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choochoocachew

🇹🇼 Food Photographer who cooks & does art in #Minnesota
📍 Now: MN
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Sometimes I wish my brain has a clear cache & rest

Sometimes I wish my brain has a clear cache & restart button. Taking photos of food and hanging out with food is really all I want to do, but I am currently tied up in so many unrelated projects and my brain can't function anymore.

#tbt photos from YuJing, Taiwan. Mangoes allll day. Swipe to the last photo to see the mango forest/ road. Took a sneaky photo of my mom and dad picking mangoes from the ground 🤣

It was a family activity, picking mangoes on the side of the road and then eating them. 🥺

I guess I'm on a deviled eggs kick. 🤷 This time

I guess I'm on a deviled eggs kick. 🤷 This time using duck eggs, @jchang.kitchen chili oil, kewpie and topping it with PORK FLOSS! Garnished with Thai basil blossoms from the garden. Obviously I'm just trying to make this Taiwanese inspired. 💖

Saw an across the globe transition and thought of

Saw an across the globe transition and thought of my college roommate @feilin0420 in Taiwan. She doesn't really speak any English but has always been adventurous and would let me drag her to different parties/work different jobs with mainly English speaking crowds. 😁

We've been drinking and clubbing buddies since 2010 and have lots of crazy memories together. Cheers to friendship and continuously supporting each other no matter where we are in the world. 💖

Only a few tickets left for 8/6 One Dish Wonde at

Only a few tickets left for 8/6 One Dish Wonde at @1928cocktails ! 😍 Scallion pancake holds a special place in a lot of Taiwanese 's heart.

My strongest memory of it is after school snacks. My mom would pick me up on a scooter after school and ride over to the open-air blue truck parked on the side of the road. The uncle and auntie who owned the blue truck would be rolling out fresh scallion pancakes from scratch then pan-frying it to golden perfection. The aroma would fill the air and there would be a line down the street. I can still smell it so vividly as I'm typing this.

They nick named it Taiwanese pizza. I think simply because they would make a large 16" round and cut them into triangles, and also because "western things" are more stylish to a lot of people.

Scallion pancake is also my dad's favorite snack. He is a very picky eater, scallion pancake is one of the things he enjoys eating so my mom would always have a stash of it in the fridge.

I've never been the biggest fan eating scallion pancake on its own, so my mom would dress it up for me. Sometimes an egg would be added or she would turn it into a stir-fry (honestly my fav), some other places would roll it up into a wrap with braised beef inside and this one dish wonder is inspired by it.

I love having fresh scallion from @rochfarmmkt , so im using it in as many ways as possible. Flaky scallion topped with scallion beef stir-fry (with @oneillfamily3 sirloin steak) and a light scallion salad, you'll be able to enjoy all the beauty, flavor and texture of farm fresh ingredients.

Get your ticket today via link in bio @choochoocachew 💖 can't wait to eat with you.

@marrowmn is baaaack! After 2 and a half months, t

@marrowmn is baaaack! After 2 and a half months, they have a wall again and are open for tasty food and drinks! Go support them. 😍

Make your reservation today, support local! Summer is usually when restaurants in MN really make their money to help support the slower winter season, they've missed so much of it, they'll need to catch up.

8/6 One Dish Wonder at @1928cocktails | Tag a frie

8/6 One Dish Wonder at @1928cocktails | Tag a friend you want to eat with! 🥹 Vegan option available! Im trying to include my vegan peeps. 💖

$35 includes 4 samples, and food pairing!

👉 Get your tickets today! DM me for the link or find it at @choochoocachew 😍
🥳 https://square.link/u/NnexVIc6

The next One Dish Wonder theme is here | Scallion

The next One Dish Wonder theme is here | Scallion Pancakes and Chilled Reds | 8/6 5:30 - 6:30 at @1928cocktails (vegan option available)

You've requested it, we're doing it! Pairing delicious sourdough scallion pancake "taco" with delicious chilled reds!

🍷How much do you know about chilled reds? I'll admit that I know nothing but I am so excited to learn more. It's so hot today, and I know we have more hot weather to come, chilled reds are perfect for days you want more flavor and body than rose, maybe slightly sparkling but chilled. Im not the biggest fan of red wines when it's hot and humid like today.

I'm currently trying the @bodkinwines "light skinned" as I'm typing. Absolutely delicious with the scallion pancake.

🥬 Scallion pancake "taco": I love utilizing fresh local ingredients, there are giant scallions at @rochfarmmkt right now and I love them because it reminds me of home. They are longer, bigger, obviously fresher and so much sweeter and more flavorful.

I'm turning these delicious scallions into sourdough scallion pancakes, and topping it with scallion local beef stir-fry (蔥爆牛肉）, and pickled sweet peppers. 🤤

For the vegan version, the beef will be subbed with baked tofu strips. Also very delicious.

$35 includes 3 samples, and food pairing!

Limited amount of tickets available, get yours now 👉https://square.link/u/NnexVIc6

(Or link in bio @choochoocachew )

We got a little sneak peek of chef @yiavang70 's n

We got a little sneak peek of chef @yiavang70 's new restaurant @vinaimn ! I'm still so emotional editing this video. It's been a long time coming, the restaurant is beautiful and the food was SO delicious. Huggge congrats to chef Yia and team for making this dream a reality. 😭

Though we are from different Asian cultures, chef Yia's food somehow always brings me home, it reminds me so much of my mom's cooking and makes me tear up. 😢

We loved every dish we tried, the grilled lamb heart was done extremely well, the cabbage was charred perfectly, the crabby fried rice brought me back to my mom's kitchen. There are plenty of vegetable options at Vinai, which we LOVE. You'll also find lots of local ingredients on the menu, including @graisefarm duck eggs. 🥺

Thank you so much for having us, @vinaimn /@yiavang70 💖 Can't wait to be back to try more food!

👉 The doors of Vinai officially open to the public on Tuesday 7/30, make your reservation today!

#minnesota #hmongfood #minneapolis

I don't know why people are so obsessed with devil

I don't know why people are so obsessed with deviled eggs 🤷 most of them are pretty meh but THIS is next level because of @jchang.kitchen chili oil, it adds soooo much flavor to the eggs. This is my first time making deviled eggs, because i'd never really liked them. (I was also always confused by why they're called deviled eggs? They're not spicy nor red nor evil...?)

Recipe:
3 hard boiled eggs
4 TBsp Kewpie Mayo
1 tsp @jchang.kitchen CHONKY 2.0 Chili Oil (order link in his bio!)
1/2 tsp lemon juice
1/4 tsp honey

Top with the crunchy bits from chonky to add texture and a sprinkle of fresh chives.

Sooo easy, sooo delicious. Get the @jchang.kitchen chili oil now and you won't regret it. 😉 I have a whole chili oil collection going on and I love it.

#chilioil #chilicrunch #deviledeggs

A few of my favorite shots from Kelly's Garden Lab

A few of my favorite shots from Kelly's Garden Lab farm to fork dinner last night. I loved the golden hour lighting and people coming out to learn about plants and gardening! 😍

It's been a while since I took photos like this, I miss it. 💖 The first photo of the beets was probably one of my favorite photos I've ever taken of food. The lighting was just right, it felt truly magical.

There are still tickets for the September dinner, you can find them on thegardenlab.org/events

Have you tried the @thebrickovenbus sourdough pizz

Have you tried the @thebrickovenbus sourdough pizza yet? They are often at @thesisbeer but you can follow them for their schedule.

If you visit them in the bus, they're new to Rochester! Give them suggestions on things to to here (they don't drink and work from 8-9, 6 days a week!) go support a new local business. 💪

I wasn't really planning on making a video but the light was so pretty this evening. 💖 I love their bus I want one for myself 😂

💥SOLD OUTTTTT💥 All a-bao that big energy thi

💥SOLD OUTTTTT💥 All a-bao that big energy this summer. ✌️ The next One Dish Wonder is going to be on 7/24, and we're pairing GuàBāo(刈包）with DELICIOUS orange wine. If you don't know much about orange wine, think of it as rosé more flavorful cousin. If you want to learn more or find recommendations, this event is FOR YOU.

👯 GuàBāo: sometimes people call it a Taiwanese burger, but it's shaped like a taco. Instead of a baked bun, homemade steamed bao is stuffed with braised pork with maqaw OR TOFU(vegan), topped with pickled mustard greens, roasted peanuts, and cilantro. It's a perfect mix of texture and flavors: soft, tender, different crunchy textures; sweet, salty, nutty, meaty, citrusy, tartness, and herbal. All the best things.

I heard white castle makes steamed bun burgers? Ive never had one before and Im super curious if they ripped off this delicious street food from Taiwan.

Side note: while momofuku/dave chang made "baobuns" famous and claimed that he found inspiration in Beijing and it was his own creation, GuàBāo has existed as a Taiwanese street food for a longgggg time. It's odd for me to see this at all the Japanese ramen shops everywhere in the USA and so commercialized. I promise that you will not find one that tastes better than mine😝

Join me on 7/24 for one dish wonder so I can tell you more about GuàBāo & Tyler from the Libation Project will tell you EVERYTHING you need to know about Orange Wine. 🧡

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