This is how savory crepes should be full of flavor, good amount of filling and satisfying. i  was around Chelsea market area and there were food vendors down the street,  i was trying free examples at about every vendor until is saw this place which sold Beijing street crepes, at first i was curious what they were making  until the owner gave me his pitch which convinced me to order. i ordered the duck crepe which came with hosin sauce, chilli sauce, scallion ,duck, and egg topped black and regular sesame seeds. It had full of flavors and textures , spicy crunchy, sweet, tender, over all delicious

Rice bowls in general comes with tons of sides and topping  and great food. I went to Korea town the other day with friends and ate a t a Korean food court with many different vendors. I ate at a Korean BBQ spot where they had different platters of Korean BBQ. I chose a rice bowl with spicy pork, it was delicious. The rice bowl came with bean sprouts, carrots, the spicy pork, lettuces, and a fried egg topped with scallion. the sides that came with it was two different kimchi  one was cucumbers and the other was jalapeno. The last side was a spicy broth with bean sprouts and scallions

At LIC Flea and food  i tried  Scallion pan cakes stuffed with kimchi, pork belly and cucumber from Outer Borough. The Scallion Pancake  golden crunchy exterior that wrapped around the tender  pork belly, spicy pickled kimchi and the fresh crisp cucumber . It was quite filling  but  i was able to still look around the other food vendors  and try out the other food.

First time having this type of sushi, Temaki, its nothing special besides the shape but its the first i really notice the seaweed, paper thin crunchy yet has a chew to it and a salty after tone to it.  Usually when i  eat sushi , i get the regular rolls , where you hardly taste the seaweed.  With the Temaki ,there is a uniqueness to them because of their shape but the taste is exactly the same, just rice and some kind of seafood and filing.  Just seaweed alone is not my favorite , so the Temaki, i have mix feelings towards it. Continue reading →

Sisig in in Filipino  means chopped up meat  that can be sauteed or fried in vinegar  soy sauce onions,  lemon juice, jalapeños and seasoned with salt, pepper, and other spices. The first time i ever hear of it or seen it was on a Filipino food truck called SIsig City where i also ate at their resturant. The Pork sisig came with a fried egg on top.  The dish was full of flavor  crunchy from the fried pok belly called lechon tangy from the vinegar, rich from the egg yolk, bright  and citrus from the lemon juice called calamansi , kick of spice from the jalapeno , a little salty from the soy sauce and sweet from the sauteed onions and peppers.