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🌱 #EatLocalGrown #TaiwaneseFood & #TaiwaneseRecipe made from scratch in #Rochester_MN
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Life's too short to eat mediocre food just to stop

Life's too short to eat mediocre food just to stop the stomach from grumbling! Being Taiwanese, I'm always thinking about what im cooking & eating next.

I'm day dreaming about summer weather & how I can attempt to cook a succulent "bucket" chicken just like this.

This kind of chicken is slow cooked in a giant bucket/clay oven/ metal container over wood fire or charcoal. It's similar to rotisserie chicken + bbq/smoking in America. (Or huli huli chicken in Hawaii)

The chicken is marinaded in scallion ginger and chinese spices so the flavor is different.

The chicken skin is crispy and the meat is super soft and juicy. It's so tender, they bring you a pair of gardening gloves & plastic gloves to pull the chicken apart yourself. It's also called "手扒雞“, hand-pulled-chicken. 🤤

The dipping sauce for the chicken is it's dripping & a special white pepper mix. It's all about the flavor of fresh ingredients.

Is there something you can't wait to cook this summer? 🌞
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Some people are innovative cooks but I often find

Some people are innovative cooks but I often find myself cooking for the memories. I want food to taste just like the way I remember it, and authentic.

That's actually something that's hard to do in America since everything tastes a little different even if they're called the same name.

This is my grandma's "meat roll", one of the recipes that actually tastes just like I remembered. Grandma can't and doesn't make this anymore, and no one in the family does either... So this dish is going to live on through my blog & in your kitchen. ❤️

👉 Recipe link in bio or:
https://www.choochoocachew.com/meatroll/
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It's sap season and I wish I had a sugar maple to

It's sap season and I wish I had a sugar maple to tap. Maple syrup is probably my favorite sweetener. I love the flavor and the process of making maple syrup.

Two years ago we visited a native american sugar camp outside of Minneapolis where sugar making is a community gathering event. We learned about the history and the rituals, stood around while maple sap boil in large pots over woodfire.

They brewed coffee with hot maple sap and it became one of our favorite drinks. 😍

I find myself using less maple syrup after learning how it's made, the boiling process is so long which makes every single drop extra precious.

Super excited for the arrival for spring & maple syrup season! What's your favorite thing about spring?
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Hi, can someone teach me how to have more time in

Hi, can someone teach me how to have more time in a day? 🤪 Leave a comment below please. 🙏😂

📸: SHIITAKE BRAISED MINCED PORK | 香菇肉燥 (XĪANGGŪRÒUZÀO)

👌 Recipe: https://www.choochoocachew.com/shiitakemincedpork/
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Happy π day + daylight saving + white valentine's

Happy π day + daylight saving + white valentine's day! So many things to celebrate today with coffee, and good pastry. 👌

I can't stop eating this cherry pie and baklava from @setobakery. Don't tell @knot.woodpecker that I ate a whole pie on my own. 🤫

What is white Valentine's day? It's a holiday started in Japan and is also celebrated in Taiwan.

On valentines day(2/14) girls will give chocolate to their crush and the crush will return a gift on white valentine's day(3/14) if they accept their affection. ❤️😍🥧
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I learned the other day that most Americans buy ex

I learned the other day that most Americans buy extra firm tofu and squeeze out all the moisture to make it extra extra firm. My mind was so confused and annoyed because there are SO MANY different kinds of tofu and they all have different uses and should be enjoyed differently.

That explained why it's harder to find soft/silk tofu in Rochester.

The firmest tofu we eat at home is about the firmness of the "firm" tofu here. Silky & soft tofu is often more common on the dinner table.

Enjoy different tofu textures! They should be enjoyed as what they are and never meant to be substitutes of another protein. We often have meat on the table along with tofu and tofu is often cooked with meats or seafood!

I love making my own tofu here. The flavors are SO much better and I can control the firmness I'm looking for. We often eat the freshly made tofu plain with some good soy sauce and a few drops of toasted sesame oil, it's so good.

Learn to make tofu
👉 https://www.choochoocachew.com/nigari-tofu/
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We said we were going to Wabasha but ended up spen

We said we were going to Wabasha but ended up spending all afternoon in Nelson & Pepin WI along the Mississippi.

Best thing about traveling on weekdays is that we got every place we went to ourselves, and private tours from friendly (and bored) staff 😉.

Surprised by how many gems we found on this trip, none of these (except for nelsons) were on our itinerary when we started.

@villabellezzawinery has some amazing views and impressive cold weather grape wines. Probably the best wine made with local grapes ive ever had.

@nelsoncheesefactory is always great. I missed having them in Rochester. Mr. T & hero sandwiches are our favs. Got to pet some fuzzy cats too, bonus.
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Social media is toxic. Every day im comparing myse

Social media is toxic. Every day im comparing myself to millions of people thinking either how I can be better, or try not to step on others toes locally, and it's exhausting.

I'm chasing an invisible goal that's not realistic and I know it, but I can't stop. I remind myself every chance I get to just be me and do what I love, but it's not always enough.

It's so easy to let someone else's words influence what I do and what I'm passionate about even though it doesn't actually matter.

Drinking tea helps me detox, calm my nerves & take a step back. It's the warm tea, aroma and it's a ritual for me. Taiwanese high mountain oolong reminds me of home, mountains, and my family; Black Tea from Sri Lanka reminds me of my travels and time on the road, both make me happy. 😊

What do you do when you need a break from the world?
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DaXi Old Street, Taiwan. Streets, foods, businesse

DaXi Old Street, Taiwan. Streets, foods, businesses, and shops often follow where there are temples in Taiwan. Keelung night market, shilin night market, raohe night market, beipu old street/market are some examples.

We visited Daxi in search of woodworking inspirations for @knot.woodpecker. It is one of the last places in Taiwan to find experienced woodworkers building with hand tools. It used to be the center of all handmade wood furniture. The furniture are often built for "BaiBai" (praying) purposes.

Now only two shops remain to build things the traditional way, most of the operations have moved abroad or into larger factories.

The shops remian get their work mostly from temples- either restoring or new build. They were so kind to invite us into their workshop and talked to us about their process. There was a slight tone of sadness in their voices when they talked about the art form and how no one seemed to want to learn it anymore. Soon it will be a lost art, they said...
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Where is your favorite downtown lunch spot? I ofte

Where is your favorite downtown lunch spot? I often find myself end up at @pfccoop because of my odd eating schedule... And I loooooved their hot bar.

I enjoy sampling different foods and they always had a large variety of vegetables. I love my veg.

This is not an ad but I was happily surprised that co-op will be on Grubhub for food delivery! 😍 Got to take photos of all the yummy foods they have to offer, so I just want you to know.
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This is what I'm hungry for right now. Steamy juic

This is what I'm hungry for right now. Steamy juicy porky steamed baos are for:
✔️ Late night snacks
✔️ Breakfast
✔️ Afternoon snack
✔️ Hiking/camping fuel
✔️ Seriously just eat it anytime with or without hot sauce! Sometimes we cut it open and add an over easy egg to it too. So satisfying. ❤️😍

👉 Recipe: https://www.choochoocachew.com/PorkBao

You'll definitely want @knot.woodpecker
's Asian Rolling Pin to go with this recipe 👌 (see tagged product)

It makes rolling so much easier. American style rolling pins are just too big and chunky to work with one hand for me. 🤷
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Another Tuesday, another adventure + true MN exper

Another Tuesday, another adventure + true MN experience. This morning, two night owls got up before 8am and left the door by 9am to... Get stuck in the ditch 4miles away from Northfield. 😅

10mins later we thought a truck was pulling over to help us but it turned out that he was joining us in the ditch. Ditch party! 🎉 Two hours later, with our triple a guy almost got smashed in the face... We were out and on the road, heading once again towards Northfield!

Northfield was cute, super happy we found @thesketchyartist_store . The store reminded me of little mom & pop owned stationery stores by schools all over Taiwan I used to spend a lot of time in. They have all the art supplies and LOTS of stationery from Japan.

Would have loved to get there earlier and explored more of @visit_northfield. Also would be better to go on a Thursday or weekend so we could check out all the breweries, distillery and other cool restaurants.

Next time for sure! My friend tipped me off on a Chinese restaurant called Mandarin Garden that's Taiwanese owned with a secret menu. We didn't get to go since they only open in the evenings, but my friend stopped by and got some legit food to take home to st. Paul. 😭 (She got braised pork hocks, tomato pepper tofu, and wood ear salad)

Can't be wait to be back again in Northfield!
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