Youtiao Chinese Doughnut Stick is an incredibly popular street food and a daily breakfast staple in China and Southeast Asia. It is also known as Chinese cruller, Chinese doughnut, Chinese breadstick, Chinese fried churro, Chinese oil stick and … Read More
Instant Pot Braised Pork with tofu is a tasty and modest home cooking variation of Chinese braised meat dishes. Typically, meat is browned and then cooked in a sauce made with light and dark soy sauces, Chinese rice … Read More
Turmeric cauliflower rice is a simple twist to the Cauliflower rice with aromatic fragrance from the turmeric powder and cumin powder. My inspiration for this recipe is from the Malaysian fragrant Turmeric rice or yellow rice (You may … Read More
Chinese Pork Jerky or bak kwa (Chinese dialect Hokkien), also known as rougan (Mandarin) 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 … Read More
Cauliflower rice has gained superstar prominence in the culinary world since its creation in 1998 by Chef Benjamin Ford (son of famous actor, Harrison Ford) when he debuted it on the opening menu of his restaurant “Chadwick” in … Read More
This simple and aromatic braised beef dish is one of my many home cooking variations of Chinese braising dishes and it is inspired by the popular home confinement dish called Chicken and Ginger Wine. Typically, Chinese braising includes … Read More
There are many popular dishes in Chinese cuisine that use bitter melon as a staple ingredient. It is not only priced for its bitter flavour in Chinese culinary uses, it is also valued for its medicinal properties in … Read More
Chinese red braising is a very popular cooking technique that involves cooking meat in light and dark soy sauce, fermented bean paste and rock sugar, resulting in a caramelised taste and reddish brown tint to the dish. This … Read More
Lettuce wraps (San Choy Bow) is an extremely popular appetizer throughout Southeast Asia and in Chinese and Asian restaurants of Western countries. It originated from China and quickly became popular in Southeast Asia with their own variations. Lettuce … Read More
This Black Sesame Cake is a popular Hong Kong (Cantonese) Style cake that is traditionally made with water chestnut flour and black sesame paste or puree and typically steamed not baked. Another common and well-liked dessert in Hong … Read More
