叉烧 Char siu, aka Chinese BBQ pork, is probably one of the most popular Chinese meat dishes around the globe. The pork is first marinated in a mixture of red fermented bean curd, Maltose, soy sauce, etc. then roasted in the oven. The exterior of char …
盐焗鸡 Yan ju spiced shredded chicken is a humble, delicious Chinese dish. It only requires 3 seasoning ingredients, and is very simple to make. The chicken is fall off the bone tender, juicy and loaded with flavours. It has a distinct earthy taste thanks to the sand …
Chinese crispy roast pork belly (脆皮烧肉 siu yuk) is a dish no meat lover can easily resist. The skin is roasted till golden and crispy, while the meat remains juicy and tender. It makes my mouth water when I think of it. My recipe does …
Happy Lunar New Year! Sharing some inspirations for your CNY meal! Turnip cake (萝卜糕) is a traditional Chinese dish commonly found at dim sum restaurants. Unlike those fancy-looking dim sum such as taro dumplings and animal-shaped steamed buns (more recent phenomenon), turnip cake doesn’t look …
Coming from Zhejiang province in China, I grew up with Chinese red braised (红烧) dishes. During autumn and winter, braised chicken with chestnut was seen quite often on our dinner table, and the dish has actually become part of my childhood memory.
This Osmanthus black rice cake totally brings back my childhood memories! When I was in middle school, I always enjoyed treating myself with a slice of black rice cake bought from the canteen.
Made with Pixian Doubanjiang (郫县豆瓣酱), these Sichuan style pork bones are numbing and spicy, loaded with flavours, almost addictive! Pixian Doubanjiang is a type of spicy fermented bean paste commonly used for making braised & stir-fried Chinese dishes. It is an umami-rich seasoning paste that’s …
Chinese pan fried buns, AKA sheng jian bao（生煎包）, is a very popular Chinese street food across the whole county, especially in the southern parts of China. It constitutes part of my childhood memory and remains one of my favorite traditional dishes. The buns are filled with …
This easy tomato noodle soup with beef is so easy, yet delicious and nourish. As the weather gets colder and colder, what’s better than a bowl of noodle soup on a chilly, lazy, late autumn day? Although instant noodle is yummy and sometimes almost addictive, …
Red braised pork, Hong Shao Rou 红烧肉, one of the most popular and well-known dishes in China. The pork belly is braised to super tender, and covered with scrumptious, slightly sweet sauce. Even if you already know what red cooking is, what you may not …