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Eight Treasure Rice, Genshin Impact’s Ganyu Version plus some history and lore

18 January, 202118 January, 2021 justafatboi 0 Comments chinese, Genshin Impact

Ganyu’s Prosperous Peace real-life equivalent is Eight Treasure Rice, 八宝饭, a rice pudding commonly served during Chinese New Year in

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Albedo’s Woodland Dream (Sunshine Sprat/Butter Sauteed Fish) Recipe | Genshin Impact

5 January, 20215 January, 2021 justafatboi 0 Comments Genshin Impact

Despite the fancy name, Albedo’s dish isn’t a specific recipe with a name. It’s simply pan-fried fish with common European

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History and Stories Recipes 

Slow-cooked Bamboo Shoot Soup — 腌笃鲜 Yān dǔ xiān (Zhongli’s Recipe, Genshin Impact)

26 December, 20208 February, 2021 justafatboi 0 Comments

Disclaimer: I earn a small commission from Amazon links in this article. These come at no additional cost to you.

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What exactly did the Samurai eat? And creating a samurai burger.

21 December, 202021 December, 2020 justafatboi 0 Comments japanese

Today’s mission is to create a “samurai burger”, following the attempt to create a ninja burger two weeks ago. The inspiration

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Vegetarian Rice Burger based on Ninja Pills (Hyourougan and Suikatsugan)

7 December, 20207 December, 2020 justafatboi 0 Comments burger, ninja, rice, vegan, vegetarian

Before you watch the video below, here’s additional context for what inspired the video so the opening of the video

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Perfecting the Hokkaido Salmon Burger

23 November, 202023 November, 2020 justafatboi 0 Comments

Two weeks ago, I posted an attempt to make a better Hokkaido Salmon Burger than McDonald’s. The post proved to

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My attempt to make a better Hokkaido Salmon Burger than McDonald’s

8 November, 20208 November, 2020 justafatboi 0 Comments

(Regular r/singapore readers will have seen this video already.) McDonald’s Hokkaido Salmon Burger seems to have nothing to do with

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Chicken Rice, 3 Ways: Hainanese | Vietnamese | French

3 November, 20203 November, 2020 justafatboi 0 Comments chicken, chinese, french, Malaysia, rice, singapore, vietnamese

(Regular readers of r/Singapore will realise that this post is just a copy of the Reddit thread.)  Clickbait titles: Man

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Matsutake Meatroll Recipe | Genshin Impact

2 November, 20202 November, 2020 justafatboi 0 Comments chinese, Genshin Impact, Huaiyang

In the game, Matsutake Meatrolls look like a proper Chinese dish in the in-game icon, but it is likely that

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History and Stories 

The Very First Bisques Were Made With Pigeons

9 September, 20209 September, 2020 justafatboi 0 Comments

In the 21st century, the word ‘bisque’ is commonly used to refer to thick, blended soups with cream and sometimes

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