Category Archives: lunch

Egg, tortilla, salsa.

I came to Hanoi not because I like Vietnamese food but because it was the best option for me at the time. Friends in Australia were jealous of all the amazing food I’d have easy and inexpensive access to, something that I was excited about after the wallet emptying doldrum that is Sydney. Delicious, cheap [...]

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Broccoli, almond and ricotta.

Saving money to start my ‘new life’ as a drifter has forced me to be even more frugal than usual, if that were even possible. Combined with the transition to cooking for one means my eating, and also cooking, habits have changed considerably. I no longer plan elaborate braised or roasted meat-heavy meals, switching instead [...]

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Ma Po Tofu

Pockmarked Mother Chen’s Tofu. Not a terribly becoming name is it? But whoever turns their nose up at this spicy tumble of silken tofu and pork belly is missing out (and anyway, more for me!)
Sichuan Province is high on my list of places to return to. Pandas, relaxing tea drinking and spicy, interesting food. But for [...]

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Chicken Larp

It often causes problems for me when I tell people that I don’t like Thailand. So I won’t say that. It is the same when I discuss my general disinterest with Thai food, likely tied to the abundance of average thai restaurants in my neighbourhood (as well as my disappointed experiences eating in Thailand, sshhh!). [...]

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Pork and Chinese Cabbage Dumplings, Jiaozi

Do you love dumplings as much as I do? Maybe, they seem to be pretty popular but do you know what? I love dumplings.
I considered moving to Shanghai so I could eat these sheng dian mantou every day. During that China trip I put on a lot of weight. I think of it as my dumpling [...]

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