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This category is the collection of all the posts about how to cook Asian food. It contains many useful tips on how to improve your cooking skill.

How to create a recipe – 6 useful tips to cook something new at home

Do you want to create a new recipe?  We all have moments of running out of ideas on what to cook. Although most of us would prefer preparing dishes that we are familiar with, we often repeatedly serving the same dishes at home. After cooking for more than a decade in the restaurant and being …

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How to season a wok- a simple method that works!

My cast-iron wok has served our family for over five decades.  It’s more than a wok. It is our diary. It reminds me of my childhood years, frying noodles before going to school. It’s like a film roll, flashing out endless footage, depicting moments in different phases of our life. It’s more than 50 years …

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How to cook the perfect hard boiled eggs

You may think it is easy to cook hard boiled eggs. I can only agree with you if you can tolerate the hard-boiled eggs that are hard to peel, with over-cooked egg whites, crumbly egg yolks that lined with a greenish ring. Unfortunately, many restaurants, street vendors, and specialty eateries serve such low-quality eggs. I …

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Complete guide- How to make the best butter cake (8 simple steps)

(Part two of the best butter cake series) I thought I knew everything about baking butter cake a few years ago. During one of the baking sessions, I fumbled. The cakes were dense, with cracked top and uneven rising. The result was not only disappointing but embarrassed to divulge to my guests with high expectations. …

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Stir-fry sauce- How to prepare and use in different recipes

The all-purpose Asian stir-fry sauce prepared with various ingredients in the right proportion is the key to the wonderful flavor of stir-frying dishes. In this article, I will discuss the various seasoning ingredients used to constitute different stir-fry sauces for most Chinese cuisine. Before I begin, I want to point out that some components of …

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How To Prepare Asian Noodles For Stir-frying

Asian Noodles For Stir-frying There are many types of Asian noodles available. Some of them are dry noodles, much like the Japanese instance noodle. Some are wet and is normally sold in wet market or supermarket with a relatively short shelf life. Some are so dry that it needs to soak for two hours before …

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