Gua Bao is melt in the mouth sticky and sweet glazed pork belly stuffed in soft, marshmallow-like steamed bun. Covered with crunchy and spicy carrot slaw and crushed peanuts. Have you guys had Gua Bao before? They are steamed buns similar to dim sum, that you usually see in bamboo steamed baskets at your favourite [Continue Reading…]
Ukrainian Pork Kielbasa
Oh my gosh, you guys look. I made a meal my grandpa would LOVE. I know I say this a lot, but I can’t believe I haven’t done this recipe for homemade Ukrainian Pork Kielbasa yet! A traditional delicacy, which comes from a time before cooks tried to think of ways to trim a few calories, but [Continue Reading…]
Cured Pork Fat (Salo)
Many countries have their own national varieties of cured pork fat – lardo, bacon, pancetta and many more. It seems that almost every culture has its own way of curing pork fat. Salo is the Ukrainian cured pork fat and is the ultimate national food of Ukraine. Salo is so important to Ukraine that if you ever [Continue Reading…]
Borscht
Borscht and Slavic cuisine is as Barcelona and Gaudi as Gagarin and the space and as New York and the Statue of Liberty. Although borsch is cooked by all Slavic people recipes differ from country to country and even from family to family. Ukrainians like to serve it with home made cured pork belly (Salo), sour cream [Continue Reading…]