Zooming around Ho Chi Minh city in a swarm of motorbikes is surreal. Fortunately, I am a bike rider. I used to go to school in a motor bike when I had my bike license. If you are not used to ridding pillion on a bike, this definitely will freak you out! The scene is …
This is a very easy Chinese dish, Chicken in Oyster sauce. Most families would have their own version. This version is very simple to make and every Chinese kitchen should have all the necessary ingredients. I cook this when I run out of ideas or when I am too busy to look up and try …
Hello again, How to serve soy bean pudding in 2 ways- that is my promise to you. We made the puddings in the previous post. Now I am making the toppings. We normally serve the tofu fa with syrup, either made from brown sugar or white sugar. When I ask that no sugar be added, …
Soy pudding is nutritious and is very popular with the Chinese and South-east Asian communities. Also known as tofu fah in Cantonese, or Touhu hua in Hokkien, or DouHua in Mandarin.
Sambal Serai Prawns or Creamy Prawns with lemongrass, cashew nuts & coconut milk is not a common dish Nyonya dish. This is what I know.
Let’s learn how to make soy milk with only 2 ingredients. This simple process is very easy and you can have thick delicious and hot or cold soy milk. You can make it anytime at home at your convenience. Soy milk is easily available in East Asia and South-east Asia. We get it from the …
This best crispy chicken wings is a heathier recipe than fried chicken wings. It is oven baked. There are 5 top tips and a secret ingredient to make it crispy. And with my favourite sauce… A tangy sauce. The recipe is easy and tasty and we walloped 1 kg in 1 sitting, which is actually …
The Chinese have a way of preparing vegetables and blanching the vegetables is one of the easiest and finest way of cooking it. This recipe is suitable for vegans and omnis as well. It is a dish that most of us Chinese make as a quick and easy dish. I always make this
Nothing to eat! Is a common phrase in many homes. Some times it indicates that there is no food. Most of the time it just indicates that there is no food that we like to eat is available at home. I think it is usually the 2nd case. The solution is to have some handy …
Easy stir-fried sugar snaps is a one-pot meal. We all lead busy lives and sometimes, cooking is the last thing we want to do. Even though I love to cook, I have other things to do as well. I say one-pot is because I only cook this one dish. This dish contains protein, loads of …
It is my goal to lose weight without starving, or depriving myself of the food that I love. To be honest, I have been a pleasantly plum child, a young person and as an adult, too. I have been shamed because of my weight. I wasn’t particularly fat, but bigger than most of my peers. …
Easy Egg Fried Rice Fried rice is one of the easiest and most basic of all the rice dishes. There are many variants, Nyonya fried rice has dried prawns and the Thais have pineapple fried rice.
These spring rolls are so easy to make. My version is close to the fresh ones that we used to have when we were kids. The fresh version is still available in the streets and markets. Jicama is the vegetable for fresh spring rolls or popiah as we call it. I remember when I was …
(This post was first published June 8, 2016.) Egg Beranda was and still is one of our favourite Nyonya dishes. The ingredients are cheap and cheerful and so easy to make. We (my brothers and sisters) had them regularly and then one fine day we realised that mum wasn’t making that anymore. We were adults …
This post was first published Sept 14 2014 Penang Nyonya fish curry has tamarind as well as coconut milk. A true fusion of Asian flavours . Comprising sourness from the tamarind, creaminess of coconut and savoury from the salt. In addition, the sweetness is from the vegetables and coconut milk.
