I believe most of us have tried Kung Pao Chicken before and love the complex sauce of salty, sweet, sour, and spicy flavours. The origin of this classic dish is from the Sichuan Province of south-western China and typically includes Sichuan peppercorns. Personally, I like the numbing effect of the Sichuan peppercorns and it makes […]
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Hairy Gourd/Melon (毛瓜) is also commonly known as Fuzzy Melon, and it has a clear layer of short fuzzy hair on its skin. Do not be put off by its texture as this is a mild, subtly sweet flavoured melon. Many Chinese also believe that, like any other melons, hairy gourd has a cooling effect […]
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I was first introduced to soy sauce chicken wings by my friend who loved this dish. Whenever I was in Kuala Lumpur, we will go to this café; Hui Lau Shan (許留山), and without fail, she will order this dish. The wings were infused with the aromatically sweet, savoury, sticky coating of red-ish soy sauce […]
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This is a long overdue recipe…… I have made this dish so many times but did not have the time to pen down the recipe and post it. Now that I have the chance to do so, I better get to it! This is certainly a simple and classic dish that is worth preparing at […]
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The last couple of weeks have been very hectic, with my mum in hospital and my son enlisting to the army, we needed to nourish our bodies and the Huiji Waist Tonic collaboration came at just the right time!! We love the freshness of the fish cutlets and the delicate taste of the herbal gravy. […]
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When I was browsing through the supermarket the other day, my eyes fell on some egg tofu that were on offer, buy 2 tubes at a discounted price. So why not right? Frankly, I prefer the egg tofu to the silken one as they are tastier. You might say tofu is bland and does not […]
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I love to 煲汤 (Po Tong in Cantonese), which usually takes more than 2.5 hours of slow simmering to extract the goodness from the ingredients and into the soup. Living in such a hectic society, the hours of simmering the soup may sound tedious, but it is worth the while to input nutrients into our […]
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My daughter recently commented that she had Cheesy Butter Prawns at a café, but the sauce was too runny. I immediately thought that it would be a brilliant idea to recreate this dish at home with a thicker sauce to her liking. Are you like me, always wondering what kind of cheese is being used […]
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The first thing that comes to my mind when I see lotus roots in the market is to make Lotus Root Soup, how about you? It has never occurred to me to bring lotus root and salted egg yolk together to make this yummy and interesting dish until I came across this recipe from Flavours. […]
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When I have no time to cook up a storm, my easy solution to an additional dish is always fried eggs; like a sunny side up seasoned with some light soy sauce and pepper. Personally, I find that long beans are quite tasteless. So, you must cook them with sambal or a strong sauce to […]
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