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The ‘Hericium erinaceus’ is a large furry mushroom spread throughout the temperate northern hemisphere across the whole Eurasian continent from Britain to Japan. Its Latin name likens it to hedgehog, which explains its German and French name, while in English and Spanish, the mushroom was named after the king of the animal kingdom.
‘Jiuniang’ 酒酿, also known as ‘Laozao’ 醪糟, is a traditional homemade Chinese sweet rice liquor. Unique to the Han Chinese population, this practise is popular in pure Han communities in central, northern and western parts of China, as well as in migrant Han enclaves such as the Hakkas 客家 in southeastern coastal China and on Taiwan island.
Meicaikourou 梅菜扣肉 is a well-known Hakka 客家 signature dish. Often eaten during Chinese New Year, Meicaikourou 梅菜扣肉 is served as a mound of soft, succulent slices of pork belly on top of stewed mustard leaves called Meicai 梅菜. This post not only provides you with the recipe, but also the history of this 1700 year old recipe that dates from the 4th century AD, and the migration of Han Chinese into southeastern China to form today’s Hakka 客家 people.
The Singapore Katong Laksa is a world-renowned signature dish of Singapore, and of its Peranakan cuisine. This ‘laksa’ combines the ingenious use of Southeast Asian spices in Malay cuisine, with Chinese ingredients like noodles and Chinese food forms like soups. Here is the full recipe.
An important element in Vietnamese cuisine, in Singapore laksa leaves are primarily used in the spicy curry noodles soup called Laksa. For some strange reason, the herb is not used in Indonesian nor Thai cuisines.
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?…
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…
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…
Latin: Lycium ruthenicum Chinese: 黑果枸杞 English: Black Goji What are Black Goji Berries 黑枸杞? Grown high on the Tibetan plateau in western China, is a thorny flowering plant whose family is commonly known as the Russian box thorn in Europe….
Latin: Parmotrema perlatum English: Black stone flower, Kalpasi Sanskrit: Shaileyam Tamil: Kalpasi, Marapasi Malayalam: Adal Poove, Celeyam, Kalpuvu Kannada: Kalahu, Kaluhuva Marathi: Dagad Phool Hindi: Pathar ka phool, Dagad Phool Urdu: Riham karmani What is Kalpasi? Also known as ‘black…
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