Adrianna Tan / is on Nostr

Queer Southeast Asian in California.

I write about food, immigrant life, pets, steel bikes, photography and other analog hobbies.

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2024-08-30 18:08:22

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it is my sincere belief that if one is not super familiar with a specific cuisine (say, Indonesian), getting a spice pack from a brand that people use is an easier way to learn and get the ‘right’ flavors than making it yourself
For example, Shan for Pakistani food. A little salty, but the flavors are spot on and highly respected

2024-08-26 19:20:06

I saw this Marion’s Kitchen video on chilli crisp pasta and immediately made it for lunch
If you don’t know, fusion pasta is huge in Japan and elsewhere for historical reasons. It’s its own genre really. My fave is garlic shoyu shrimp pasta but this one is also very good
https://youtu.be/WlkW_XV0RFU
#Food #Recipes
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2024-07-19 21:33:14

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i have, but can't remember the postscript. was it a true story?

2024-07-19 21:19:31

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the former is much more likely to happen in Chinese families. Haha

2024-04-18 01:43:14

At the vet again :/ very old dogs, very frequent vet visits
#DogsOfMastodon #dogs
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2024-03-22 00:05:57

At the vet to check her heart. Maybe her heart rate is super high from her fear of the vet.
#DogsOfMastodon #Dogs
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2024-03-21 19:53:36

I don’t know who spread the rumor in the west that rice cookers are simply ‘unnecessary single use gadgets for foodies who eat a lot of rice’, I think of them more as ‘versatile device for depressed people with no spoons’
Put rice (don’t even need to wash it really), water, place vegetables, any protein, meat or protein on top. As soy sauce. Close the lid. Walk away.
And if you get a nice one: cook rice and eat off the cooker even 3 days later.
Even the cheap ones are so handy.
#Food

2024-03-21 01:42:28

There’s a lady at the place I’m having sushi. She’s explaining the plot of Shogun to the sushi chef