A few weeks ago I posted an IG story about doing a limited fan tuan drop. Some of you came out to support and taste a little nostalgia. Others quietly criticized my technical execution behind the anonymity of social media.
The story behind fan tuan, for me, goes back to childhood — growing up in a quiet, often parentless house. My mom worked graveyard shifts, so on many nights I had to fend for myself. I’d grab a plastic bag, a dry towel, and whatever pantry staples we had, then wrap myself a fan tuan with leftover pot rice.
Traditionally it’s made with sticky rice — and if you want to get nit picky, long-grain sticky rice. But fan tuan was also born from convenience, leftovers, and working-class survival. In our house there were slices of Oscar Mayer bologna. Sometimes stale croissants instead of you tiao.
In fact, I didn’t have a “proper” fan tuan until a summer visit to Taiwan when I was 22.
Does that make me less Taiwanese because I can’t recount some nostalgic street stall of yore? Is what I made less valid because mine was often just a messy deconstruction of rice and pickles?
I don’t cook to gain accolades or position myself as an authority on any cuisine. Cooking — for a lot of us — is vulnerability. It’s memory, improvisation, identity, and artistic expression all tangled together.
#飯糰 #taiwanesefood #thirdculturekid #diaspora #fantuan
Right now Mother’s Day feels weirdly like a second birthday that includes a tiny human who also wants to blow out the candles too. I can’t wait for the day when my daughter starts making me (bad) macaroni art and understands that it’s not Easter or a birthday but a day where she gets to spend a little time with mom. Happy Mother’s Day to those who observe it and thanks to all the people out there taking on the big task of parenting!
May is #aapiheritagemonth but honestly we celebrate #aapi community everyday here. Lots going on for us in May including Mother’s Day and my 40th 🎂🫣‼️ We’re so fortunate to have members of press stop by (thank you @plcpeggy ‼️) in April including Oscar from @missionlocal who took these lovely photos and wrote a generous piece introducing us to their readership. I’m especially grateful for our regulars (lol it’s still so surreal to say that I have “regulars”) who show up most days for *this and that* and a little chat. 🙏 🩷💓💞
san francisco, this one’s for you 🫶🏻
for aapi month, we’re bringing together some of our favorite aapi-owned businesses in one place. good drinks, good food, and a chance to support small businesses all in one stop 👋
📍 2790a harrison st (green awning)
🗓 saturday, may 2
⏰ 10am–2pm
stop by and grab:
☕ vietnamese coffee + matcha by @caffeine.depot
🥐 pastries from @lunarbakerysf
🍱 thai bento boxes + sauces from @kitiya_thai
🍙 fresh onigiri from @konbinisf
🌶️ asian snacks + pantry staples
ps. a few lunar bakery boxes are still up for pre-order if you want to skip the line 👀
see you soon 💙
Someone in the neighborhood filed a 311 complaint that our 2790a Harrison Street location was vacant. That complaint was passed onto 2 departments who came by and asked whether our store was open. To the person who filed the complaint: we have limited hours because it’s just me running the whole shop. We don’t have signs yet because we still haven’t figured out what to paint on the walls. We’re here Tuesday-Saturday starting 10am. I hope you come by for a onigiri or matcha — I’d love to meet you.
🍣 POP-UP ALERT! 🌶️☕
Join us Saturday, May 2, 2026 from 10AM - 2PM at Konbini SF for an epic Asian fusion feast!
We’re bringing together:
✨ Thai Bento Boxes from @kitiya_thai (bold flavors + their famous pastes & sauces)
☕ Premium matcha & caffeine delights from @caffeine.depot
🥐 Hand-crafted pastries from @lunarbakerysf (Lunar Bakery SF)
🍙 Fresh onigiri from @konbinisf
🌶️ Asian pantry staples & snacks
Perfect for a quick lunch, sweet treats, or stocking up on your favorite Asian goodies!
📍 Konbini SF
2790A Harrison St, San Francisco (green awning!)
Tag your foodie crew and come hungry! 🥢 Who’s pulling up? Drop a 🔥 below if you’re in!
#PopUpSF #ThaiFoodSF #Onigiri #MatchaLovers #BayAreaEats
Are you an experienced chef or phenomenal cook? Do you like to play mahjong? We’re looking for a lead chef to join our crew of badass, no nonsense Chinese kitchen ladies (who play mahjong together on days off). Flexible hours, competitive pay, and you’ll get tons of experience growing a food business from the ground up! Job link in bio.
GIRL BREAKFAST ANYONE?? 🍙 🍱 🍋
Onigiri or a bento box first, then finish off with a decadent, thick Korean-flavor yogurt. Asian-inspired, carefully crafted.
MENU:
🍱 Bento:
Taiwanese smoked 3 cup chicken with green garlic potato salad, chioggia beets with mint and tamago
🍙 Onigiris:
🦀 Dungeness crab with salted egg mayo
🐟 Local Ahi tuna
🥚 Smoked salmon and egg musubi
🥑 Avocado confit garlic
🥓 Bacon jam shiso
🍄🟫 Maitake mushroom tempura
🥛 Yogurt:
🍋 Yuzu and Korean tangerine (hallabong) jam on thick, triple-strained yogurt topped with freeze-dried jujube chips
🍓 Five-flavor berry (omija) syrup on thick yogurt garnished with fresh strawberry and freeze-dried jujube chips
🍇 Tart green plum (maesil) jam on thick yogurt with fresh green grapes and rice puffs
🛒 Limited yogurt pre-orders will be available via @hotplate . Check my story for the link!
👧🏻 Anyone is welcome, we just like the term girl breakfast 😆
📍 Konbini (2790a Harrison St, SF)
🗓️ Sat Apr 11 from 12-2 pm
#sffoodies #popup #asiansnacks #konbini #sfbrunch
my new series- bakers day off 👩🏻🍳
ep 1 - visiting @konbinisf
emily and I went to high school together and it’s been over 20 years! so cool to see what she has been up to and the space she has created. when I first started ap flour, I didn’t know anyone who was going the entrepreneurial route and now I am so happy to have connected with so many amazing makers and founders in the food/bev space! my hope with this series is to amplify small local businesses and share my love for food, my city and my friends. building something from scratch is hard and i want to help others while i am doing the damn thing too 😄
follow @apfloursf for more behind the scenes and the latest 🍪 drops!
#entrepreneurlife #supportlocal #sfeats #sanfranciscofood #aapiowned
SF, this is the last pop-up before I take a week off to curate new flavors 👐🏻
Coming back to the city for the second time with the heritage line: flavors I grew up eating for its bold, complex flavors, topped on thick, triple-strained yogurt found in yogurt cafes throughout Korea.
Honored to join @konbinisf in highlighting and celebrating Asian flavors central to many of our favorite memories 🙂↕️
🗓️ Sat 4/11 12-2 pm/til sold out
📍 Konbini 2790A Harrison St, SF
#yogurt #sf #sfmission #koreandessert #bayareafood
🍧 April Pop-up at @konbinisf
This is real! Our first spring pop up is at the newest Konbini in town, in The Mission, SF! Grab a bento and onigiri at the Konbini, and finish with a Kakigori!
Flavors: Strawberry Milk and Orange Carrot Coconut
@konbinisf
Sat, 4/25 | 11-3p
2790a Harrison St
Mission, SF
#sfeats #sffoodie #bayareapopup #bayareafoodie #kakigori
