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Cabbage roll – How to make the best Chinese stuffed cabbage

In this article, I want to explain how to prepare the Chinese-style stuffed cabbage roll I made as a teenager.  The flavor of these traditional cabbage rolls still lingers on in my memory after a lapse of so many years. (Imagine my son has already married!) I still vaguely remember the process and have tweaked …

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Pineapple tart – How to make this Chinese New Year delicacy

I have just made the Pineapple tart for the forthcoming Chinese New Year. This pineapple tart (黄梨挞, 黄梨酥)  is intertwined with flavor and texture  The crust is so crumbly you can hear it break under your fork (handle with care!) and the filling is the result of condensing the pineapple to a dense jam with …

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Chinese taro cake recipe- How to make the authentic ‘wu tao gou’

Taro cake (yam cake, wu tao gou,芋头糕, 芋頭糕) is a popular Chinese dessert for breakfast and tea break. It is one of such savory delicacies that you can find in the Dim Sum shops serving breakfast, along with shrimp dumplings, Char Siu Pao, Shumai, and others. If you want to throw in some Asian flavor …

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Coconut jam (kaya)- how to make it at home

Whenever I think about kaya (coconut jam), it always conjured up flashes of childhood memories sitting in the old-school cafe eating Hainanese toast bread overflowing with kaya top with a piece of chilled butter. It is the epitome of Malaysian-Singapore perennial breakfast favorite, often served with a cup of brew-on-demand Hainanese coffee waft up to …

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Red bean soup recipe 红豆沙 – How to make it at home

Today, I want to show you how to prepare a traditional Cantonese dessert called red bean soup 红豆沙.  Red bean soup is in the category of Cantonese desserts called tong sui (糖水), which means sugar water. It is a popular item on the menu of most Chinese dessert houses in Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Singapore. …

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Oven baked tandoori chicken – How to prepare in 3 easy steps

Love Tandoori Chicken? This article shows you how to prepare oven baked tandoori chicken at home in three simple steps. You will be pleasantly surprised that it is easier than you think. Although Tandoori Chicken is Indian cuisine, it has become the perennial Malaysian favorite that has assimilated into the food culture of all Malaysians …

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Tea egg – How to prepare in 3 quick steps

Tea egg 茶叶蛋 (a type of soy sauce egg 卤蛋 ) is a popular snack in the Chinese community. You will find street food vendors selling tea egg in the electric rice cooker, Hainanese chicken rice stores served it as a side dish, and Chinese medicine shop owner will add some medicinal herbs to the braising …

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Salted egg pastry – How to make in 3 steps

Chinese salted egg pastry (蛋黄酥, 鹹蛋酥, Harm Tarn Soh) is an all-time favorite among the Chinese, particularly during the Mid-Autumn Festival and Chinese New Year.  It is prepared by encasing the salted egg yolk in sweetened red bean paste or lotus paste, then wrapped in the flaky Chinese pastry. It has a unique taste of …

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Easy carrot cake recipe- How to make it at home

I know there are hundreds of easy carrot cakes recipes on the internet (and recipe books). However, I can assure you that this recipe is full of information and practical tips that I have experience in my career. This easy carrot cake is packed with the flavor of walnuts, chocolate chips, and of course, prepared …

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