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🌱 #EatLocalGrown #TaiwaneseFood & #TaiwaneseRecipe made from scratch in #Rochester_MN
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Spicy food(extra habanero salsa) + Push and turn (

Spicy food(extra habanero salsa) + Push and turn (Sothea)'s music + cocktails + outdoor seating- reminds me of traveling through SE Asia. 😭

I miss traveling. The only thing that was missing was some sand to stick my feet in, and an ocean to dive in. ♥️

Enjoy the little things, explore & travel local! Im grateful that we can still do that and there is so much I haven't explored in MN.
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Not your regular sweet corn. These are wax corn. F

Not your regular sweet corn. These are wax corn. Found these beauties at @rochfarmmkt and I was sooo excited.

Growing up my mom seldom buys sweet corn- she thinks they're loaded with pesticides because they're so sweet. (I don't know if it's true or not) s
Steamed wax corn, however was always common at our house as a snack.

Wax corn stands on the side of country roads is a common sight. When you see giant signs that says "玉米", you'll usually find a giant boiling steaming pot of corn that follows, with a brush made out of corn husks to brush some salt brine on to the corn you get.

Wax corn has a very different texture from sweet corn- it's a bit chewy, almost the texture of rice and the kernels are much firmer.

You will also find BBQ wax corn（燒番麥） at night markets- wax corn brushed with special sauces and slow roasted over hot rocks or coal. Sooooo good.

Wax corn at the market was about 1/3 the size of the ones in Taiwan, but they are gorgeous. I steamed it up, slightly salted it and it tasted exactly the way I remembered as a kid. Road trips & After school snacks.
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Weekend mini getaway- goats, goat cheese, goat mil

Weekend mini getaway- goats, goat cheese, goat milk panna cotta + cherry hibiscus compote 🤤 scary tomatoes beetles (torched) and Minnesotan music videos under the stars! My first drive-in "movie"! ♥️

Oh yeah, and 25 lbs of tomatoes turned into 30 jars of salsa. Winter food prep has started!
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Virtual travels- Honolulu, Hawaii. A trip we took

Virtual travels- Honolulu, Hawaii. A trip we took last November, stopping in Hawaii on our way back from Taiwan.

This heat in MN makes me want to soak in the ocean and eat a giant bowl of mango shaved ice from @ice_monster.tw (originated in Taiwan) topped with pana cotta, chunks of sweet fresh mango and swirls of condensed milk.

Do you want to see more travel pics? Or is this a bad time? 😂
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Happy birthday, @littlethistlebeer! Foods from @ca

Happy birthday, @littlethistlebeer! Foods from @cameorochester, giant pickles, good beers, friends. 🙌

Grateful to have you in this community. ♥️
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Have you ever looked back on your work when you fi

Have you ever looked back on your work when you first started doing something and think: gee... How did I ever think this is good?

That's me with my photos. 😂 Im always trying to update the photos of some older recipes.

It's tomato season and this is tomato scrambled eggs! One of my favorite (and most kids) favorite dish growing up. It's easy to make and every mom knows how to make it with their own twist.

Serve with rice or noodles. There's also a very similar noodle soup dish, you'll find them via this link here: choochoocachew.com/?s=Tomato+egg

(Yeah, I haven't actually updated the photo on the website yet... You'll get to see some or my earlier work and compare them to the new ones 🤪)

Tomatoes from @pearson_organics / eggs from @graisefarm

@knot.woodpecker said he usually does not prefer this dish, but somehow these taste so much better. He thinks it's the tomatoes!
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I miss street food. If there's one thing I'm happy

I miss street food. If there's one thing I'm happy to see happening during this pandemic is the restaurants pivoting towards food trucks/mobile food stands!

While I love these restaurants already, I often find myself wanting a more casual setting with more snack-like foods. Especially when beers are involved. 😜

I still haven't tried all of the food trucks, but I'm working on it! Where should I go next?

📸: @tacojed at @littlethistlebeer / @bleuduckkitchen at @thesisbeer and brunch at @fiddleheadcoffeeco
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Finally finished photos from my @graisefarm visit

Finally finished photos from my @graisefarm visit last week. It's always fun to learn where foods from & what the farmers have learned on their farming journey.

@graisefarm specializes in duck eggs, chicken eggs, and happy pork. On this farm, the animals are the boss. They will let you know when you're not doing things to their liking. 😂

We were having too much fun chatting, forgot to let the ducks out, I couldn't forget the loud chatter they were making when we let them out. They were protesting- we were late.

200 new laying chicks arrived the morning of my visit, the three-week old puppy got to meet them for the first time as well.

Life on the farm is never dull- learning to farm, learning to make the most of what you farm, learning to care for the land, the animals and trying to living the best life. It's a hard balance, maybe that's why most people don't choose to farm.

You can find @graisefarm duck eggs at @pfccoop in Rochester, or follow GraiseFarm's page for farmers markets and pop-up events.
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I want to share my childhood memories with you! Im

I want to share my childhood memories with you! Im making a trip to the cities tomorrow, and thought it would be fun to bring back some Asian snacks for you to try!

Im not sure what they'll have yet, so it's going to be a surprise for all of us. 😂

Sign up by noon tomorrow and I will be delivering the snacks on Saturday. Each mystery snack pack will have 10 different snacks in them.

You can also shop for beautiful arts and crafts by local artists and makers on RochMarket.com and we'll be delivering them for free too(Rochester MN only).

Yes, @rochmarket is now offering FREE DELIVERY to #Rochester_mn addresses! ♥️

➡️ Here's the link for the mystery snack packs: RochMarket.com/shop/Asian-Snack

(Or link in bio @choochoocachew)
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People of Taiwan is famous for their hospitality,

People of Taiwan is famous for their hospitality, and I did not expect to experience the same hospitality all the way across the world.
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I'm loving my dumplings with @jchang.kitchen chili oil. We've been following each other on Instagram for a little while, and he messaged me, wanted to send me a bottle of his homemade chili oil! "Just a fellow Taiwanese feeding another in America." He said.
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The chili oil from @jchang.kitchen is layered with flavors. It's complicated and concentrated. The use of shallots shine through. (My chili oil doesn't have too many spices, they are very different).
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The chili oil is great with all the simple foods. 👌
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Im craving another midnight snack now! 🤤
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Happy #NationalFarmersMarketWeek! I've spent a lot

Happy #NationalFarmersMarketWeek! I've spent a lot of time capturing photos of @rochfarmmkt since I moved here and visiting different farmers markets around the area.
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People of Rochester, we are so blessed to have such a wonderful farmers market in this city. After visiting numerous Farmers Markets in the region, @rochfarmmkt is still one of the best if not THE best- local food diversity wise.
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Each farmers market have different rules, some allow crafts, some allow resale. @rochfarmmkt is a strict GROWERS ONLY market (with the exception of Omars kitchen & concession vendors). All the vendors at the market has to grow the food and/or the majority of the ingredients they sell within 50miles radius from Rochester.
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That's why you don't see a lot of crafts at the market because the vendors would have to grow the materials. (Nor will you see salmon/seafood there, but try the trout from @stocktontrout)
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This is very impressive if you think about it. The soap, the cheese, the meats, the variety of fruits and vegetables, it's all local!
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After 2 years wandering and shopping around the market I still often find new foods I haven't seen before. @rochfarmmkt is also a amazing place to shop for FRESH Asian vegetables that you can't get anywhere else.
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Please, make use of this amazing market that we have. A lot of people go there for the "experience", but the market should really be a norm. It should be THE way we shop for foods- directly from the people who grow them. The food tastes SO much better too. ♥️
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Intimidated by the market? Hit me up for guides & tips! Im here to help. 🙂
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*Pre-covid pics*
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I'm so happy that it's vegetable/eggplant season a

I'm so happy that it's vegetable/eggplant season again here in MN. I cannot get enough of fresh locally grown vegetables from @rochfarmmkt !
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This eggplant salad has been a dish I've been dreaming of all winter long.
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I made this salad and ate it for a week straight when the Asian long eggplants first came out at the market. 😂
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I got over my cravings... For now.
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Also discovered that eggplants keep amazingly well when I bring them camping, no cooler needed and they kept for days! 👌
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Here's the eggplant salad (涼拌茄子）recipe if you need it.
➡️ choochoocachew.com/EggPlantSalad
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