As usual I am always curious about the origin of the dish that I am sharing and as I googled for the origin of the Drunken Prawns dish, I could find no specific answer except from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singaporean_cuisine which mentioned that drunken prawns (simplified Chinese: 醉虾; traditional Chinese: 醉蝦; pinyin: zuì xiā) is a Singaporean dish, made of fresh prawns cooked with Chinese wine. […]
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Reunion dinner is usually an important occasion for Chinese family members to get together for a big feast. (Sad to say some times due to the busyness the whole family only get to meet up once a year.) This year I have decided to bring forward our Chinese New Year celebration. Why? Because my daughter […]
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Though Crispy Pork Belly (or commonly known as Siu Yuk) is a Cantonese dish, it is not only popular in Asia but also in many parts of the world. We cannot deny that we enjoy the crispy skin and the juicy tender meat of this dish. (Drooling already….) As Siu Yok has always been one […]
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In one of my previous Chinese New Year dish, I suggested a fish dish as fish sounds like abundance in Chinese. We all want 2016 to be a year of abundance so that we’re happy and there will be plenty of laughter in the home. This brings me to my next dish which is a […]
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Regardless of what you call this, it is one of my comfort food. I remember during my childhood days, we will have Rou Song to accompany our plain Teochew porridge or we will make a sandwich by spreading butter on white bread and sprinkling some on to the bread. It is also made into Mini […]
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Fish is a must for Chinese New Year as the Chinese word for fish (鱼 Yú/yoo) sounds like the word for surplus/abundance (余). That is why during Chinese New Year, we will always wish each other “年年有余” (Niánnián yǒu yú /nyen-nyen yo yoo/) which means having abundance every year. Families who are particular with culinary symbolism […]
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The main reason I loved this dish is because of the chestnuts. Oops!! I just simply love to eat chestnuts because they are naturally sweet and have a nice flavour. This dish is a common home cooked Cantonese dish and quite popular in Hong Kong. As I was unable to buy the frozen or the […]
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I personally enjoy duck whether it is braised, roasted or in a soup. Since Chinese New Year is just round the corner, I would like to share this recipe so that you might be able to “show off” your cooking skills to your guests as this is something which is normally served in restaurants. You […]
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Reunion dinner is usually an important occasion for Chinese family members to get together for a big feast. (Sad to say some times due to the busyness the whole family only get to meet up once a year.) This year I have decided to bring forward our Chinese New Year celebration. Why? Because my daughter […]
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With the busyness of the festive season, I thought it will be best to share a quick and simple yet delicious dish. This dish can either be served as a side or a party snack. Happy wrapping!! Once you have tried this recipe, we hope that you could provide us with some feedback / comments. […]
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