miss the next recipe I’m going to share with you – Thai Green Curry Chicken recipe! Although it is not the authentic recipe from Thailand, I can guarantee you the taste and smell from my recipe works exactly the same as the authentic one. WHAT ARE THE VEGETABLE OPTIONS There are no strict rules for choosing the vegetables to cook with green curry chicken. As long as it won’t affect the taste after adding it, it is fine. Seasonal vegetables are the best option to choose si ..read more

Smashing Foods Asia Homemade Green Curry Paste I remembered the moment when I traveled to Thailand, my sister and I had many authentic Thai foods that left us a lot of memories. One that we couldn’t forget is the authentic Thai green curry chicken. Before I create the green curry chicken, I think it would be best if I make my own version of green curry paste. At least it is much healthier and fresher tasting than the store-bought variety. Other than healthier and fresher, the best of creating homemade green curry paste is you can control the spiciness without compromising the authentic fragra ..read more

Smashing Foods Asia Mixed Vegetables Curry [Updated September 2, 2019] There are 2 famous food bloggers who inspired me a lot when creating this blog. They are Kate from cookieandkate.com, Jeanie and Jack from loveandlemons.com. If you compare my blog’s design with them, you will find many similarities in design. The only difference is I will not copy their recipes (I guess there is huge difference in ingredients between Western and Asian recipe). I believe many of us know they are quite successful on creating vegan and vegetarian recipes. So I strongly believe eating healthy has become a tre ..read more

Smashing Foods Asia Penang’s Asam Laksa (槟城亚参叻沙) [Updated September 2, 2019] The moment when I have the desire to start a food blog, the first recipe that flashed into my mind was the aromatic, spicy and scrumptious Asam Laksa that’s really filling and comforting. If you ever have a chance to travel to Southeast Asia countries, you’ll realize there are dozens of different ways to cook a laksa. Laksa is typically a fish broth (usually mackerel) with a lot of spices to add acidity in the soup, but often you might also find another type of laksa that uses coconut milk plus chicken or shrimp soup ..read more

Smashing Foods Asia How to Render Lard Learn these 3 simple steps to render lard and get the golden brown crispy pork lard and clear pork lard oil. The lard is often used in cooking or baking to enhance the flavor, and the crispy pork lard always works as the topping to add crispiness to the dish. Growing up in a family that sells wonton noodles, I am no stranger to render lard. It’s almost like a routine that I will do every weekend. WHICH PART OF PORK FATS TO USE There are three parts of the pig where pork fats can be obtained. 1. Leaf lard (soft fat) A fat part that has little to no pork s ..read more

Smashing Foods Asia Thai Green Curry Chicken If you love the green curry paste recipe I’ve previously shared, you must not miss the next recipe I’m going to share with you – Thai Green Curry Chicken recipe! Although it is not the authentic recipe from Thailand, I can guarantee you the taste and smell from my recipe works exactly the same as the authentic one. WHAT ARE THE VEGETABLE OPTIONS There are no strict rules for choosing the vegetables to cook with green curry chicken. As long as it won’t affect the taste after adding it, it is fine. Seasonal vegetables are the best option to ch ..read more

Smashing Foods Asia Homemade Green Curry Paste I remembered the moment when I traveled to Thailand, my sister and I had many authentic Thai foods that left us a lot of memories. One that we couldn’t forget is the authentic Thai green curry chicken. Before I create the green curry chicken, I think it would be best if I make my own version of green curry paste. At least it is much healthier and fresher tasting than the store-bought variety. Other than healthier and fresher, the best of creating homemade green curry paste is you can control the spiciness without compromising the authenti ..read more

Smashing Foods Asia Mixed Vegetables Curry [Updated September 2, 2019] There are 2 famous food bloggers who inspired me a lot when creating this blog. They are Kate from cookieandkate.com, Jeanie and Jack from loveandlemons.com. If you compare my blog’s design with them, you will find many similarities in design. The only difference is I will not copy their recipes (I guess there is huge difference in ingredients between Western and Asian recipe). I believe many of us know they are quite successful on creating vegan and vegetarian recipes. So I strongly believe eating healthy has become a ..read more