According to Chinese calendar, for 2021, the new year will fall on February 12, 2021. Are you ready for the celebration? The year of 2021 will be symbolized by an ox. In fact, there are 12 animals representing each year of the Chinese calendar and it will rotate every 12 years. Anyhow, are you glad
This Mapo Tofu (麻婆豆腐) is such a comfort dish that you can’t get enough of. Mapo tofu is one of the popular Chinese dishes originating from Sichuan province. It is famous for its spicy “numbing” effect covering the silky-smooth tofu and savory juicy ground pork. However, in my recipe below, I am ‘taming’ the “numbing”
Siomay Bandung, or Indonesian style shumai, is a well-loved traditional snack that most Indonesian people grow up with. Siomay is basically a steamed fish ball with tofu, egg, cabbage or other vegetables drizzled with peanut sauce, ketchup, sweet soy sauce, lime juice and chili sauce (optional). So, taste-wise, you have a delicious appetizer or snack
This creamy tomato egg stir-fry (番茄炒蛋 or fan qie chao dan) is one of the iconic Chinese meals that is healthy, simple, quick and satisfying. Creamy scrambled egg mixed with juicy tomato paired with fluffy steamed rice that will bring you a feeling of super homey comforting food. This tomato egg stir-fry is also super
Simple yet satisfying veggie fixes that is easy to make, healthy and very comforting. This Chinese broccoli (Gai Lan 芥兰) stir fry is tender yet crisp vegetable cooked together with juicy and tasty pork belly. What a heavenly combination. It is such a classic vegetable dish that is commonly found in most Asian household. So,
Nasi tim ayam jamur is a classic Indonesian rice dish that got its influence from the neighboring countries such as Singapore and Malaysian. It literally means steamed chicken mushroom rice. The traditional way of cooking it is to cook the rice on a stovetop and the chicken separately. Then, at the end, both will be
This type of Chinese glass noodle stir-fry, widely known as má yǐ shàng shù (蚂蚁上树), is very popular Szechuan dish. Literal translation is ‘ants climbing a tree’. What a weird name, right? Whoever invented this dish is very imaginative – the minced meat represents the ants, the glass noodle represents tree, and chopped scallions are seen
It has becoming a tradition for my family to make this homemade oven baked Bak kwa, or also known as rou gan 肉乾. Bak kwa is Chinese sweet and savory meat jerky and it is actually quite a must-have treat for Chinese Lunar New Year especially for Chinese in Singapore or Malaysia. By this time
Juicy pork and shrimp in each bite of wonton coated with spicy, sour and savory black bean sauce. This silky-smooth homemade wonton smothered in spicy black bean chili oil are filled up with pork, shrimp and many other spices that will completely satisfy your taste bud. The key in delicious spicy wonton is the chili
This salt and pepper soy sauce glazed pork is delicious, tender, juicy and full of flavors. It has a little heat, garlicky, sweet and savory all packed in each bite. This salt and pepper pork usually won’t last long and there are almost always no leftovers. The salt and pepper pork is easy to prepare,
