This steam minced pork with dried squid is one of my childhood favourites. My Dad makes this dish very often and I must say its super tasty. Adding the dried squid into the minced pork really adds a natural umami sweetness to the steam pork. I got this special minced pork with dried squid recipe […]
Chinese Cucumber Salad is very refreshing. I was introduced to this dish when I visited Beijing, China. In China, salad is known as cold dish “凉拌”. Its not common to have cold dishes during chinese meals in Malaysia. So I was so fascinated with the variety of cold dishes served in China. There are a […]
I went to Din Tai Fung “鼎泰豐” (a famous taiwanese restaurant) a couple of months ago. Came across chocolate bao in their menu. It looked so yummy, I wanted to give it a try as one of my recipes. For this chocolate bao recipe, I used Lindt macha white chocolate that melts easily at slightly […]
I grew up eating Hakka food since young as my Dad is of Hakka and Cantonese origin. One of my favourite Hakka dishes is “Hakka Yong Tofu”. There are many versions of this Hakka Tofu. I believe originally, fish is used to make Hakka tofu as which is made by my Dad as well. There […]
Whenever I feel hungry or just a thought of a quick yet delicious breakfast or supper, I would always gravitate towards making this super simple quick and easy noodles recipe. Though it’s really easy to make, it’s very flavourful. You can also make this easy Chinese Noodle Recipe and pair it with fried chicken or […]
Only 3 ingredients: pork, prawn and egg + salt to make this super delicious Chinese Egg Roll. The prawn and pork combination brings out the natural sweetness and savoury taste in the egg rolls. The eggs are also cooked to perfection which makes really juicy chinese egg rolls. This chinese egg roll recipe is an […]
These Chinese Steam Custard Buns are super soft fluffy and the custard is so fragrant, smooth and creamy it just melts in your mouth! This special recipe is similar to the custard bao texture you have at the Chinese restaurants. They are not the chewy type but soft cottony fluffy texture. The custard is made […]
So tasty, you get the natural umami, smoky, earthy flavours from the mushrooms and sweetness from the mangetout. For this recipe, I like the mangetout tender with a bit of crunch. We have stir fry mushroom and mangetout every Chinese New Year as we have vegetarian for breakfast on the first day. Nowadays, I cook […]
This Char Siu Recipe produces juicy, tender, chewy meat and pork fat that melts in the mouth. The char siu in this recipe is not too sweet. So if you want very sweet char siu, you can marinate with more sugar. This char siu recipe is very easy to prepare with only 5 key ingredients […]
Red tortoise buns are brought to the temple for prayers during the Nine Emperor Gods Festival (“Gao Ong Yah” 九皇大帝/九王爷）。 This Nine Emperor Gods Festival is mainly celebrated in Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. This year, the Nine Emperor Gods Festival was celebrated from 28 September 2019 to 7 October 2019. During this period, devotees will […]