Youtiao (Chinese Doughnut Stick)

Youtiao Chinese Doughnut Stick Gluten Free Vegan

Youtiao Chinese Doughnut Stick is undoubtedly a popular street food and a daily breakfast staple in China and Southeast Asia. Other names for youtiao are Chinese: cruller, doughnut, breadstick, fried churro, oil stick and fried breadstick. While they called youtiao you char kway (Cantonese), meaning “oil-fried devil” or “oil-fried ghost” …

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Chinese Pork Jerky (Bak Kwa)

Chinese Pork Jerky (Bak Kwa) Gluten Free

Chinese Pork Jerky or bak kwa (Chinese dialect Hokkien), also known as rougan in Mandarin. It is a famous customary and much-loved Chinese New Year snack in Malaysia and Singapore. Bak kwa and rougan simply means “dry meat” akin to jerky. It is smoky, aromatic and savoury. Many people considered …

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Matcha Buns with Cheese

Matcha Buns with Cheese Gluten Free

Matcha Buns with Cheese is my adaptation from the well-loved Matcha Buns with red bean paste fillings. It is a popular and modern variation of Japanese bread or pan. Besides, Japanese pan or bread has a distinctive and complex chronicle. Emerging eventually to develop into a crucial component of the …

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Red Bean Paste Buns (Dou Sha Bao)

Red Bean Paste Buns (Dou Sha Bao) Gluten Free

Red bean paste buns (dou sha bao in Mandarin) is one of the most popular Chinese desserts. Besides, they either steam or bake red bean paste buns. Usually, they stuff Chinese buns or baozi with an assortment of either savoury or sweet fillings. Red bean paste or adzuki beans paste …

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