Asian Markets of Philadelphia

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Delicious grains: sorghum in Central Asia

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This is a long overdue post about Isaan-style papaya salads. Last night La and I presented to a lovely group of people at the Free Library of Philadelphia's Culinary Literacy Center....

Isaan-style papaya salads

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Replicating a Uyghur tonur baking experience in an American oven

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I wonder what my classmates from the @freelibrary @freelibrarycook ‘s "Foundations of Khmer Cuisine" event (led by @worldseri )ended up cooking with their kreung... I did a bit of a fridge cleanout into a samlor mchou sour soup lots of random leftovers: sliced beef, eggplants, long beans, mushrooms and holy basil. It was delicious! #funky #flavor #yum #foodporn #cambodian #philly (at Free Library of Philadelphia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CeSHJ7TjYuZ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Another @eastfallsfarmersmarket inspired dish: Garlic tempered beef tongue (大蒜炝牛舌). Beef tongue is an extremely delicious meat with a perfect texture for sandwiches and cold meat platter preparations. It’s especially nice topped with a garlicky umami-rich oily sauce as it is here, a Northwestern China treatment seen on Laofangu 老饭骨’s YT channel. Tongue from @brophysspringhollowfarm garlic and ginger from @everwildfarm and cilantro from @themccannsfarm #yum #foodporn #chinese #cooking #tongue (at East Falls) https://www.instagram.com/p/CUIJtqGrdJR/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Espresso hobbyists will know it can be very challenging to "dial in" a lighter roast (often coffees with much more interesting characteristics) to work as espresso. I'm finally getting there with my new grinder and my @flairespressomaker classic. This is a delicious offering from @nilaacoffee , who is a regular vendor at @eastfallsfarmersmarket . The coffee itself is a product of Doi Saket, Chiang Mai, one of several interesting Southeast Asian coffees Matt is roasting. #กาแฟ #coffeeporn #espressoporn #yum #farmersmarket #roaster #ดอยสะเก็ด (at East Falls) https://www.instagram.com/p/CUAWWTtLNYx/?utm_medium=tumblr

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This is kısır, a very popular summertime cracked bulgur wheat salad in Turkey. If you are a fan of tabbouleh you are sure to like this! Once the bulgur wheat has been steeped in some boiling water, it can be mixed with the fresh herbs, tomatoes, and cucumber. This one is made mostly from farmers' market tomatoes, Kirby cucumbers, mint, parsley, scallions and store-bought Turkish red pepper paste (like tomato paste, but made from peppers). Mix into that some great olive oil and pomegranate molasses. It is a cool and refreshing treat for a hot summer day. Also best enjoyed with a side of yogurt, ayran, or cacık. #latergram #hotsummer #salad #vegan #yum #foodporn #turkish #cooking (at East Falls) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTzl8UFr-IO/?utm_medium=tumblr

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A big bowl of loaded Guilin-style rice noodles (guilin mifen 桂林米粉) for Sunday’s breakfast. These were the large rice noodles topped with baby bok choy, cilantro, fried soy nuts, pickled long beans, leftover grilled beef, Chinese sausage, and @brophysspringhollowfarm smoked bacon and soft yolk eggs. Built on a 5 spice duck stock from the freezer. Bowl by @Mcclays pots —> mix please. #yum #foodporn #chinese #cooking #bowlporn (at East Falls) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTxgU6hpBdt/?utm_medium=tumblr

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A Korean-styled steamed shishito peppers side dish, inspired both an abundance of farmers’ market shishitos from @Everwild farm and @maangchi ’s cooking channel. My recipe was based on Maangchi’s Kkwarigochu-jjim 꽈리고추찜. Umami-rich with dried anchovies in a sweet chile sauce. #yum #farmersmarket #korean #cooking #foodporn (at East Falls) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTpTGBtrKcD/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Lay's is at it again with some unusual flavorings in China. This one is Jinshuang beer flavored (劲爽啤酒味). Not sure what this has to do with Mt. Tai--perhaps this is a brand or style of beer in Shandong province? In any case, I hope it is more delicious that the last alcoholic beverage flavor I tasted (see 2nd image), cherry blossom rice wine flavor (樱花米酿味). #yum #snacks #chips #shandong #groceryporn (at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTkCNc1rkzf/?utm_medium=tumblr

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An Isaac-inspired (“Om Gai” อ่อมไก่) chicken stew made mostly from farmers’ market ingredients. Dill provides for a very interesting flavor for this stew, which is further enhanced with fermented fish and thickened with roasted sticky rice. See here for 2016 post on this food, with an exploration into using sticky rice as a thickener: https://asianmarketsphilly.com/2016/02/07/sticky-rice-as-thickener-and-isaan-chicken-stew/ #yum #foodporn #dill #chicken #stew #farmersmarket (at East Falls) https://www.instagram.com/p/CThdIzMLneA/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Mangosteens (“mangkut” มังคุด in Thai) are one of my favorite fruits in Thailand. They were banned for import to the US for a long time. In recent years they have been a rare treat from Philly's Chinese and Southeast Asian markets. This year they seem to be more and more common! They can be very pricey, but they are so delicious… These were an import from Mexico (a new producer of the fruit to American markets) found at Seng Hong in North Philly. #yum #groceryporn #fruit #山竹 (at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTe246dL3oR/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Sunday’s stew: a first attempt at cooking with blood for a dinuguan stew with @brophysspringhollowfarm Boston butt. Overall the result was good and incredibly flavorful. That said the texture of the sauce a little grainy and not quite as smooth as what I was shooting for. #filipinocooking #yum #foodporn #testingtesting https://www.instagram.com/p/CSo-Shsrcjj/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Sunday’s roast: an Ilonggo-style red adobo (Adobong pula achuete), with @brophysspringhollowfarm lamb shanks. From the incredible cookbook I Am a Filipino and This is How We Cook by @nicoleponseca and @chefmigsnyc (2018). The lamb was complemented by a substantial tang of reduced coconut vinegar and a slight bitterness of achuete oil and liver pate. It was delicious. Bowl by @boulangergrant #yum #foodporn #filipinocooking #adobo (at East Falls) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSDfWCtjeiB/?utm_medium=tumblr

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White goosefoot (aka wild spinach, lamb’s quarters, etc) grows rampant in front of my house in East Falls. It is a delicious plant! Last month I regularly paired it with farmers’ market mustard greens and goat feta from Betty’s Acres for a luxurious version of something like saag paneer. White goosefoot is actually common in South Asia, where it is also cultivated! In Hindi it is called Bathua बथुवा #eatyourweeds #foodporn #weedporn #saag #yum #veggie (at East Falls) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQFIDuYj19y/?utm_medium=tumblr

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This morning I attempted a favorite breakfast food in Mongolia, bantan (бантан/ᠪᠠᠨᠲᠠᠩ). This is a wheat flour gruel often flavored with lamb, onion, salt and pepper. Today’s version is from the Modern Nomad’s cookbook (Уламжлалт монгол хоолны 99 жор) which also features pickled khaliar onion (халиар/ᠬᠠᠯᠢᠶᠠᠷ, allium victorialis, 茖葱). Tiny wheat “noodles” are formed by adding a tiny amount of water to a bowl of flour, and by continuously shaking the bowl and massaging the flour until it is reduced to rice grain-sized pieces. Mine wasn’t so uniform in the end, with some big and some small “noodles”. In Mongolian terms, I was shooting for the “lamb” sized noodle (хурган), as opposed to the larger “sheep” or “cow” sized noodles. I think I got them all in this batch! #yum #mongol #cooking #foodporn #gruel (at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/CN0OHgxjq_r/?igshid=3v3yoowjwvee

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Chicken polo توخۇ گۆشى پولۇسى leftovers turned into a rich rice porridge. Basically shoyla شويلا (aka shovla) minus the tomato. Sunday breakfast of champions, topped with some crunchy fried shallot. #Uyghur #cooking #porridge #粥 #congee #plov (at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/CLkEs9GjsoS/?igshid=185jahzym2k38