With its signature chewiness from the mochi, its gorgeous glaze, and its elegant pon de ring shape, this glutinous rice flour donut tastes as good as it looks.
Co-owners Jessica Silalahi and Stefan Makiya-Harry opened SilalaTea on March 1. They both grew up in California, but heritage-wise, she’s Indonesian and he’s Japanese, identifying as Black-Okinawan. They look as
Tour a Tasty Trio of Asian-American Restaurants in Orlando May. 17, 2021
Get TastyChomps.com founder Ricky Ly’s take on three of the tastiest Asian American-owned restaurants in Orlando (Char Kway Teow at Hawkers Asian Street Food pictured).
Growing up, I recall fondly our family road trips to Orlando. After a day in the theme parks, my dad would take us all in the minivan and make our way up I-4 to downtown Orlando’s Mills 50 district, home to the largest concentration of Asian-American businesses, restaurants and markets in Florida. I remembered my dad pointing out the hanging roast duck and crispy roast pork in the windows at the local markets, ordering a few pounds to go, as well as bags of Thai basil, mint and other produce you couldn’t get at the local Publix at the time.