Casting Spells in Food through Kitchen Sorcery
Sticky rice is that delightful concoction that can be found accompanying many Asian dishes most often seen in Thai or Indonesian main courses. This delicacy is most commonly known as sweet glutinous rice in Thai cuisine as dessert. The recent mango season obviously got my palate so very spoiled with lovely apple mangoes. Apple …
During this festive season, one other thing I enjoyed apart from the food and kuih is the visit from relatives and friends. I like sitting around and listening to my parents conversation, as well as answering the few standard questions from all relatives; study or work and single or married. I also enjoy sitting …
Traditionally a symbol of prosperity, the Fa Gao is commonly a significant cake during festive celebration like the Chinese New Year or during prayer ceremony as offerings to Chinese deities. The name of the cake is a pun and literally translates to “prosperity raise”, meaning more prospered and higher in all aspects. I …
Happy Chinese New Year 2014 to all readers. I just had my reunion dinner and before that, I make it a point to bake some kuih for my family in conjunction with the Chinese New Year celebration. It is not a custom for my family but just for the sake of it, I thought …
There are many ways to call this other than the steamed sponge cake; some called it Kueh Neng Ko while others go with “Ji dan gao （鸡蛋糕）”.Anyway, they are commonly known amongst the Chinese in Malaysia and Singapore as traditional cakes prepared usually for prayers alongside the “huat geh aka prosperity cake (recipe coming …
Read MoreRecipe: Traditional Steamed Egg Cake (aka Kuey Neng Koh)
Making your own buns for starters is really not difficult if you have endurance to the long waiting time in the process of the bun/bread making. When deciding to make some bread, it is always useful to have in mind exactly what sort of bread or buns so you can prepare the ingredients. The …
Read MoreRecipe: Homemade buns for starters and cheese sticks
Remember the tortoise cake (ang ku kuih) recipe I posted some time ago? Those purple chewy textured skin is suitable in making Chinese steamed vegetable dumplings as well. These dumplings are also known as chai pau as well. That previous post has no recipe in it, so I decided to include the recipe in …
Read MoreRecipe: Chinese Vegetable Dumpling aka Chai Kuey/ Chai Pau
Mamee Chef Instant Noodle Creamy Tom Yam Flavour is the latest addition to the Mamee family. With products like snacks, confectionery and instant noodles, the brand is no longer foreign to most Malaysian. Here is unpackaging the Mamee Chef Instant Noodle Creamy Tom Yam Flavour tomyam. There is the dried and compressed …
It is so important to give the right energy source to the little ones for these sources indirectly contribute to their learning progress by giving the right nutrient stimulant in growing up. Studies shows that a hungry kid would not be able to concentrate in learning processes and that is crucial for the little …
Ang ku kuih or translated directly to English would be the Red Tortoise Cake is a common traditional pastry originated from China. Universally shaped in round or oval shape, this Chinese pastry is commonly prepared with sticky glutinous rice flour and sweet potato as skin and wrapping around a sweet filling in the center. …