Chinese Steamed Barbecue Pork Buns (Char Siu Bao)

Chinese Steamed Barbecue Pork Buns (Char Siu Bao) Gluten Free

Chinese Steamed Barbecue Pork Buns or char siu bao (in Cantonese) or char shao bao (in Mandarin). Likewise, a typical Cantonese bun stuffed with diced barbecue pork. Moreover, Chinese Steamed Barbecue Pork Buns (char siu bao) have two versions. Namely steamed and baked barbecue pork buns (also called chan bao …

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Bubur Cha Cha (Bo Bo Cha Cha)

Bubur Cha Cha (Bo Bo Cha Cha) Gluten Free

Bubur Cha Cha or Bo Bo Cha Cha is a very popular sweet Peranakan Nonya dessert in South East Asia. Peranakan are the descendants from intermarriages between the early Chinese immigrants and the local Malay women in Malaysia. As well as in Singapore and Indonesia. Peranakan cuisine or Nonya cuisine …

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Chinese Steamed Custard Buns

Steamed Chinese Custard Buns Gluten Free Vegan

Many people love the Chinese Steamed Custard Buns which is a classic cantonese dim sum dessert. Likewise, they make these soft and fluffy custard buns with leavened dough and the sweet fillings with creamy lava custard. Besides, they make sweet lava custard fillings with traditional ingredients including salted egg yolks, …

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Pineapple Jam

Pineapple Jam Gluten Free

For this Malaysian pineapple Jam, they usually make it with 100 percent pineapple pureed with added spices. Including cinnamon stick, star anise and cloves. Pineapple (Ananas comosus) is a tropical and subtropical plant with numerous palatable fruitlets. And they call them coalesced berries whereby each fruitlet is the eye of …

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Chinese New Year Steamed Prosperity Cakes (Fa Gao)

Chinese New Year Steamed Prosperity Cakes (Fa Gao) Gluten Free

Chinese New Year Steamed prosperity cakes or often called fa gao in Mandarin. Likewise, we also call fatt koh in Cantonese and Huat Kueh in Hokkien. Besides, prosperity cakes closely resemble cupcakes or muffins. But we steam prosperity cakes instead of baking them. The main ingredients used for steamed prosperity …

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Berries Kuih Sago (Tapioca Pearls Cake)

Berries Kuih Sago (Tapioca Pearls Cake) Gluten Free

For my gluten free Berries Kuih Sago (Tapioca Pearls Cake) recipe. Likewise, I am using fresh berries juice from a combination of strawberries, blueberries and raspberries.  Using berries is a much healthier option than adding food colourings. My Berries Kuih Sago (Tapioca Pearls Cake) recipe is not only gluten free. …

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Chinese Egg Tarts (Hong Kong Style)

Chinese Egg Tarts (Hong Kong Style) Gluten Free

Chinese Egg tarts or egg custard tarts (called dan tat in Cantonese) are a type of pastry. Commonly found in England, Portugal, Hong Kong and many south east Asian countries. It has an external pastry crust with wobbly egg custard filling and baked. Likewise, Chinese egg tart is the much …

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Sweet Potato Glutinous Rice Balls (Ondeh Ondeh/Onde Onde)

Sweet Potato Ondeh Ondeh Gluten Free

Sweet Potato Ondeh Ondeh is a conventional rice cake. They normally make them with glutinous rice flour and mashed sweet potato. Likewise, they also named them onde onde. Besides, they are very popular in Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia (called keplon). They usually flavour these small round rice balls with pandan. …

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Pandan Chiffon Cake

Pandan Chiffon Cake Gluten Free

Pandan chiffon cake or pandan cake also called sponge cake or chiffon cake, is a soft and fluffy textured cake. Made with vegetable oil, sugar, flour, baking powder and eggs plus flavourings. Likewise, pandan chiffon cake originated from Malaysia and Indonesia. Most well-liked Asian flavour is pandan and coconut and …

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