As I am in my Hokkien culinary mood, I am making a lot of Hokkien dishes nowadays. This is a family recipe, so it may differ from those you find at foodstalls. But it also means that mine is more…
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As I am in my Hokkien culinary mood, I am making a lot of Hokkien dishes nowadays. This is a family recipe, so it may differ from those you find at foodstalls. But it also means that mine is more…
If you ever ask me what the signature dish of the Hokkien people is, I would answer this is it: the oyster omelette. All over the Min-language speaking regions (from the whole of Fujian province in China, the whole of…
Contrary to popular beliefs, Sup Kambing is actually a Singaporean dish. Invented by the Muslim Indian community there, this soup has no equivalent in the Indian sub-continent, although all the spices used and the style of cooking originate from the…
Called Tsaitaogwey (菜头粿) in Hokkien, this version of the quintessentially Minnan Daikon Cake is now a ubiquitous Singaporean fare. There are two versions to this Singaporean rendition: white (with fish sauce) and dark (with sweet soy sauce). The white version is savoury while the dark is sweet.
This is one of my favourite food when I was young. I hated eating rice and I loved noodles and I also loved fresh fishballs so this naturally became my favourite dish! It is a very simple dish, but…
This modified Singaporean recipe offers a new twist to an age-old tradition. One of the signature dishes that Singapore has to offer and is rarely known to outsiders is the prawn noodles soup. It is a typical Min-Nan tradition…
Meatballs made out of fish meat is a common food all along the coastal region of China, in Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Thailand and because of the Chinese diaspora in the Malay Archipelago. However the best fishballs are said to come…
This is one of my favourite Malay dishes! Very simple yet addictive. The aroma of belachan when fried in oil merges into the sauce and that permeates throughout the kangkong vegetables. If you’ve never had this before, you should definitely…
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…