NIGHT NOODLE MARKETS

Hoy Pinoy: Chicken and Pork Belly Skewers

Belly Bao

Black Star Pastry: Watermelon Cake

Photo Credit: "Baogers" One Tea Lounge Instagram 

Sydney Night Noodle Markets as Good food month describes as "...with all the sights, sounds and smell of asian cuisine" set right in the middle of the CBD at Hyde Park runs for two weeks around the beginning of October every year (6th-23rd)

Its an exciting food festival that happens yearly, a place where you can spend your afternoon/night doing, wandering around enjoying the food, music and good vibes. This year is the third year I've gone to Night Noodle Markets and here are some of the must haves that I recommend if you don't know where to start when you get there :)

HOY PINOY: You cannot miss them, you'll see these guys from a mile away with the Hoy Pinoy tent steaming with smoke and the smell of amazing BBQ-ed meat always attracts a long line. But trust me its so worth the wait! They have several options on the menu, but I recommend to just load up on the skewers. "Ini haw na Manok" are their chicken skewers with soy glaze and "Inihaw na Baboy" are their pork belly skewers with banana ketchup glaze. But absolutely mouth watering that you'll want more once you've finished your skewers! They're a must have!

BELLY BAO: Their signature hand made steamed Belly Bao buns filled with a variety of meats choices; Crackling roast pork belly, slow braised pork belly, panko crumbed chicken breast, soft shell crab, slow braised beef short ribs and crispy tofu. (The crackling roast pork belly is a must try)

BLACK STAR PASTRY: Cant go wrong with their famous Watermelon cake. Consists of two layers of almost dacquoise, rose-scented cream, watermelon, strawberries, pistachios and dried rose petals. Its not too sweet or heavy making it a perfect dessert to end your night with.

ONE TEA LOUNGE: Ice Cream Baogers are slider size fried "burgers" with ice cream and miso caramel. Comes in four flavours green tea, black sesame, lychee and red bean. (Green tea and black sesame are my personal favs!)

Along with all the amazing asian cuisine food options theres the live entertainment, decorations(the infamous lantern display) and several other attractions makes the night a fun eventful one. If you have a chance to go visit festival definitely go have a browse and try a few of these food options out :) You won't regret it!

-Julie

Ferrero Rocher Ice Cream

Only thing that could make this warm Sydney weather better?... ICE CREAM! This week we’re making Ferrero Rocher Ice Cream

INGREDIENTS:

• 600 ml double cream
• 398 g tin of condensed milk
• 2 tbsp praline paste
• 1 tbsp nutella
• 100 g toasted chopped hazelnuts
• 6 ice cream wafers
• 400 g dark chocolate
• 100 g toasted chopped hazlenuts

STEP-BY-STEP-GUIDE:

HAZELNUT ICE CREAM

Whip up the double cream until it forms soft peaks. Fold the condensed milk and hazelnut paste into the cream. Pour into hemisphere silicon moulds and freeze overnight.

Scoop and fill the middles

Scoop a small hole into the centre of each frozen half. Fill with a little nutella and some whole hazelnuts, then return to the freezer to firm up for an hour or so.

squish and roll

Blitz the wafers up to a fine crumb. Squish two halves together and roll in the wafer crumbs, then return to the freezer for several hours to firm up.

COAT IN CHOC

Melt the chocolate, then stir in the hazelnuts and leave to cool to a point where it's no longer hot, but still runny enough to spread. Spike the ice cream ball on a fork and spread the chocolate mixture all over it to form as thin of a coating as is possible. Return to the freezer quickly for another hour before serving.

For a video reference, please head to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejT21ie-4OQ to watch the SORTED team create this receipe.

If you would like to submit any suggestions or show off your wonderful creations, please submit photos to our twitter @fooodadventures as we would love to see! Until next time

- Hanna