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❤️ All about #SupportLocal #EatLocal #RochesterMN
🧡 #FoodPhotography & #TaiwaneseFood Recipes
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夜市。對，我瘋了 ,要在Rochester辦夜市

夜市。對，我瘋了 ,要在Rochester辦夜市。如果你或是你朋友在Minnesota有小生意，歡迎你加入我們的夜市！我們需要更多小吃，更多玩的，更多衣服，更多攤販。（特別需要好喝的珍奶！有沒有人想來賣啊？）

我可以回答任何問題，如果你從來沒有擺過攤，我可以幫你。快來跟我一起玩！

加入夜市： https://nightmarketmn.com/vendors

📸: 台灣饒河夜市。夜市不一定都是亞洲人擺攤~ 在台灣有很多有夢想，來自他鄉的人也都會擺攤分享自己家鄉的食物。這是我最喜歡夜市的其中一個部分。❤️
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#ThisIsMyMN #ExploreMinnesota #MidwestMoment #ThisIsMyMinnesota #Midwest #CaptivateMN #ExploreMN #MNProud #TravelMN #Minnestagram #TravelPhotography #Wanderlust #Trip #Traveller #TravelHolic #TravelTheWorld #Tourism #InstaTraveling #LoveToTravel #TravelGrams #MyTravelGram #TravelLife #TravelAwesome #TravelDiary

Happy Zongzi festival! Aka Dragon Festival. ❤️

Happy Zongzi festival! Aka Dragon Festival. ❤️

Today is one of the biggest holidays in Taiwan. 端午節！We had a little zongzi making celebration on Saturday with friends and it was so much fun to make food with friends.

I also learned that there's going to be some dragon boat rowing at Silver Lake this Wednesday at 530! 😍 How cool is that?
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OK, here we go. It's official & happening, The Nig

This heat makes me feel like I'm back home in Taiw

This heat makes me feel like I'm back home in Taiwan! It's also making me tired (we don't have AC in our current house).

I'm trying to do less and stress less, but it's not really working. 😅 I have a big announcement coming soon and instead of creating a new social media account for it I'm just going to use @choochoocachew as a platform.

I really don't need another account to manage and I think you will all enjoy the content, so win win. 😉

Follow along to see what's coming to Rochester this summer!
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What's your favorite peony color? I'm slowly colle

What's your favorite peony color? I'm slowly collecting peonies in the garden. Peony, 牡丹/芍藥 is a flower i grew up seeing in traditional Chinese painting but never in it's natural form. (Taiwan is too hot year round for them), i now understand why it's artists' favorite subject! ❤️

Ps. Did you know that peony is edible? I save the petals and dry them to later use in pastries. You can also use the petals to make a simple syrup for drinks. 🥰
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Ethiopian feast created by @spreadin_cheese ! They

Ethiopian feast created by @spreadin_cheese ! They've reached max capacity on all their upcoming dinners but you should definitely follow them and check out their project & see what else they will be cooking up next. ❤️

A collaboration between @fiddleheadcoffeeco & @spreadin_cheese is coming our way. Stay tuned! 😍
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Spring = giant 3' scallions at @rochfarmmkt = scal

Spring = giant 3' scallions at @rochfarmmkt = scallion pancake(蔥油餅 Cōng Yoú Bîng) season! There are few different scallion pancake versions, Korean scallion pancakes are batter based, but Taiwanese/Chinese ones are dough based.

My favorite is this thick version, stuffed full of fresh, juicy scallions with crispy skin and chewy center. SO. GOOD.

Find the recipe in @mainspringmn community cookbook, all proceeds goes to supporting arts and programming at Mainspring. ❤️
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I was applauded by @hotchipburgerbar staff for get

I was applauded by @hotchipburgerbar staff for getting a slice of cheesecake & old fashion for lunch. 😂

My favorite things at Hot Chip:
👌 Umami Fries
👌 The duuuude (chef burger & the spicy one are great too)
👌 Old Fashion
👌 Cheesecake

I can't eat it all in one sitting so I had to make sacrifices... Cheesecake & old fashion it is!
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Late night cravings... I always want ice cream lat

Late night cravings... I always want ice cream late at night, anyone else? This is Taiwanese ice cream "burrito/spring roll" 春捲冰淇淋 in the making, one of our favorite treats!

Spring roll wrapper(very different than what American known as egg roll wrappers. It's very thin and made of flour, water, & salt. Aka lumpia wrapper.) // planer shaved peanut candy // cilantro // traditional Taiwanese "ice cream" (non dairy, more like gelato. Taro, plum, and pineapple are some of my favorite flavors.)

Cilantro + peanut candy is one of the most genius flavor combo on earth. 👌

The ice cream roll is soooo good, we often visit the night market just for it! ❤️

I wish I could get my hands on some right now....... @knot.woodpecker said I can use his planer to shave some peanuts! 🤤 Check out my IG story to see how big the peanut Candy block is!
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Last night, we had a FEAST. A Georgian feast. Have

Last night, we had a FEAST. A Georgian feast. Have you ever had Georgian food? I hadn't. I used to seek out any cuisines I've never had back in Taipei but I don't really have that luxury in Rochester, until now. 😍

I met Jackie & Liam when I was interviewing @shepherdswaycheese for the @rochwomenmag article, they were learning all about cheese making. Later Jackie told me that they are fundraising for starting a cheese plant in Ethiopia, and they're delivering food made by Liam to Rochester.

We invited them to come over, they brought food. Really good food. Everything was made from absolute scratch. Including the cheese, the sourcream, and the dessert that took over 8 hours to cook down and was a bite of heaven.

The food was heavy on spice, something I really missed. The meatballs are savory, comforting, and minty, it was refreshing. The potatoes with pork belly is insane, I felt like I haven't tasted potatoes with so much flavor for a long time.

We ended the meal with a cup of spicy chai, just the way I like it.

They are doing 4 more dinners, they all look amazing and I don't want you to miss out. (Ive ordered for all 4 dates myself!)

⚡⚡⚡ DM me for the sign up link!
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It's fiddlehead season! Each year I learn a little

It's fiddlehead season! Each year I learn a little more about foraging foods in MN. Fiddleheads of ostrich fern remain to be one of my favorite foraged foods! We eat a variety of ferns in Taiwan, and the trick in preparation is not to overcook them!

Find my favorite fiddlehead salad recipe here (or link in bio)
https://www.choochoocachew.com/fiddleheadsalad/

Blue plate by @hilltopclay
Find her work at @thresholdarts
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Im here for any holiday that involves eating. (Can

Im here for any holiday that involves eating. (Can you even call it a holiday if it doesn't? 😉)

My current favorite place to get mexican foods in Rochester: El Super Gallo (they have two locations)

My order: Cabeza alambre, lengua anything, consome de borrego, menudo. 👌 (There's still so much for me to try on the menu!)

Today i'm adding some of my newly aquired @samsahouse to the mix! 😍
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My first hospitality job was at a Mexican restaurant in Taipei called El Gallo. It was a Mexican owned, fine-dining restaurant. Mexican food was and still is rare in Taiwan. It was there I learned the flavors, the culture and fell in love with all of it. It was at El Gallo that I learned to bartend and create drinks & flavors.

Honestly, part of the reason why im in America is because I thought i would be a little closer to Mexico/ South America. There's still so much for me to learn, and I'm learning every day! ❤️

Happy Cinco de Mayo
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