Chinese scallion pancake (Cong You Bing, 葱油饼) is not like any other pancake familiar to most of the people. It has a crusty and crispy surface, with scallions sandwiched between layers of pastry inside. It is a refreshing, delightful, and easy to make flatbread. These pancakes are savory and are most suitable as snacks in …
Hong Kong style sausage rolls (also called hot dog rolls, hot dog buns) is a hybrid of hot dog bun and the western sausage rolls wrapped in puff pastry. It is the inevitable outcome of the western cultural assimilation into the local culinary, which emerged as a new variant as a soft bun with sausage …
Nian gao (also known as kuih bakul)- is the must-have delicacy for Chinese New Year. Why? Since the character nian gao in Chinese is 年糕 is the homonym of the other two words 年高 (nián gāo), which means ‘a prosperous new year’, nian gao is most appropriate to serve during this auspicious festival. It is also …
I have just made the Pineapple tart for the forthcoming Chinese New Year. This pineapple tart (黄梨挞, 黄梨酥) is intertwined with flavor and texture The crust is so crumbly you can hear it break under your fork (handle with care!) and the filling is the result of condensing the pineapple to a dense jam with …
Finally, after many attempts, I am getting everything right to make the Japanese sponge cake. The cake is bouncy like a sponge, with a soft and delicate texture that resembles cotton when you tear it apart. I also added the cake batter to the chocolate Japanese milk bread dough. Here is the result- my delectable …
The biggest challenge of making whole wheat bread is to get the soft, and fluffy texture with good volume. In this article, I want to share with you how do we make our whole wheat loaf in our cafe, by using the TangZhong method similar for the Japanese milk buns, one the most fluffy and …
Who doesn’t like the authentic peanut sauce made from scratch? I am referring the umami-rich peanut sauce for satay. This Asian peanut sauce is so versatile that besides for satay, can be used as the gravy for noodles, making Indonesian style salad (Gado-Gado) and even as the sauce for tacos and wraps. The sauce is …
Beef stir-fry with ginger and scallion (姜葱牛肉) takes only fifteen minutes to prepare. Follow the ginger beef recipe below, which rivals any ginger and scallions beef stir-fry from Chinese restaurants. The recipe is easy, but the flavor is addictive. Serve with a bowl of steamed rice, which will take you halfway to paradise. You can get …
If you are bored with the traditional hamburger, try Hambāgu, the Japanese hamburger steak. So is it hamburger or steak? It is both. Hambāgu is the Japanese transliteration of the word Hamburger. It presumably evolves from Salisbury steak, which originates from the US with western seasoning. The patty is seasoned with the Japanese flavor and …
Pandan leaf chicken is one of the best specialty chicken dishes in Thai restaurants. The chicken is moist, tender, infused with a refreshing pandan aroma, and encased in leaf packets. The Thai people wrap the marinated boneless chicken meat inside a large piece of pandan leaf and deep-fry it. The amazing aroma of the leaves is infused into …