Daikon's Favourites: Noodles with Tofu & Shrimp Paste

Lately, I've been craving for some Vietnamese noodles. I was born and raised in the Southern of Vietnam. Here in Saigon, it's very easy to find from small food courts to luxury restaurants Vietnamese dishes from the North to the South. In Hanoi, noodles with tofu and shrimp paste is very popular among all ages. The price is reasonable and it depends on the side dishes. Normally, a set of noodles includes noodles, veggies, tofu and shrimp paste. However, just like rice, you can mix and match noodles with anything you like, such as bacon, spring rolls,...

A traditional set of noodles with tofu and shrimp paste.

Mommy and I decided to have noodles for lunch. Since we bought a new travel size bottle of shrimp paste of a new brand a few weeks earlier, we gave it a try. Mommy bought some herbs and cucumbers while I was in charge of the fried tofu. Shrimp paste has its unique smell and taste. I know that some people couldn't stand both the very strong smell and the taste of it. I do enjoy it anyway. In order to soften the taste a little bit, we add cumquat juice from our neighbor's garden. The cumquat juice sweetened the shrimp paste very well and it made the paste easier to enjoy after stirring it til the bubbles appeared.

Here are some more photos of our lunch <3

Fresh herbs and sliced cucumbers

Fried Tofu

Fresh noodles and shrimp paste

There was no specific recipe. Just follow along what we included in the photos.
I bought all the ingredients at our local supermarkets.
Big C: Noodles, Veggies and Fried Tofu.
Maximark: Shrimp Paste.

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Daikon's Favourites: The Brownies Recipe

It's been a while since my last update for this blog. Well, I barely have enough time to think about what I wanna write. There was such long period that I lost interest in my own fantasy world. I couldn't focus on doing what I once enjoyed and the worst part was that I couldn't continue working on my beloved stories.

I guess I was feeling stressful for too long. I was stressed out because of my study, my professors, school projects, diet and money-making. I'm glad that I finally have some moments for myself. I really appreciate the Tet Holiday, which helps me so much bringing the inner child of me back. I've done writing the project of my dream and right now, I'm feeling alive again. Screw my weight, then. I'm back in the kitchen <3

My Homemade Brownies

So, Matcha powder is too expensive. However, I'm also a chocoholic. Cocoa powder is inexpensive, by the way. I prefer fudge, but those aren't for me. I made brownies as a birthday gift for my unrelated twin. I found the recipe online and it worked very well for me. Although I did end up breaking the cake in half, these lovely cookie cutters are my life savers <3 No one know that the cake was broken before. *evil laugh*

I didn't study food photography before but I was inspired by many food stylists from Youtube and Instagram. I decided to give it a try. The results were fine to me, actually. Thanks to Adobe Lightroom <3 By the way, you guy should definitely check out the website http://www.kingarthurflour.com <3 I highly recommend this site; because of all the recipes I have tried, they all turned out perfect.

Here are some photos of my lovely brownies:
(I took a total of 62 photos, after retouched, I ended up using only 6 of them)

The Recipe that I used was The Espresso Frosted Brownies but without the icing.
I bought these cookie cutters at Baker Land
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