Recipe: Black Sweet Vinegar Pork Trotter/Knuckle (猪脚醋)
Black Sweet Vinegar Pork Trotter is a classic, Cantonese heritage dish. It is a dish that has it all – sweet, sour, savoury and gingery. The pork trotter is stewed slowly over low fire in the tasty black sweet vinegar, and this makes the meat tender and succulent. This is a post-natal dish which is […]
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Recipe: Dry Rendang Chicken Noodles (aka Ipoh Dry Curry Noodles)
When you mention dry curry noodles, the famous Yee Fatt Ipoh Dry Curry Chicken Noodle will come to mind. This noodle has always been our family favourite and each time we visited Ipoh, we never failed to have it!! As I was going to prepare some Chicken Rendang with the Dancing Chef Padang Rendang Paste, […]
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Recipe: Puppy Duck (Kow Chai Ngap/狗仔鸭)
Is this dish cooked with dog or puppy meat? Be assured that no cute pets were being slaughtered in the process of cooking this dish. Hahaha. It is rumoured that this dish was named as such because it tasted like “dog meat”. Is it true? I’m not sure because I have not tasted dog meat […]
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Recipe: Braised Napa Cabbage with Dried Scallops
I had half of a Napa Cabbage left in my fridge and I thought that it will be nice to cook up a delicious dish instead of just using it in soup. Braised Napa Cabbage with Dried Scallops was indeed a thumbs-up dish for our taste buds and tummies, the sweetness of the Napa Cabbage […]
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Recipe: Vegan Sago Gula Melaka – Sago Pudding with Palm Sugar
Sago Gula Melaka is one of our family’s favourite desserts. The chewy texture of the pearl sago, drenched with the sweet and smoky flavoured gula melaka (palm sugar) syrup and the fragrant creamy coconut milk is always the perfect dessert to round up our meal. For those who loves bubble tea which is quite a […]
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Recipe: Sardine with Egg Rice Bowl (Iwashi To Tamagodonburi)
Donburi is a Japanese “rice bowl dish” consisting of fish, meat, vegetables or other ingredients simmered together and served over rice. The wonderful part of cooking donburi is you can choose whatever ingredients you or your family like to make a wholesome meal. We might not think much about what a can of sardine can […]
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Recipe: Olive Fried Rice (橄榄菜炒饭)
I was trying to recall the time that I first tasted and saw this Teochew Olive Fried Rice… Yes, yes, it was Soup Restaurant! My mum loves this dish and my sister will order this dish when we have lunch. Although I am a Teochew, I was never a fan of this black olive till […]
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Recipe: Indonesian Prawn Curry (印尼咖喱虾)
Don’t be deceived by its name, this Indonesian Prawn Curry 印尼咖喱虾 does not refer to the origin of the seafood but rather the taste. This is a very popular dish in Malaysia and during our recent visit to Ipoh, Perak, I got to try this dish for the first time. It tasted amazing and what […]
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Recipe: Steamed Meat Patty with Salted Egg (咸蛋蒸肉饼)
There are many reasons why I love to use the steaming method for dishes. Firstly, all I need to do is prepare the dish and place it in the steamer and allow it to cook and it requires little attention from me (except when I am steaming dishes which require an hour or more and […]
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Food Review: Lime House @ Keong Siak Belt, Singapore
When Lime House first opened its doors in 2013, they introduced the Caribbean concept of “liming”, which means the art of sharing food, drinks, conversation, and laughter. The restaurant and bar is set in a heritage four-storey shop house in Chinatown’s Keong Siak belt. The owner of Lime House, Chris Morris wanted his customers to […]
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