I love cooking with fish head, you can always make an awesome dish from different cooking style. If you enjoy fish head dishes like we do, why not check out the recipes for our Fish Head with Black Bean Sauce, Curry Fish Head, and many more! This Braised fish head with gravy is a great […]
Read moreRecipe: Pulut Hitam – Black Glutinous Rice with Coconut Milk (紫糯米糖水)
When I was a kid, our frequent treat was this homemade Black Glutinous Rice. I wasn’t a fan of this treat back then but will still eat it as it was Mum’s cooking. Now that I am older, I guess my taste bud has changed and I have begun to appreciate the taste and slightly […]
Read moreRecipe: Ipoh Kai See Hor Fun – Shredded Chicken Kway Teow (鸡丝河粉)
I might not be an Ipoh-rian (person from Ipoh) but I married one. And during our visits back to Ipoh, we will definitely have the famous Ipoh Hor Fun from Thean Chun Coffeeshop. It might seem like a simple and underwhelming noodle dish compared to curry laksa or prawn mee but it is arguably one […]
Read moreRecipe: Super Easy Kung Pao Frog Legs (宫保田鸡)
Many consider frog legs to be the best delicacy of Chinese and French cuisine. It is also consumed in various parts of world. As a family, we enjoy this dish very much but I think that it is cheaper to cook at home as it is an expensive indulgence when eating out. Fortunately, frog legs are […]
Read moreRecipe: Black Chicken (Silkie) Soup (药炖乌骨鸡)
All these times, I have shunned away from silkie (more commonly known as black chicken) as it is not the prettiest thing to look at or to touch. What changed my mind? We were invited for a food tasting session and lo and behold, the double-boiled black chicken soup was on the menu. (Thinking to […]
Read moreRecipe: Lu Rou Fan (Braised Pork Rice Bowl (滷肉饭))
In recent months, I have been finding ways to cook one-bowl dishes that are not just flavourful but also nutritional for my family. These are especially convenient on Mondays when the market is closed and Tuesdays when I am going for my bible study. This Lu Rou Fan is one of my latest findings. The […]
Read moreRecipe: Curry Pig Skin with Chee Cheong Fun (咖哩猪皮猪腸粉)
Menglembu is a quiet and peaceful town in Perak, Malaysia. Interestingly, when you drive towards this town, you will see a few giant peanuts at the center of the roundabout. Once upon a time, there was a hidden food haven named Ma Chai “Twins” Chee Cheong Fun (CCF) which was one of the must eat […]
Read moreRecipe: Cheng Tng (清汤)
When we were kids, my late dad would bring us to places to have this cold, sweet dessert. In those days, we did not have a refrigerator at home, so having this cold dessert was definitely a special treat for us. Missing Dad plus the extreme hot weather recently, Cheng Tng seems to be a […]
Read moreRecipe: 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 […]
Read moreRecipe: 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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