Travel. Eat. Cook.
A UNESCO World Heritage site, Malacca, or Melaka, is a state in the west coast of Malaysia. It used to be ruled by the Portuguese, Dutch, and the British, and has a rich Peranakan heritage. There are many wonderful things to do and see in …
This year has been a strange one. Covid19 has caused the travel industry to come to a halt, and many restaurants had to shift to delivery and take-out in order to survive. Since we can’t travel overseas this year, I’ve decided to bring the world …
2020 is shaping out to be a really challenging year to say the least. Travel plans have been cancelled or delayed indefinitely, and countries’ ever-changing border rules make it difficult to travel internationally. For wanderlusters everywhere, it’s been very difficult to stay in one spot …
Maria, one of my closest friends from college, is from Ecuador and she introduced me to the cuisine through home cooked meals (her empanadas were insanely good!!) and dining at El Caserio restaurant in Silver Lake. After moving away from California, whenever I craved …
I started my sourdough journey almost a year ago when a good friend mailed me some of her dehydrated starter. It took hours of research and lots of back and forth with my patient friend, but I eventually managed to bake my first sourdough bread. …
When I started this blog, I named it Eat the Wind as an ode to travel but it also has everything to do with my love of food. In my travels, I’ve been fortunate enough to taste some incredible dishes whose flavors have been seared …
How do you cope during stressful times? I like to cook comfort foods to remind me of wonderful memories and hope for happier days ahead. One of my favorite comfort dishes of all time is glutinous rice, or sticky rice. The rice is flavoured with …
During stressful times, we all have our comfort food that helps us relax and breathe a little deeper. I have many different types of comfort dishes that I love to make, and one of them is chicken curry. The action of blending fragrant spices and …
If you’re looking to get away from the busy city life in Barcelona, hop onto an AVE fast train and in less than 40 minutes, you will go back in time to an ancient medieval city. Girona will mesmerize you with watchtowers, Roman fortress remains, …
Popiah is a Teochew word for “thin pancake” and it’s derived from spring rolls (named after the bountiful spring harvest). Originally from the Fujian Province in China, popiah has evolved into a special dish of its own in Malaysia and Singapore. Families throw popiah parties …