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Creamy Lemongrass Sambal Prawns

April 7, 2013

Who’s a lemongrass fan? Me! Who’s a prawn lover? Me! Me! Who’s a sambal fan? Oh yeah… Me! Me! Me! This dish is basically made for ME! Haha Its taste is just like what I envisioned and the zing it provides makes you keep wanting more and more. Enough said. ;) (tsk sorry lame intro [...]

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Chinese New Year Ti Kuih (Nian Gao-Sweet Sticky Rice Cake-Kuih Bakul)

February 5, 2013

Nian Gao is a Chinese New Year food with many names. Let’s see… Nian Gao 年糕, Ti Kuih 甜粿 (called by the Hokkien and Peranakan), Sweet Sticky Rice Cake, Kuih Bakul (called by the Peranakan I guess and Malay), Chinese New Year’s cake, Year Cake and Rice Cake. Fhewww! Since I’m Hokkien, I call it [...]

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Lion’s Head Meatballs

January 27, 2013

Lion’s head meatball is a cuisine from Eastern China; Jiangsu province to be precised. Why the dish is called this name is because the meatballs (size of a small fist) resemble lion heads while the cabbage and bok choy act as its mane. In Chinese culture, lions are the guardians of the palace and buildings. [...]

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Hakka Pork Belly With Yam

January 15, 2013

Pork belly with yam (芋头扣肉 wu tau kau yoke) is a Hakka dish and it’s one of my favorite Chinese food. Just thinking about it ahhh… lau hau sui (salivate). Problem is not many Chinese restaurant offer this dish in their menu. Ummph maybe coz this dish is of Hakka originated and my town consist [...]

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Steamed Soft Beancurd In Country Style

February 24, 2012

Hmmm why is this dish called country style? I’ve no idea. Most probably due to the use of fermented bean paste. Just like the Japanese with their miso (fermented rice/barley/soybean) and the Korean with their doenjang (fermented soybean paste), we Chinese have fermented bean paste or more commonly known as taucu. I don’t think anyone [...]

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Brown Rice With Pumpkin & Mushroom

January 17, 2012

Firstly, I would like to wish my dear readers a very Happy Chinese New Year. San nin fai lok. Man see yue yee. Can’t wait to ‘mum’ the CNY cookies and yummy dishes in less than a week time. Hehe :) As promised, here’s another interesting dish which you can try for the coming CNY. [...]

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Stuffed Lotus Root With Mushrooms

January 13, 2012

Happy New Year everyone! This first post of 2012 is themed lotus root. As Chinese New Year is around the corner I will share 1 or 2 CNY dishes with you all (provided they are yummy of course) and this is one of them. Lotus root is one of the many auspicious Chinese New Year [...]

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Steamed Homemade Egg Beancurd with Filament Sticks

November 23, 2011

Steam Homemade Egg Beancurd with Filament Sticks

Have you tried making your own egg beancurd/tofu? Why not? It’s super easy, super fast, super delicious and most important of all it’s homemade. What you need is just 3 basic ingredients: plain soybean milk, eggs and cornstarch. I’ve never thought it would be this easy: mix, steam and eat! Haha This dish is perfect [...]

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