Ma Lai Gao (Chinese Steamed Sponge Cake)

Ma Lai Gao (Chinese Steamed Sponge Cake) Gluten Free

Ma Lai Gao (Chinese steamed sponge cake) is a very popular dim sum dessert in yum cha restaurants globally. The direct translation from Cantonese is Malay Sponge Cake. Especially prevalent in Hong kong and Guangdong province in both yum cha restaurants and traditional tea houses. Likewise, CNN has even listed …

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Mango Pudding

Mango Pudding Gluten Free

Mango pudding is simple, refreshing and delicious dim sum dessert at yum cha restaurants globally. Traditionally, they make mango pudding with fresh mango puree, fresh cream and gelatin then sweetened with sugar. But more modern versions use evaporated milk. Likewise, it has a creamy and silky rich flavour. Moreover, they …

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Sesame Seed Balls (Jian Dui)

Sesame Seed Balls (Jian Dui) Gluten Free

Sesame seed balls or simply sesame balls or Jian Dui in Mandarin is a Chinese sweet. Besides, they make them with glutinous rice flour. Then filled with different fillings like black sesame paste, red bean paste, crushed peanuts paste. Or lotus seed paste (traditional style) sweetened with sugar. With black …

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Creamy Almond Pudding

Creamy Almond Pudding Gluten Free

For my gluten free Creamy Almond Pudding recipe, I am using unsweetened almond milk, Chinese dried almond and agar-agar powder. Sweetened with agave syrup. This Creamy Almond Pudding recipe is not only gluten free. But also vegan, , paleo, low carb, dairy free, soy free, corn free, egg free and …

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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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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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