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Vegetable curry- Easy Malaysian recipe with mixed vegetables

Vegetable dishes are usually tasteless for those who like to eat meat. Still, I am convinced that they will submit to the incredible flavor of this vegetable curry prepared with myriad herbs and spices. All communities in Malaysia love this Malaysian Chinese vegetable curry recipe. There are other variations, but this Chinese version includes more …

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Liu Sha Bao- wonderful dessert with salted egg

You will be captivated by the lava-like filling flowing out when you tear open this Chinese custard bao (Liu Sha Bao). The filling is a little sweet, creamy, and most noticeably the slightly salty, sandy and lava-like texture of the mashed salted eggs yolk. The molten, lava-like filling is the characteristic of this unique Cantonese …

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Snow skin mooncake – How to make (with custard filling)

Snow skin mooncake 冰皮月饼 has become a favorite dessert served during the Mid-Autumn festival. It was invented in the 1960s in Hong Kong (some say Singapore) and evolved to the present formula in the late 1980s  The texture, ingredients, and methods of cooking are entirely different from the traditional mooncake. Snow skin mooncake is made …

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Taiwanese pineapple cake 鳳梨酥- how to make it from scratch

Taiwanese pineapple cake is a favorite bakery delicacy all year round.  It is a crumbly and nearly melt-in-the-mouth pastry with the pineapple jam as the filling encased inside. The Taiwanese pineapple cake is different from the Singapore/Malaysia pineapple tart that I used to make.  First, the filling contains mashed winter melon instead of pure pineapple. …

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Braised Mushroom- How to prepare with 4 simple steps

Braised mushroom 蠔油燜冬菇 is a traditional Chinese cuisine that can grace the banquet and also serves as an everyday dish at home. The Chinese cooked dried shiitake mushrooms in many ways.  Among all, braised Shiitake mushroom with oyster sauce is the easiest dish to prepare. The braising method is straightforward.  The only setback is you …

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Salt and pepper shrimp 椒鹽蝦- How to cook (the best restaurant style)

I like salt and pepper shrimp 椒鹽蝦, especially when it is freshly cooked when the shell is shattering crispy that we can bite along with the shrimp meat. I understand some people are skeptical to try a deep-fried dish, but I am eyeing for the tasty and to indulge myself this time. It is suitable …

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Mushroom stir fry – How to cook in 30 mins (Easy recipe)

Mushroom stir fry 素蠔油炒雜菇 is a wonderfully delicious vegetarian dish favorite in the average Chinese households.  The intermingling of flavor and texture of the combination of mushrooms is so intense without the need to add any meat and stock. This article shows you how to prepare this gorgeous and luscious mushroom stir-fry. It required little …

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Massaman Curry – How to cook (quick and easy method)

Massaman curry is a unique Thai curry that is not fiercely hot.  It is is a rich curry of Persian origin which has been wonderfully assimilated into the classic Thai cuisine in the Southern region of Thailand.   Chicken massaman curry is ideal for people who want to try the authentic Asian flavor, yet do …

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Japanese curry – How to cook from scratch (and the easy method)

Have you tried Japanese curry before? Japanese curry is a quick, easy, fail-safe recipe, making it an excellent choice for busy people to prepare a simply delicious meal. This recipe offers two methods to prepare the curry.  First, use the store-bought Japanese curry cubes for cooking, and secondly making the roux from scratch, but it …

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Chinese pork ribs – Easy braised recipe (Wuxi style) 無錫排骨

These Chinese pork ribs are so tender that the meat almost melts off the bone! It is called Wuxi Pork ribs (無錫排骨), the signature cuisine of Wuxi, a town in the Jiangsu 江蘇 province of China. I want to introduce you to how to cook these famous Chinese pork ribs, characterized by the sweetness of …

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