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black sesame glutinous rice balls (tang yuan)

Tang Yuan (湯圓 or tong yuen in Cantonese) is a sweet and chewy Chinese dessert made with glutinous rice flour often served in a hot broth or syrup. Tang Yuan is traditionally eaten during the Lunar New Year as it symbolises family reunion and togetherness. […]

cold sesame chicken noodles

cold sesame chicken noodle salad

When you feel like having something cold, light and refreshing– definitely try this cold chicken noodle salad smothered in fragrant, sesame sauce. You can also drizzle some chilli oil/ chilli crisp to give it a bit of a kick. This is also a pretty light […]

shanghai stir-fried rice cakes

shanghai stir-fried rice cakes

Rice cakes (年糕, nian gao or leen go in Cantonese) are usually enjoyed during CNY/LNY as it symbolises good fortune and prosperity. This dish originated from Shanghai. Every time I go to a Shanghai restaurant, I always have to order this dish. I personally love […]

soy marinated egg yolk with beef ricee

steak butter rice with soy cured egg yolk

This recipe is inspired by Bao, a popular restaurant in London known for their steamed buns and Taiwanese dishes. Their steak butter rice with soy-cured egg yolk is one of their popular items on the menu. Although they serve it with grilled dry-aged rump steak, […]

bandit chicken wings

These bandit chicken wings, cumin wings, are one of my favourite side dishes to order from a popular noodle chain Tamjai Samgor in Hong Kong. Not sure where the name ‘bandit wings’ came from, but I wouldn’t be surprised if you made this at a […]