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Make your own tofu at home

December 9, 2024

Tofu is not only one of the healthiest sources of protein, it also tastes great. While there is a huge variety of tofu available nowadays in the supermarkets and at very reasonable prices, I sometimes miss the rough look and…

Microwaved Street-style Cheongfan 微波炉街邊腸粉

“Cheongfan” 腸粉 (‘Changfen‘ in Mandarin Chinese) is a very typical street breakfast in the southeastern Chinese province of Canton and Hongkong. It is naturally part of the dim sum repertoire in Cantonese brunch restaurants, and is my personal favourite. Street-style…

Chinese Cantonese, Singaporean

Sam Lou Hor Fan 三捞河粉

“Sam Lou Hor Fan” 三捞河粉, sometimes spelled as “San Lao Horfun”, is a very popular Singaporean dish of Chinese Cantonese roots. Here’s the secret recipe to help you recreate it at home with fresh ingredients!

Chinese Cantonese

Xiaqiu Chao Suanqing 虾球炒蒜青: Prawn Balls with Garlic Scapes

If you do see these bright green and deliciously juicy garlic scapes in the market, grab them with both hands! While most people use them as a green alternative to the more pungent garlic bulb, this Chinese recipe that pairs…

Chinese Cantonese

Seongtong Longha Wuiyimin 上湯龍蝦燴伊麵: Cantonese Braised Lobster with Egg Noodles

This is a Cantonese restaurant classic that always appears in wedding and birthday banquets! The good news is, it is actually very simple to recreate this dish at home! Either raw or cooked lobster will do. I know it is difficult to get proper Yimin noodles outside of East Asia, so I have even proposed an alternative!

Chinese Cantonese

Stuffed stinkhorns with prawns and greens 鮮蝦釀竹笙 – A long hard favourite dish of the ladies

Some time ago, I have introduced to you this traditional Chinese female aphrodisiac called the long net stinkhorn 竹笙. It is a beautiful mushroom that wears a bridal gown, and is found in all sub-tropical regions around the world….

Chinese Cantonese

Haoshi Facai (Stewed Facai with Dried Oysters, Dried Mushrooms and Lettuce ) 蠔豉髮菜 – A Cantonese New Year Dish

I finally found a pack of facai – the “human hair vegetable” – which prompted me to make this dish that is normally reserved for Chinese New Year. It is the first time that I made this ‘the proper…

Chinese Cantonese

Steamed Tofu with Fresh Prawns and Pork 上汤鲜虾豆腐

Some days I am just tired of extremely savoury foods, and I start to want something really light yet sophisticated, so as to give my taste buds a relaxing rejuvenation. This is one of those dishes that makes you go,…

Chinese Cantonese, Chinese Hakka/Kejia, Chinese Hokkien/Min

Handmade ‘kway teow’ rice noodles 新鲜手工粿条

One of the major frustrations of living abroad is that you never get fresh rice noodles. All the rice noodles you see are dried versions that you have to boil in water. But as all rice noodles connoisseurs know, these…

Chinese Cantonese, Recipes

Oriental Spinach in Braised Sauce with Fish Maw and Abalone 鱼漂鲍鱼菠菜

So I have a bunch of oriental spinach. The most logical thing to do, is to do a very typical Cantonese dish with it. Oh no, not all Chinese greens are stir-fried. Some, like the oriental spinach, are best served…

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Microwaved Street-style Cheongfan 微波炉街邊腸粉

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Microwaved Street-style Cheongfan 微波炉街邊腸粉

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Microwaved Street-style Cheongfan 微波炉街邊腸粉

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