Steamed Tofu Chinese Style is very easy to do and super tasty. Chinese steamed tofu taste absolutely delicious with warm bowl of white rice or on its own as a snack. Tofu on its own is bland and tasteless. But once you pair the steamed tofu with some fragrant sauce, the steamed tofu taste very […]
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Mushroom Char Siu Bao “Soft & Fluffy” | 冬菇叉烧包
Char Siu Bao is steam buns with barbeque pork filling. It is popularly served in Chinese Dim Sum Restaurants. Its really tasty with its sweet aromatic BBQ pork filling. My whole family and relatives are bao lovers. I can’t keep track of the number of times I’ve made baozi. One of my family members doesn’t […]
Steam Fish Chinese Style 清蒸鱼
This recipe is from my Dad and its very aromatic and delicious. Best of all its very simple and easy. Do try it as its really yummy! Top tips: I used garoupa fillet in this recipe. Any white fish will also taste good with this style such as seabass, pomfret, cod etc Fish has to […]
Ginseng Tea 洋参茶
Skip your morning coffee and drink american ginseng tea instead. Ginseng tea helps boost energy in the morning and keeps you awake the whole day. It has cooling properties and helps to calm oneself. Recommended to drink in the morning only. American ginseng is different from Korean ginseng as the properties are different. I drink […]
Steam Pumpkin Cake “南瓜蛋糕”
Pumpkin cakes are very delicious because pumpkin adds natural sweetness and helps soften the texture of the cake. This recipes makes really soft, moist and tasty pumpkin cake. Every time I make them, its gone within minutes 🙂 Pumpkin is known as a superfood packed with Vitamin A for healthy eyesight and also rich in […]
Chinese Steam Bao Buns “挂包”
Craving for these chinese steam bao buns. Since I had to stay home, I had no choice but to make them. Made a lot of tweaks to the recipe and finally managed to get the right texture. This chinese steam bao bun recipe makes really springy, cotton soft and fluffy buns just like the restaurants. […]
Steam Sponge Cake “蒸鸡蛋糕”
Another easy recipe during this #stayhome period. The best thing is when I can make it as and when I feel like eating sponge cake because it takes less then 10 minutes to prepare and only 10 minutes to cook. Also, I believe some of you have limited ingredients in the house. So hopefully this […]
Steam Chicken with Ginseng Root “鸡腿蒸羊参须”
Steam Chicken with Ginseng Root helps to revitalise the mind and body and cool excess heat in the body. By adding some goji berry and dried longan, this dish has a distinctive aromatic sweet and slightly golden bitter taste. This is the ultimate comfort food and it is so easy to make and very healthy. […]
Chrysanthemum Tea “菊花茶”
Chrysanthemum Tea has been used widely for hundreds of years in Chinese Medicine. Chrysanthemum tea has cooling properties. So its definitely one of my go to chinese herbal tea when I feel under the weather or heaty “热气“. Its very easy to make. BENEFITS OF CHRYSANTHEMUM TEA Chinese medicine believe that its important to balance […]
Steam Minced Pork with Dried Squid “土鱿蒸肉饼”
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 […]
Matcha Chocolate Bao “抹茶巧克力包”
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 […]
Chinese “Hakka” Style Stuffed Bean Curd “客家豆腐”
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 […]
