This Hainanese Chicken Rice recipe 海南鸡饭 was listed as one of the “world’s 50 best foods” by CNN. SAVEUR, the global guide to cooking, entertaining, and food travel, described it as one of Southeast Asia’s most beloved culinary exports.” Besides all the global recognition, serving Hainanese chicken rice is deceptively simple. The chicken is poached …
Today, I want to introduce stir-frying noodles with a deep cultural heritage of Indian Muslim origin in Malaysia – Mee Goreng Mamak. Mee refers to noodles, and goreng means stir-frying in both the Malay language and Indonesian language. Mee Goreng (also spelled as mi goreng) completely differs from Chinese noodles like Chow Mien, and the …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Mooncake is the indispensable Chinese dessert served during the mid-autumn festival which falls on the 15th of August of the Chinese lunar calendar. This is the perfect time for me to share with you the mooncake recipe that I have just made. The style and purpose of this festive dessert have evolved considerably in the …
I want to share how to prepare the slurpingly delicious Taiwanese beef noodle soup. This Taiwanese beef noodle soup is my go-to comfort food that makes my tummy rumble with its umami-rich soup base and melts in the mouth tender beef. The hunger-inducing aroma is the result of the intermingling of a variety of Asian …
This article is inspired by a fantastic Chinese tofu recipe which I ordered at a local Chinese restaurant recently. It is a combination of tofu, mushrooms, minced meat, and spinach. It is not only tasty but has the balance nutrition and most of all, quite easy to prepare at home. Here is my recipe after making …
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. …
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 …