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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…

Teochew Beef Horfun 潮汕湿炒牛河

The ‘Teochew Beef Horfun 潮汕湿炒牛河 ‘ – a Chinese Minnan Teochew classic – is a simple yet seriously satisfying beef rice noodles dish. Popularised in Singapore by the Teochew diaspora, the Beef Horfun is a local favourite at all Chinese street food kitchens called “Zi Cha Twah” (煮炒摊).

Chinese Hokkien/Min, Singaporean

Tsaitaogwey (daikon cake) 菜頭粿: The Culinary Celebration of Rebirth

There is a dish that has continually been the favourite of Minnan people for the past millenium, whether or not they have been absorbed into other cultures, and that is ’tsaitaogwey’ 菜頭粿/菜头粿: daikon cake. What is Tsaitaogwey (daikon cake) 菜頭粿?…

Chinese Hokkien/Min, Recipes

Hockchew Clam Fritters: Tan Bia 福州蛏饼

Hockchew Clam Fritters 福州蛏饼 are a street food commonly found in Fuzhou, a district in the middle of the coastal region of Fujian Province in China. Made with a variety of seafood, minced pork and vegetables, Hockchew Clam Fritters are…

Chinese Hokkien/Min

Teochew Crispy Prawn Rolls: Heyzor 潮汕虾枣

Heyzor 潮汕虾枣 is one of the most iconic Teochew dishes of all times. On the surface, it may look simple – deep-fried prawn rolls – but when you dig deeper, you’ll realise that a lot of work and experience is…

Chinese Hokkien/Min, Recipes

A must-try Teochew breakfast: Tsuiguey 水粿

Originally from a Chinese Teochew 潮汕 streetfood, “Tsuiguey” 水粿 – also spelled “Chwee Kueh” is likewise popular in Singapore and Malaysia as a breakfast food. Tsuiguey are in fact small steamed rice cakes, topped with a kind of stir-fried fermented daikon called “Tsaibor” 菜脯.

Chinese Hokkien/Min

Bo-Kak: Teochew Stir-fried Baby Mussels with Thai Basil 潮州薄壳炒金不换

I got to know this recipe from an episode of the Netflix series called Flavorsome Origins (风味原产地) The 20-episode first season features dishes and ingredients from the Chaoshan region in Guangdong Province in China, a Minnan culture enclave in the…

Chinese Hokkien/Min, Fusion, Thai

Pu Ob Woonsen (Black Pepper Crab with Glass Noodles) ปูอบวุ้นเส้น

Pu Ob Woonsen (Black Pepper Crab with Glass Noodles) ปูอบวุ้นเส้น – This Thai dish always gives me the giggles because in Thai language, ‘poo‘ means ‘crab‘ (not ‘crap‘). Despite its somewhat weird name, this is an incredibly tasty dish, almost…

Chinese Hokkien/Min

Yutsagwey 油炸粿: How the Chinese made a snack out of Macbeth and his Lady

For most people in Southeastern China, from Shanghai to Taipei to Kowloon in Hongkong, Youtiao are a quintessential part of breakfast, together with doujiang (soya jelly) and douhuoshui (soya milk). Known mostly by its Mandarin Chinese name Youtiao 油条/油條, Yutsagwey 油炸粿…

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…

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