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Food experiment: Okonomiyaki (a.k.a. Japanese pizza)

May 18, 2010

I don’t even remember why I wanted to make this in the first place. But who needs a reason to make something so yummy?! Okonomiyaki (お好み焼き) actually means “grill/cook (yaki) what you like (okonomi).” So basically you can put any kind of toppings/ingredients into the basic batter and cook it in the same way. Actually in Japan, when you eat this in a special restaurant, they have a hot plate in front of you for you to cook it yourself. […]

Food experiment: Risgrøt

May 15, 2010

Risgrøt (risengrynsgrøt (with raisins) or riskrem (with cream/whipped cream)) is Norwegian rice pudding. Probably my favourite from the Norwegian foods I’ve tried (a close second would be brown cheese). Ris=rice and grøt I guess is the pudding (:P). Grøt is pronounced similar to “grert”. It’s a traditional Christmas dish with lots of variations. You can make it with sour cream or mix in whipped cream to make a cold dessert etc. I only learnt to make it the most basic […]

Food experiment: no knead bread!

May 5, 2010

mmmmmmmmmmm…..I’m soo full and happy with home made bread with margarine! (actually margarine isn’t very good for you…I’m just eating what is leftover, please support well produced butter!) Sorry I haven’t been able to keep updated on this experiment. But! I have kept my promise, for the whole semester, I have tried my best to not buy anything I can make. I’ve rarely eaten at restaurants or take out food (unless I was invited by a friend). I’ve bought the […]

Food experiment: Chapati

January 23, 2010

Here’s my first attempt: chapati! I loved these so much in Tanzania that I requested to have them for breakfast everyday. The recipe I followed didn’t turn out exactly as I had them in East Africa, but it’s close enough that I’m really, really happy. I made around 8 of them (they’re really filling) and put them in the fridge so I can just take them out and put them in the pan for an easy meal. I even took […]

Proposed Experiment

January 23, 2010

Proposed experiment: Not buy food that I can make I guess as an attempt get my life back into a little bit of a routine (or as some say, re-entry shock), I am formally proposing this experiment. Why? Well, 1) I study food systems, and to say the truth, supermarkets and their “illusion of a million products which are actually all made from the same things” mentality disgust me right now (especially after living for a while where all the […]