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Shanghai Rice Cake With Minced Pork & Leeks

October 19, 2011

Chinese Rice Cake With Minced Pork & Leeks

Chinese white rice cake, Shanghai rice cake or pak kor meen… they mean the same thing. I didn’t really fancy eating pak kor meen when I was young because it was usually very chewy and difficult to swallow. However recently my dad help me rediscovered this childhood food again. Since then my memory of pak [...]

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Stir-Fry Sweet 4 Color Vegetables

September 9, 2011

This delicious 4 color vegetables dish is a joint effort ‘invention’ by my dad and yours truly. Dad chooses the 4 vegetables while I cook ‘em with no direction in particular. I ended up with a sweet dish and this beautiful dish works really well with rice that are wrapped in Korean dried seaweed sheet. [...]

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Deep Fried Beancurds With Minced Pork

August 19, 2011

Hmm what can I say? I’m having beancurd fever! Of course that doesn’t explain why I’ve been idle for nearly 10 days. I make Perilla Leaves Kimchi again and also experimented with some new recipes; resulting in 2 successes and 1 failure. Deep fried beancurds with minced pork is one of the successful experiment. This [...]

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Stir-Fry Red Spinach

July 6, 2011

I was at a Korean shop in town to get my kimchi supply that Sunday mid-morning. Was walking pass a market (next door) when my eyes caught sight of red spinach. I happily bought 2 bundles home; cost RM1.50 (~US$0.50). I rarely see them at the market though. So that must be my lucky day. [...]

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Grandma’s Dried Shrimp Sambal

April 7, 2011

Dried shrimp sambal or heé bee sambal in Hokkien is a spicy condiment that is loved by everyone (for those who know the existence of this dish. I can bet about that!). Grandma used to make dried shrimp sambal for us when we were young. But not anymore as cooking time is tedious and slow. [...]

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Chinese Cabbage With Dried Shrimp And Beancurd Sheet

February 27, 2011

Chinese Cabbage with Dried Shrimp & Beancurd Sheet

I like eating Chinese cabbage but you will seldom see me with it. Why? Because Chinese cabbage is ‘cold’ in nature. Eating lots of it will cause heavier vaginal discharge (sorry guys) and period. This vegetable however is ideal for expelling ‘heat’, promotes urination and treats malaria. This recipe is adapted from a book called [...]

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