This is a blog post on Chicken celery and sesame salad. It is a Thai-inspired salad dish. It has got a bit of Chinese and Thai flavors which makes this salad appetizing. Like most Asian dishes this salad is great to serve with rice. It is simple to make and it makes use of supermarket-bought … Read more
This is a recipe on how to cook Hong shou rou (Braised pork belly at home). It is a classic Chinese dish typically from Shanghai but it has been made well-known all over the world. While eating pork belly isn’t that good for you but it tastes so good. Every now and it’s ok. To … Read more
This is a blog post on how to make crispy seaweed crackers at home. This is a deep-fried snack that is popular during the Chinese New Year season. It is eaten with other types of Chinese New Years’ cookies like Kuih Kapit (egg rolls), Kuih Loyang ( Rose/ Honeycomb) cookies, Pineapple Tarts, and many more. … Read more
This is a blog post on how to cook lodeh sayur. It is a Malay dish with Indonesian origins that simply means vegetarian stew curry cooked in coconut milk. It mainly consists of local ingredients. Living in the UK means a compromise of ingredients but most spices are easily obtainable from Asian grocers or supermarkets. … Read more
This is a blog post on how to make tiramisu at home. Tiramisu is a bit like the British trifle except that is more chocolate and cream base rather than custard and fruit. It is a classic Italian dessert dish that is now available to buy ready-made from supermarkets here. I much prefer the homemade … Read more
This is a post on making smoked tea eggs at home. Smoked tea eggs are made from soy sauce to give their dark outer color to eggs and then smoke in a pot or wok. It is an old Chinese classic appetizer dish and it is quite easy to make at home. It is quite … Read more
This is a blog post cooking Nasi Kerabu at home. Nasi Kerabu is a Malaysian dish that has Malay origin which mainly consists of blue color rice, salted egg, fried fish/ prawn crackers, raw salad, sambal, and sometimes fried fish chicken, or fish. This combination of flavors makes an appetizing Southeast Asian dish. It is … Read more
