Cucur udang is the Malaysian version of prawn fritters, hugely popular street food that you can find at Pasar Malam (night markets), Ramadhan bazaars, and hawker stores. It has a crunchy exterior when fresh from the wok, with a soft interior filled with various vegetables. When frying, the prawns are usually placed on top and …
Kuih bahulu are hugely popular mini sponge cakes that originated in Malaysia. It is also spelled as kueh bahulu and kuih baulu, called Ji Dan Gao/ 鸡蛋糕 in Chinese, and Kue bolu kering in Indonesia. The name bahulu is likely the corruption of the Malacca Kristang word bolu, which means cake. This kuih (traditional Malay …
Crispy fried shallots are a must-have condiment in most Asian families. It adds crispness, aroma, and flavor to almost every dish, ranging from Ipoh shredded chicken noodles, fried noodles, fried rice, and congee. Although fried shallots are sold at most Asian grocery stores, it is easy to make them yourself. Below is my recipe for …
This Chinese honey garlic chicken recipe is right if you like Chinese food. It is an easy recipe that guarantees excellent results with the dynamic flavor duo of honey and garlic. You can easily prepare this dish for your whole family, and the flavor will be just as good as from the Chinese restaurants. Here …
Bean curd skin is seriously an Asian specialty. It is a food product made from soybeans. The process involves boiling the soy milk in a shallow pan, a film of skin forms on the top of the soy milk. This film is removed and dried to become a thin yellowish sheet. It is a popular …
This bacon cabbage stir-fry is a quick and easy recipe that guarantees success. Why? Because this cabbage recipe uses bacon fat to stir-fry the cabbage, crispy bacon itself is a sure-fired ingredient irrespective of what you are pairing with it. The best part is it only involves a handful of ingredients, making it suitable to …
Rad Na (also called Rat Na / Lad Na) is popular Thai street food. It is a fried noodles dish topped with gravy with meat and vegetables. The noodles used for Rad Na are flat rice noodles. It is fried in the wok with some oil and dark soy sauce until the surface is charred …
If you are undecided on how to cook scallops at home, this pan-seared scallops with asparagus recipe is perfect for you. Perfectly seared scallops have a caramelized golden crust on the outside, with a tender and delicate interior. It is an expensive dish in the restaurant, but doable at home at a fraction of the …
Lu Rou Fan is braised pork belly with soy sauce, hard-boiled egg, tofu, and some vegetables served on steamed rice. It is the transliteration of 滷肉飯 in Chinese, with the approximate pronunciation. The three words 滷肉飯 in Chinese mean braise, meat, and rice, respectively. You can get this street food in most Taiwanese restaurants, and …
The idea of making Vietnamese rice paper rolls keep flashes in my mind after I savor a few in a newly opened Vietnamese restaurant. These rice paper rolls are packed with bright and fresh flavors. They are made with crunchy vegetables, squidgy noodles, and herbs in the rice paper, and served with the punchy peanut …