Lotus Root with Peanut Soup (莲藕花生汤) is a classic Chinese soup that’s both nourishing and delicious. This slow-simmered soup is packed with earthy flavors from the lotus root, nuttiness and sweetness from the peanuts, and a rich umami flavor from the dried squid and oysters. There are many variations of this soup, and the version […]
Texture and Taste This dish is simple yet full of flavor. The minced pork is tender and juicy, while the French beans add a natural sweetness and a satisfying crunch. The garlic gives a fragrant aroma, and the light soy sauce and oyster sauce add a savory, umami taste. A touch of salt and sugar […]
This Steamed Pork Ribs with Bean Paste (Taucu) is my favourite steam Chinese recipe. It is so comforting, healthy and the best part is, it takes less than 10 minutes to prepare with only 4 ingredients. This dish has a umami savoury taste from the Bean Paste (Taucu). I make this on repeat every week! […]
Sticky rice dumplings are traditionally made during Dragon Boat Festival. In Cantonese dialect, these dumplings are called “Zong”, in Hokkien dialect, its called “Bak Chang” or in Chinese it’s called Zongzi “粽子”. These dumplings are made with glutinous rice filled with meat and other ingredients, wrapped in bamboo leaves and then boiled about 2 hours. […]
What to do with leftover Bak Kwa during Chinese New Year? Try my Bak Kwa Steam Buns. These steam buns are cottony soft and fluffy and taste so good with smoky sweet savoury Bak Kwa. Easy breakfast idea – Kids love these steamy buns. Prepare these steams buns in advance and freeze them. When you […]
Stir Fry Sweet Caramel Roast Pork Belly is my Dad’s recipe. This easy stir fry roast pork belly only needs a few ingredients and needs less than 10 minutes to cook. This easy pork recipe is also popular during Chinese New Year. Use leftover roast pork belly to make this delicious pork recipe. Ingredients: 550-600 […]
Chinese Steamed Pork Buns with 1 time proof method produces more soft and fluffy steam buns and the skin surface is smoother. I also mix in a few flours to get a softer dough texture. This recipe is specially created for those who cannot find Hong Kong Flour. In this steam bun recipe, I used […]
Braised soya sauce pork belly has a very aromatic sweet taste and the pork belly melts in your mouth like jelly. It is popularly known locally in Malaysia by the Hokkien community as Tau Yu Bak. There are many versions of Tau Yu Bak recipe based on ethnic influence. My version is a very simple […]
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 […]
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 […]