Stir fried rice cake 炒年糕 AZ 16:47A late Chinese New Year to all! This is the year of the dragon. 祝大家龍年快樂, 事事如意, 行好運發大財!!! 年糕 'nian gao' or rice cake is eaten by man... Continue Reading
Chinese chive and prawn scrambled egg 韭菜蝦仁炒蛋 AZ 13:59This recipe is so simple easy and tasty. Only takes 5 - 10 minutes! Great with rice, noodles or pile high on fresh bread. 1 x (200 - 250g) p... Continue Reading
Trotter and ginger in sweetened black vinegar 姜醋猪手 AZ 15:18Pig trotter and ginger stewed in sweet black vinegar is an old traditional Cantonese recipe originally formulated for mothers after birth, t... Continue Reading
Steamed fish with black bean sauce and tomato AZ 22:06Chinese New Year is just a week away. In Chinese tradition, fish is always a must have for the festive meal. Fish is auspicious to symbolise... Continue Reading
Taiwanese "flies' heads"台灣蒼蠅頭 AZ 16:18Today's I will introduce to you a Taiwanese speciality with an unusual name called "chang ying tou" 蒼蠅頭 or in English "fl... Continue Reading
Pork fillet with black pepper sauce 黑椒豬柳 AZ 13:39黑椒豬柳 Hak jiu gee lau (Cantonese), or Hēi jiāo zhū liǔ (Mandarin) - Pork fillet with black pepper sauce Pork or beef fillet with black pepper... Continue Reading
Curry chicken rice bake 咖哩雞焗飯 AZ 15:10Who doesn't like curry chicken with rice? This recipe is slightly different, it's east meets west. It's curried rice topped with... Continue Reading
Torn cabbage with red fermented beancurd 腐乳手撕包菜 AZ 16:13I have no time to post any recipes lately, life was hectic I was working 6 - 7 days a week. This blog has been neglected hopefully you did ... Continue Reading
Xian torn bread with lamb soup 羊肉泡饃 AZ 15:25Yang Rou Pao Mo 羊肉泡饃 The weather has suddenly turned cooler. I was craving for something filling and warm. I bought a piece of lamb shoulder... Continue Reading
Cumin beef 孜然牛肉 AZ 13:05I did not update this blog for a very long time, was feeling lazy and uninspired. Today recipe is a moreish spicy beef with cumin. Zi Ran Ni... Continue Reading
Sichuan liang fen 川味涼粉 (Starch jelly noodles) AZ 11:35Liang fen 涼粉 is a jelly noodles made with starch and water. Starch and water is cooked to a thick custard, set and chilled. It is then cut ... Continue Reading
Sichuan sugar and spice infused soy sauce 複製醬油 AZ 11:18Fu zhì jiang you 複製醬油 loosely translated as replicated soy sauce. Another common name you may come across is red soy sauce 红酱油 for tian sui ... Continue Reading
Crystal zhongzi 水晶粽子 AZ 01:53水晶粽子 水晶 shui jing = water crystal 粽子 zhongzi = leaf wrapped dumpling Here is another unusual zhongzi. The recipe is based on Thai tapioca ... Continue Reading
Hakka mochi zhongzi 客家粄粽 AZ 18:23Ker ja bun zong 客家粄粽 Zhongzi can be written as 粽子 or 糭子 Today is Duan Wu Festival 端午節 or Dragon Boat Festival. The origin and story behind t... Continue Reading
Pearl barley, water chestnut and fu chook (beancurd stick) dessert soup 薏米馬蹄腐竹糖水 AZ 09:34Pearl barley = 薏米 yee mee (Mandarin) or yee mai (Cantonese) Water chestnut = 馬蹄 ma tee (Mandarin) or ma tai (Cantonese) Beancurd stick = 腐竹 ... Continue Reading
Lap cheong rice 臘腸飯 AZ 07:33This simple rice is something I can indulge quite often since I know how to make my own lap cheong. DIY lap cheong is so much cheaper and I ... Continue Reading
Sichuan style spicy lap cheong 川味麻辣香腸 AZ 03:01Chuan wei ma la xiang chang (in Mandarin) 川味麻辣香腸 川 = Sichuan 味 = flavoured 麻 = numbing 辣 = hot 香 = fragrant 腸 = sausage Lap cheon... Continue Reading
Tea smoked cured belly (bacon) 茶熏五花肉 AZ 16:37Ever since I made tea smoked chicken I am hooked. The meat has such deep rich flavour and texture of meat is so tender and juicy. I now tri... Continue Reading
Braised daikon and carrot 素燒蘿蔔 AZ 05:24Su shao luo bo 素燒蘿蔔 Luo bo 蘿蔔 (萝卜) this can mean either daikon (mooli or oriental radish) or carrot. Su 素 is vegetarian Shao 燒 in cooking te... Continue Reading
Stir fried blistered green chilli 虎皮尖椒 AZ 08:34Hu pe jian jiao 虎皮尖椒 I was pleased to find some large green chillies from the market. I asked the store keeper if they are spicy he just shr... Continue Reading