Warmth, umami melding with sour tamarind undertones–sinigang, is a Filipino soup for the soul. It’s comfort food, it’s versatile, and it’s impossible to mess up. Throw an Instant Pot into the mix, and you can have this with bone stock as the base (if that’s your taste) without much effort or mess. Trust…
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Taiwan: Food, Food, Food! [Part 2]
Thanks for your patience everyone! These past few weeks I’ve been unmotivated to finish this. I am all for levity and balance but it felt sad thinking about a recent trip where things were so different…But we will get through this and can (re)live these moments then 🙂 so on wards! If you’re…
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Dolgana Coffee: The Unsung Hero
 What a time to be alive. At the time of writing this, nearly 90+ countries are observing some form of “social distancing”–closed borders to select nations, ditto to public institutions, “shelter in place” mandates, etc. I am privileged enough to have food, water, electricity, connectivity, and a job that does not put…
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Taiwan: Food, Food, Food! [Part 1]
 Hello all! Thanks for your patience! It’s been a busy time during the four countries in two weeks as well as coming back to a roller coaster time back home. I don’t foresee things calming down personally or professionally as I took advantage of the airline ticket price drop to buy Copa…
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Southeast Asia: Tokyo
 Twelve hours in a city is never long enough to dive deep, but since it’s my second time and I am going from Haneda to Narita airport–carpe diem! Last time I was in Tokyo was less than a year ago, it was interspersed throughout a week, and for a city this big a…