Hi, I’m Jessica!
Thank you for joining me at Fab Food Flavors -I’m so excited to share my culinary adventures with you!
Testing and making new food is my joy. I’m an enthusiastic self-taught baker and cook. There’s nothing I love more than tinkering with a recipe until it’s just right. Everything I share here is something I’ve personally made and tested (usually more than once!), so you can cook with confidence.
I believe global flavors are awesome. I love exploring diverse ingredients, learning new techniques, and trying new cuisine that are delicious and flavorful.
Influence
Growing up in Asia, I have always taken for granted the wonderful array of tasty fruits and food that is easily available. From simple street food to fancy elaborate multi-course celebrations, the next delicious feast was just a meal away. There were so many variety of cuisine available – Malay, Chinese, Indian, Japanese, Korean, American, French, Italian, etc!
In my family, we mark every memorable happy occasion by sitting down to eat. Food is the glue that holds us together.
As a young adult, I was lucky enough to travel, working and living in different parts of the world. School and corporate work took me to beautiful places and exposed me to some of the best food I’ve ever had in my life!
One of my fondest memories when living in Tokyo was visiting Tsukiji Market during the wee hours to eat the freshest sushi possible. Another was savoring my first ever fresh black truffle lovingly shaved over homemade pasta in a little inn at Perugia, Italy. Or the time in Hong Kong when we took coworkers to pick out fresh swimming seafood at the local harbor to be made into dinner. Who can forget the foggy humid bakery in London where I saw bagels boiled in huge vats of water? In addition, I recall the first time I ate a gigantic all-American burger in Virginia. It was stacked high with all the fixings, served alongside a mountain of skinny fries. All happy memories!
Therefore, exploring and experiencing a wide array of diverse cuisines influenced the food I enjoy today.
Why Fab Food Flavors?
I started this blog because friends and family kept asking me to share the recipes behind the photos I was sending them. Then the pandemic arrived in early 2020, and baking and cooking became my daily solace – a way to stay grounded when the outside world felt uncertain.
Sharing what I made became my way of keeping in touch, and the encouragement I received led me here.
So here it is: Fab Food Flavors, my personal journal of culinary adventures – a record of my journey as I bake, make and create a whole list of fun, diverse and flavorful recipes.
I hope you will join me as I tackle the next kitchen adventure!
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