Saturday, 16 November 2013

Ikkyu Ramen/一究拉麵.


                                                                  Ikkyu Special Ramen


                                                               Pork Rib Ramen



                                                                           Spicy Ramen

We had ramen for lunch today in Sydney Chinatown. The ramen kan is own by my son's mentor Haru Inukai san. My husband is a big fan of Haru son, every now and then he'll take us to Haru san's ramen kan for ramen.

Szechuan Spicy Squid aka Gong Bao You Yu/宮保尤魚


Yesterday evening when my husband walked into the kitchen and saw what I've cooked for dinner. This is what he said, "Wah! Chao you yu ah." Why is the exclamation? 'cos he just came back from finishing his job and need to look for a nice one. Maybe you'll be wondering why, if you're a westerner. As for the Chinese, fried squid literally means 'gotten fired'. If you hear your Chinese friend saying that he just got a plate of fried squid that means he got fired from his job. When I was cooking this dish, the thought didn't come to my mind until heard my husband's exclamation. What a coincident.

Friday, 1 November 2013

Mongolian Lamb Stew/蒙古羊肉锅.

                                              








Cooked a pot of Mongolian lamb stew with dried bean curd stick with lots of spices and Chinese herbs. It's good for winter or rainy day. It's one of my family's favorite. You can add green vegetables to it too or eat it as a hot pot with a table top stove and add all the other vegetables that you fancy in it while it is heating on the table top stove.