Everbody loves salad, especially Japanese salad. The universal appeal of Japanese salad has made it a crowd favorite worldwide, and this recipe is no exception. This triple mushroom salad is perfect for Sunday dinner, weekend brunch and almost in any occasion. Why. Because it is so easy to prepare. The salad is dressed with an …
You may think it is easy to cook hard boiled eggs. I can only agree with you if you can tolerate the hard-boiled eggs that are hard to peel, with over-cooked egg whites, crumbly egg yolks that lined with a greenish ring. Unfortunately, many restaurants, street vendors, and specialty eateries serve such low-quality eggs. I …
The post is about how to make an easy pasta sauce, but not the conventional sauce with tomato, cheese, and milk. I want to serve the sauce in my cafe with a ‘wow’ factor, which intends to give a pleasant surprise my customers. For sure, it was an uphill task to find one among thousands …
This Chinese porridge recipe is one of the most comforting breakfast favorites among the Chinese. The porridge (congee) is called the Lean Pork and Century Eggs Porridge (皮蛋瘦肉粥). Many people think that the only way to get the velvety smooth porridge is to simmer the porridge for long hours. In this porridge recipe, I’ll describe …
Chili is used in Asian cooking more than any western cuisines. I cut, dice, mince and blend them daily, and below is the collective experience I want to share with you. There are three types of chili regularly used for cooking in Asia (where I live)- the red chili, green chili, and the bird’s eye …
My recent trip to Hong Kong for an authentic wonton soup recipe was fruitful. I have the advantage of having my siblings stay in Hong Kong and savoring some of the best wontons in town. They also brought me to places only known to the locals to hunt for the exotic ingredients the top wonton …
Everyone loves chicken biryani rice, and here is why this deliciously flavored chicken biryani recipe conquers the heart of the most demanding gastronomes. Unsurprisingly, people crave biryani rice, with a distinct flavor even for non-Indians. Cooking in dum style enables the aroma and flavor to be imbued into the rice grains, making every bite blissful. …
There is nothing more satisfying than enjoying the perfect Chinese roast chicken with super crispy skin. I know there is nothing simpler than roast chicken. However, you need to know certain tricks if you want this crispy skin chicken with tender meat underneath. And it can be more satisfying to make a crispy roast chicken …
Butter chicken (Murgh Makhani) is an incredible Indian dish disguised by its common name. Two months ago I wrote a post about General Tso’s chicken, a genuinely Chinese-American cuisine that swept across the world with its unique sweet, sour, spicy and crispy combination. Indian butter chicken is the Indian version, which is equally renowned and …
Chicken tikka masala is an Anglo-Indian cuisine that has been the staple of the British. It is so popular in the UK that a member of parliament claimed in 2002 that it was a British national dish. It is also the most noticeable dish of Indian restaurants in America. But chicken tikka masala is not …