Chinese crispy roast pork belly (脆皮烧肉 siu yuk) is a dish no meat lover can easily resist. The skin is roasted till golden and crispy, while the meat remains juicy and tender. It makes my mouth water when I think of it. My recipe does …
萝卜糕 Turnip Cake
Happy Lunar New Year! Sharing some inspirations for your CNY meal! Turnip cake (萝卜糕) is a traditional Chinese dish commonly found at dim sum restaurants. Unlike those fancy-looking dim sum such as taro dumplings and animal-shaped steamed buns (more recent phenomenon), turnip cake doesn’t look …
Braised chicken with chestnut 板栗烧鸡
Coming from Zhejiang province in China, I grew up with Chinese red braised (红烧) dishes. During autumn and winter, braised chicken with chestnut was seen quite often on our dinner table, and the dish has actually become part of my childhood memory.
Black rice cake 黑米糕
This Osmanthus black rice cake totally brings back my childhood memories! When I was in middle school, I always enjoyed treating myself with a slice of black rice cake bought from the canteen.
Sichuan style pork bones 麻辣酱香猪骨
Made with Pixian Doubanjiang (郫县豆瓣酱), these Sichuan style pork bones are numbing and spicy, loaded with flavours, almost addictive! Pixian Doubanjiang is a type of spicy fermented bean paste commonly used for making braised & stir-fried Chinese dishes. It is an umami-rich seasoning paste that’s …
Chinese Pan Fried Buns 生煎包 v.2
Chinese pan fried buns, AKA sheng jian bao（生煎包）, is a very popular Chinese street food across the whole county, especially in the southern parts of China. It constitutes part of my childhood memory and remains one of my favorite traditional dishes. The buns are filled with …
Easy Tomato Noodle Soup with Beef
This easy tomato noodle soup with beef is so easy, yet delicious and nourish. As the weather gets colder and colder, what’s better than a bowl of noodle soup on a chilly, lazy, late autumn day? Although instant noodle is yummy and sometimes almost addictive, …
酒酿红烧肉 Not Your Average Red Braised Pork
Red braised pork, Hong Shao Rou 红烧肉, one of the most popular and well-known dishes in China. The pork belly is braised to super tender, and covered with scrumptious, slightly sweet sauce. Even if you already know what red cooking is, what you may not …
Chinese Ginger Scallion Crab
Ginger and scallion crab 葱姜炒蟹, a popular Chinese dish found in most Cantonese seafood restaurants, is actually very simple to make. The juicy crab is filled with wok hei and scents released from the aromatics, and of course, full of umami. By the way, you …
卤肉饭 Braised pork rice bowl
If you haven’t tried Lu rou fan卤肉饭, AKA Chinese braised pork over rice, you should definitely try it. It is a type of comfort food especially popular in Taiwan. The pork belly is braised until super tender and the pork fat just melts in your …