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Oh did I like this version so much better! The unctuousness of the pork belly was absorbed by the tofu and perfectly complemented the bitter melon.\n\nI cheated and simply added sliced pork belly to my vegetarian goya "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/wanderingchopsticks.blogspot.com\/feeds\/3591388858889386524\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/wanderingchopsticks.blogspot.com\/2015\/01\/goya-champuru-okinawan-bitter-melon.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/29502985\/posts\/default\/3591388858889386524"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/29502985\/posts\/default\/3591388858889386524"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/wanderingchopsticks.blogspot.com\/2015\/01\/goya-champuru-okinawan-bitter-melon.html","title":"Goya Champuru (Okinawan Bitter Melon Stir-Fry with Pork Belly, Tofu, and Eggs)"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Wandering Chopsticks"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/04703018765718062460"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_yVddF7Ear2I\/SK3eTBg4WRI\/AAAAAAAAHLU\/XmvpU_6BrPs\/S220\/Flickr+icon.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-1000441479519437269"},"published":{"$t":"2015-01-05T23:58:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-05-10T11:45:32.313-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Recipes"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Seafood"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Singaporean"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Singaporean Chilli Crabs"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"\n\n\n\nI already had my menu set to make Chinese Deep-Fried Chicken Wings with Spicy Salt and Vegetarian Goya Champuru (Okinawan Bitter Melon Stir-Fry with Tofu and Eggs) before my dad left town. But, when I went to the grocery store and saw crab on sale for $4.99 a pound, I had to include the addition of Singaporean Chilli Crabs.\n\nIn preparation for my trip later this year, I bookmarked a bunch of "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/wanderingchopsticks.blogspot.com\/feeds\/1000441479519437269\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/wanderingchopsticks.blogspot.com\/2015\/01\/singaporean-chilli-crabs.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/29502985\/posts\/default\/1000441479519437269"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/29502985\/posts\/default\/1000441479519437269"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/wanderingchopsticks.blogspot.com\/2015\/01\/singaporean-chilli-crabs.html","title":"Singaporean Chilli Crabs"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Wandering Chopsticks"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/04703018765718062460"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_yVddF7Ear2I\/SK3eTBg4WRI\/AAAAAAAAHLU\/XmvpU_6BrPs\/S220\/Flickr+icon.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-5211479705995877633"},"published":{"$t":"2015-01-04T23:39:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-07-29T14:34:41.570-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Appetizers and Side Dishes"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Chinese"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hong Kongese"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Lil' Sis"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Poultry"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Recipes"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Chinese Deep-Fried Chicken Wings with Spicy Salt"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"\n\n\n\nWith how frequently I've dined at Hong Kong cafes through the years, and how often I order Chinese Deep-Fried Chicken Wings with Spicy Salt (*Hint. Almost every time.), I don't know why it took me so long to get around to making them at home. If you like my Chinese Deep-Fried Pork Chops with Spicy Salt recipe, this is even easier.\n\nI simply salted the wings, then lightly coated them in just "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/wanderingchopsticks.blogspot.com\/feeds\/5211479705995877633\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/wanderingchopsticks.blogspot.com\/2015\/01\/chinese-deep-fried-chicken-wings-with.html#comment-form","title":"5 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/29502985\/posts\/default\/5211479705995877633"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/29502985\/posts\/default\/5211479705995877633"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/wanderingchopsticks.blogspot.com\/2015\/01\/chinese-deep-fried-chicken-wings-with.html","title":"Chinese Deep-Fried Chicken Wings with Spicy Salt"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Wandering Chopsticks"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/04703018765718062460"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_yVddF7Ear2I\/SK3eTBg4WRI\/AAAAAAAAHLU\/XmvpU_6BrPs\/S220\/Flickr+icon.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"5"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-307995734373540450"},"published":{"$t":"2015-01-03T23:42:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-01-01T16:05:37.839-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Appetizers and Side Dishes"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Japanese"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Recipes"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Vegetarian"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Vegetarian Goya Champuru (Okinawan Bitter Melon Stir-Fry with Tofu and Eggs)"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"\n\n\n\nEver since my\u0026nbsp;Canh O\/Kho Qua Nhoi Thit\u0026nbsp;(Vietnamese Stuffed Bitter Melon Soup)\u0026nbsp;recipe, when I found out that some Vietnamese eat bitter melon at the start of the year to signify that the \"kho qua\" (hardship over in Vietnamese), I've thought it was a quirky little tradition. 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Would it taste like summer? Like liquid sunshine? I had forgotten about it until I dined at Creekside Grille - Wilson Creek Winery - Temecula. 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I almost always have ground pork in the freezer for just such instances. Whenever I go to the Asian grocery store, I buy a pound of ground pork, and if I don't have any plans to cook with it immediately, just stick it in the freezer. Ground pork is a staple in my kitchen "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/wanderingchopsticks.blogspot.com\/feeds\/18806702261444576\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/wanderingchopsticks.blogspot.com\/2014\/12\/taiwanese-minced-pork-rice.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/29502985\/posts\/default\/18806702261444576"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/29502985\/posts\/default\/18806702261444576"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/wanderingchopsticks.blogspot.com\/2014\/12\/taiwanese-minced-pork-rice.html","title":"Taiwanese Minced Pork Rice"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Wandering Chopsticks"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/04703018765718062460"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_yVddF7Ear2I\/SK3eTBg4WRI\/AAAAAAAAHLU\/XmvpU_6BrPs\/S220\/Flickr+icon.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-840597032432525271"},"published":{"$t":"2014-11-27T23:49:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-11-24T14:47:46.859-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"American"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Baking"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Poultry"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Recipes"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Easiest Moist Turkey Crispy Skin Recipe - Salt Rub and Baking Powder Turkey"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"\n\n\n\nThis year, with both siblings out of town, I only had eight guests so I \ndecided to splurge and bought a freshly slaughtered turkey from Chinese American Live Poultry - Rosemead, where my family buys fresh chickens for Hainanese chicken rice.\n The shop ordered 350 turkeys this year, which came in the Monday before\n Thanksgiving. By the time I made it to the store on Tuesday afternoon, \nnearly"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/wanderingchopsticks.blogspot.com\/feeds\/840597032432525271\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/wanderingchopsticks.blogspot.com\/2014\/11\/easiest-moist-turkey-crispy-skin-recipe.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/29502985\/posts\/default\/840597032432525271"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/29502985\/posts\/default\/840597032432525271"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/wanderingchopsticks.blogspot.com\/2014\/11\/easiest-moist-turkey-crispy-skin-recipe.html","title":"Easiest Moist Turkey Crispy Skin Recipe - Salt Rub and Baking Powder Turkey"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Wandering Chopsticks"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/04703018765718062460"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_yVddF7Ear2I\/SK3eTBg4WRI\/AAAAAAAAHLU\/XmvpU_6BrPs\/S220\/Flickr+icon.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-2816681204291102226"},"published":{"$t":"2014-10-23T23:27:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2014-11-08T11:03:37.361-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Series: Northeast"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Travels: Outside SoCal"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Wynotts Wands - Salem - Massachusetts"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"\n\n\n\nWhile on our loop around Salem, second-oldest nephew pointed out Wynotts Wands, makers of fine wands since 1692 (not really). After all, if Salem is capitalizing on its notoriety for witchcraft, stands to reason that someone would cash in on wizardry and Harry Potter.\n\nButter beer anyone? 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Five days after I booked my flight, she received a media invite to Sacramento to tour a cattle ranch.\n\nCould I change my ticket?\n\nNot without incurring a hefty change fee. Plus, I wanted to "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/wanderingchopsticks.blogspot.com\/feeds\/4713619246054090059\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/wanderingchopsticks.blogspot.com\/2014\/10\/the-lobster-shanty-salem-massachusetts.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/29502985\/posts\/default\/4713619246054090059"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/29502985\/posts\/default\/4713619246054090059"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/wanderingchopsticks.blogspot.com\/2014\/10\/the-lobster-shanty-salem-massachusetts.html","title":"The Lobster Shanty - Salem - Massachusetts"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Wandering Chopsticks"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/04703018765718062460"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_yVddF7Ear2I\/SK3eTBg4WRI\/AAAAAAAAHLU\/XmvpU_6BrPs\/S220\/Flickr+icon.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-6613421146125668104"},"published":{"$t":"2014-09-18T23:56:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2014-12-12T00:23:33.051-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Lamb"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Noodles and Pasta"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Recipes"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Soups Stews and Curries"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Uzbek"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Venison"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Lagman (Uzbek Lamb Noodle Soup)"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"\n\n\n\nMy first encounter with Lagman (Uzbek Lamb Noodle Soup) was at the now defunct Uzbekistan - Los Angeles. At the time, I dismissed it as a basic beef stew with similar Chinese noodles. Seven years later, after having explored other Central Asian cuisines, I hope I've become less cavalier of other cuisines in general, but of Central Asian cuisines in particular.\n\nI try to place new cuisines "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/wanderingchopsticks.blogspot.com\/feeds\/6613421146125668104\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/wanderingchopsticks.blogspot.com\/2014\/09\/uzbek-lagman-lamb-noodle-soup.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/29502985\/posts\/default\/6613421146125668104"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/29502985\/posts\/default\/6613421146125668104"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/wanderingchopsticks.blogspot.com\/2014\/09\/uzbek-lagman-lamb-noodle-soup.html","title":"Lagman (Uzbek Lamb Noodle Soup)"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Wandering Chopsticks"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/04703018765718062460"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_yVddF7Ear2I\/SK3eTBg4WRI\/AAAAAAAAHLU\/XmvpU_6BrPs\/S220\/Flickr+icon.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-955174186061045729"},"published":{"$t":"2014-09-16T23:10:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-12-29T22:28:48.200-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Noodles and Pasta"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Recipes"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Recipes: Vietnamese"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Series: NorCal"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Vegetarian"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Vietnamese"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Mi Xao Toi Bo (Vietnamese Noodles with Garlic Butter) Maggi Seasoning Sauce"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"\n\n\n\nShortly after getting back home, I was still thinking of the simple, but oh so good garlic noodles that I ate at Swamp - San Francisco. Years ago, when I first heard about Crustacean's garlic noodles, I quizzed my friend DP who had eaten there and asked her what she thought was in the dish. Garlic and butter were a given. 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So, when Jin of Seeking Food uploaded some yummy-looking pictures of Korean pork ribs, I insisted we go for lunch next time she had a craving. This was not one of the ubiquitous all-you-can-eat Korean barbecue restaurants dotting Koreatown. 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Most of the steps were the same as Canh O\/Kho Qua Nhoi Thit (Vietnamese Stuffed Bitter Melon Soup), except I used cilantro and scallions in place of the vermicelli noodles and tree ear fungus. 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