The Best Food in China - Hot Pot

With 4 weeks in China under my belt, I can easily say it was a difficult experience finding food that I liked.  It turns out that outside of Szechuan province my cuisine search was not in the right place.  Where restaurant food was not to my palette, street food had everything I was looking for and more.  Inside Szechuan province is a whole other story, as their spicy foods are some of the most inspiring dishes I can write about in this blog.  One dish in particular stands out above all others, and is a staple not only in Szechuan province but all over China - Hot Pot.

Singapore's Best Appetizers - Popiah and Keuh Pie Tee

The hawker centers of Singapore are famous for a number of foods as these food courts can house as little as a dozen vendors to well over 200 as is the case of the Smith Street hawker center.  Sampling all of the foods available is impossible, but there were two that we went back and had multiple times during a week in Singapore - Popiah and Keuh Pie Tee.  Their names are unfamiliar to most outside of this region of the world, but they will soon become a staple in my cooking repertoire as we are thinking of using them especially in our selection of unconventional Christmas appetizer recipes.

A View Into Our International Pantry

One of the questions we frequently get on this blog is just what kind of spices and ingredients we keep on hand in our pantry.  From real white truffle oil to fish sauce in the fridge, we have an impressive collection of gourmet and international necessities to make all of our favorite dishes.

As our collection changes weekly, only a few items are actually found in residence on a near continual basis.  Some cuisines we have just fallen in love with, and as a result a select few staples will always be present in our pantry.  The following are just a few of these items as we take you on a tour of our International Pantry.