February 17, 2021
Osmanthus Chinese New Year Rice Cake 桂花年糕
February 11, 2021
Osmanthus Flower Tea 桂花茶
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Osmanthus fragrans (photo by Laitr Keiows) |
February 3, 2021
Chinese Winter Sun Dried Fish 臘鯪魚
December 13, 2020
Stir Fry King 小炒皇
I have heard tell of certain dishes that Chinese chefs use to test the culinary skills of applicants to their kitchens. This classic Cantonese stir fry dish with the rather cheeky name of Stir Fry King 小炒王 is one of them. This dish originates I believe from the famous Chinese city of gastronomy, Shunde 順德 of Guangdong 廣東 province, where the chefs aspire to enhance the natural flavors of fresh ingredients and strive toward a taste that is light, fresh, crispy, tender and smooth. If done well, this Stir Fry King 小炒皇 demonstrates these traits to perfection, the stir fry working its hot and furious magic to cook the seafood and vegetables just enough and no more while melding the flavors of all to form a delightful unified stir fry incorporating all differents kinds of tastes and textures. And that is why the name for this dish is Stir Fry King! If you want to truly test the skills of the Chinese kitchen, order this dish next time you are at a Cantonese restaurant and test for yourself how good the chefs are.
November 20, 2020
Chinese Fermented Rice Poached Egg Soup 酒釀蛋
October 22, 2020
Chinese Cha Siu Bao Roasted Pork Buns 叉燒包
September 29, 2020
Chinese Sesame Candy 黑芝麻酥糖
September 16, 2020
Chinese Egg Fried Rice 蛋炒飯 - A Different Method
August 25, 2020
White Bread
August 13, 2020
Chinese Crab Sauce Noodles 蟹肉醬麵
July 25, 2020
Macanese African Chicken Galinha à Africana 非洲雞
June 23, 2020
Chinese Sachima Soft Flour Pastry Cake 沙琪瑪
May 26, 2020
Chinese Hot and Sour Soup 酸辣湯
This classic Chinese Hot and Sour Soup 酸辣湯 is always on the menu at Chinese restaurants, its bold contrast of sour and spicy and loads of delicious bits of flavors and textures in a thickened broth make it a perennial favorite with all Chinese food lovers. I remember ordering it with my family when eating out at China town restaurants when I was a little girl and I'm still ordering these days whenever I see it's on the menu. Since we've been at home A LOT lately, we've been missing its deliciously vibrant flavors so we decided to try making this soup at home. Or rather my hubby 老公 decided it, he really loves this soup, has done so since in utero apparently. (His mom lived off this stuff while pregnant with him!) We discovered that this Chinese Hot and Sour Soup 酸辣湯 , while requiring a good bit of knife work, is actually quite easy to make at home and comes out just as good as the ones we've had in restaurants and maybe even a bit better!
May 10, 2020
Grandma's Chinese Steamed Brined Chicken 煎焗雞髀
April 27, 2020
Macanese Shrimp Vermicelli Soup 澳門蝦湯米粉
April 18, 2020
Indomie Mi Goreng Instant Stir Fry Noodles
March 27, 2020
Lavender Infused White Chocolate Cake
February 28, 2020
Lemon and Job's Tears Herbal Tea 檸檬薏米茶
In this time of health awareness I've decided to do some tea therapy, making herbal health teas for my family to drink every day, strengthening our bodies as well as calming our spirits. Our first tea is a Lemon and Job's Tears Herbal Tea, a refreshingly floral and tangy drink that works as a diuretic, boosts immunity, flushes out body dampness and helps to prevent common cold. An overall amazing kind of tea!!