Steamed Egg is my favourite Chinese dish. It is so simple and easy and economical to make at home. The recipe is so versatile that you can add in any favourite toppings of your choice such as century eggs or salted egg. You can also mix in some minced meat and steam together with the egg mixture. A prefect dish to go with your congee!
Sesame and ginger stir fry pork is a common dish that is prepared for the mummies who are on their confinement after giving birth. The use of ginger is to help expel the “wind” from the body and improving blood circulation and treating conditions like inflammation and constipation. Having said that, this dish can definitely be enjoyed by anyone!
Samsui chicken looks pretty much similar to the steamed chicken that comes in our Hainanese chicken rice that you usually eat except that we usually dip the chicken with a fragrant garlic ginger sauce instead of garlic chilli sauce. The cooking method of the chicken is pretty close to chicken rice’s poached chicken. Samsui chicken is known to be a luxurious dish that is prepared by the samsui women only once a year on Chinese New Year.
Bisque is a smooth, velvety and thick soup that is usually made from crustaceans. Everyone love a thick soup that is full of umami flavour. Serve it along with some crusty bread!
When you attend a Chinese wedding banquet dinner, you will always see Chinese roast chicken as part of the banquet course. Chinese roast chicken is a favourite dish in banquets and Chinese new year diners. It is actually very easy to make at home! You can dip it with some five spice barbecue salt or with a garlic chilli sauce!
Radish cake is a commonly seen dim sum dish in many Chinese restaurant. It is made with freshly grated white radish which adds the sweetness to the dish. There are also many ingredients which adds to the unami flavor of the dish. You can choose to pan sear the sliced radish cake or eat it steamed.
Learn to make a cute Halloween Bento Set for your kids. It’s simple and easy to make and will put a big smile on the face your kids. Make it a delicious treat for them and bring “trick or treating” a fun occasion for them.
Onigiri is a triangle shaped sushi wrapped in Japanese seaweed. Onigiri is my favourite food to pack for work lunch, road trips and picnic. You can actually make onigiri a day in advance and just pack them in your bento lunch.
Gimbap is a korean style sushi roll where gim means seaweed and bap means rice. It is very different from the Japanese sushi because Gimbap uses only sesame oil and salt to season its rice while Japanese sushi uses sugar, salt and vingar.
Italian salad is quick and easy to make and is very refreshing to serve before your main. Any veggies can go into the salad and a typical Italian salad will have olives in it. Italian salad using a vinaigrette-based dressing to keep it light and appetising and it usually doesn’t contain any meat.
Nasu Dengaku is a traditional classic Japanese side dish. It is eggplant cut into half and is grilled with a sweet miso glaze. It is extremely easy to make and looks very presentable for serving guests.
Bibimap is a Korean staple food that is served in a sizzling hotstone bowl. It is a rice dish topped with an assortment of vegetables with a side of meat garnished with a fried egg.
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