http://ascientistinthekitchen.net/blog-events-2/make-mine-lemongrass/ Cooking and eating in Thailand Tue, 15 May 2012 09:24:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://ascientistinthekitchen.net/blog-events-2/make-mine-lemongrass/comment-page-1/#comment-5438 A Scientist in the Kitchen – Law-uy or getting over homesickness… Tue, 13 Mar 2012 03:47:28 +0000 http://ascientistinthekitchen.net/?p=8#comment-5438 [...] I’ve been here in Thailand for eight months already and the last time I was home was in August last year. The bane of living far from family is the bouts of homesickness I occasionally endure. While Thailand and the Philippines have almost the same vegetables such that I can cook most Filipino food I want, there are just some Filipino dishes that brings me closer to home. One that I might call comfort food. Law-uy or bas-uy (a Cebuano soup dish) takes me back to my childhood. It is a lemongrass-based soup with seafoods and leafy green vegetables. I have previously talked about law-uy. [...] [...] I’ve been here in Thailand for eight months already and the last time I was home was in August last year. The bane of living far from family is the bouts of homesickness I occasionally endure. While Thailand and the Philippines have almost the same vegetables such that I can cook most Filipino food I want, there are just some Filipino dishes that brings me closer to home. One that I might call comfort food. Law-uy or bas-uy (a Cebuano soup dish) takes me back to my childhood. It is a lemongrass-based soup with seafoods and leafy green vegetables. I have previously talked about law-uy. [...]

]]> http://ascientistinthekitchen.net/blog-events-2/make-mine-lemongrass/comment-page-1/#comment-1117 A scientist in the kitchen » Blog Archive » Lemongrass Chicken Barbecue: The paste makes the difference Tue, 13 May 2008 17:24:16 +0000 http://ascientistinthekitchen.net/?p=8#comment-1117 [...] Like this story? Then say it: Gustoso!I’ve been using lemongrass for a long time. In fact, this herb was my first entry to Weekend Herb Blogging. We usually use it for cooking by tying it into a knot and added to soups. [...] [...] Like this story? Then say it: Gustoso!I’ve been using lemongrass for a long time. In fact, this herb was my first entry to Weekend Herb Blogging. We usually use it for cooking by tying it into a knot and added to soups. [...]

]]> http://ascientistinthekitchen.net/blog-events-2/make-mine-lemongrass/comment-page-1/#comment-859 A scientist in the kitchen » Blog Archive » Weekend Herb Blogging: A medley of vegetable soup Wed, 19 Mar 2008 09:47:23 +0000 http://ascientistinthekitchen.net/?p=8#comment-859 [...] ingredients. There are other modifications of course. In the South, instead of ginger, people use lemongrass. Green papayas are replaced with sayote/chayote while malunggay (Moringa) leaves are used instead [...] [...] ingredients. There are other modifications of course. In the South, instead of ginger, people use lemongrass. Green papayas are replaced with sayote/chayote while malunggay (Moringa) leaves are used instead [...]

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