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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…
I never knew one could grill oysters this way until I’ve tasted them in New Orleans. To someone who is used to the French way of eating oysters – meaning ‘raw’, grilling them seemed almost like a sin. But I…
When I was young, this was the only Thai dish I knew. Firstly because I couldn’t take any chilli, and secondly, I was madly in love with the aroma of this dish. For those in the know, pandan leaves…
Latin: Portulaca oleracea English: Common Purslane French: Le Pourpier Dutch: Postelein German: Der Portulak Spanish: Verdolaga Italian: La portulaca Mandarin Chinese: Machixian 马齿苋/ 马齿莧 Japanese: Suberihiyu スベリヒユ / 滑莧 Korean: 쇠비름, 마치채(馬齒菜) Vietnamese: Rau sam Bahasa Melayu: Gelang pasir I…
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,…
It’s ironic that my first post about a Hunan (Xiang) dish is not known or recognised in Hunan at all, but it is the best known Chinese dish across the whole of the United States. This dish was inspired by…
English: Flower Sprout The Flower Sprout is such a new vegetable, its name only exists in English and I cannot seem to find its scientific name either! What are Flower Sprouts? A non-genetically modified merge between the Brussels…
Latin: Phallus Indusiatus English: bamboo fungus, bamboo pith, long net stinkhorn, crinoline stinkhorn, veiled lady Chinese: 竹笋菌, 長裙竹蓀/长裙竹荪, 竹笙， 竹参， 面紗菌, 網紗菌, 竹姑娘, 竹菌, 竹松, 竹萼, 竹鸡 Japanese: 衣笠茸/キヌガサタケ Thai: เห็ดร่างแห Igbo: éró ḿma Yoruba: Akufodewa What is it? The…
English: Key Lime, Mexican Lime Latin: Citrus aurantiifolia I was on a trip to the Florida Keys recently, and got to know this curious American lime. Coming from Southeast Asia, I was extremely interested in how lime, which is…
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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