Scientific name: Ipomoea aquatica English: Water Spinach, Water Morning Glory, Water Convolvulus Bahasa melayu/Tagalog: Kangkong, kangkung Tiếng Việt: Rau muống ภาษาไทย : phak bung ผักบุ้ง 中文: 空心菜 A very common vegetable in Southeast Asia. In Thailand, it is often translated…
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Malay: Belachan This is considered by many to be the smelliest ingredient on earth. When heated, the smell is compared to fried human feces. So be warned!!! Belachan is a paste made from grounded sun-dried rotten shrimps. Widely used in Southeast…
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I know. The name sounds like an oxymoron: XO brandy with milk?! Believe me, it’s a great combination. This is a Singaporean dish that appeared about 25 years ago. When it first appeared, they added XO in the soup to…
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This soup brings back memories. I used to fight with my siblings to suck the bone marrow of the fish bone. Unfortunately, I have not been able to use spinal bones for this soup, so no sucking. A very, very…
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I first tasted this in a Xinghua restaurant in Singapore. Xinghua is an offshoot of the Min Nan language, branching off to develop on its own more than a thousand years ago. The cuisine also developed separately. Today, this…
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Razor clams Scientific name: Ensis arcuatus 中文: 蛏 日本語: マテガイ Deutsch: Gerade Scheidenmuschel English: Razor clam, Bamboo clam Français: Couteau Nederlands: Zwaardschede How can you eat it? Try this sensational steamed razor clams with sizzling garlic, or these razor…
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This dish is the only non-street food originating from the Min cuisine in China’s southeastern Fujian province that features on banquet menus in Chinese haute cuisine restaurants. There is no specific recipe for this dish: every chef has his own…
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Crab Omelette with Cream of Truffle Omelette goes fantastically well with truffles. With the crab meat left over from my previous adventure on Buddha Jumps Over The Wall, I am making a crab omelette. What is unusual about this…
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Located in current-day Shanxi province, north of the Xinzhou city 忻州 lies the “Wild Geese Pass” – Yanmenguan 雁门关 Built by Qin Shi Huang 秦始皇 as part of the Great Wall of China around 200BC, Yanmenguan was for two thousand…
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Nine Dragons Walls are a sign of royalty in China. Today, there are around three complete walls left: Forbidden Palace 紫禁城, Beihai Park 北海公园 and this one in Datong 大同. All three Nine Dragons Walls were constructed during the Ming…
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