Easy Asian Recipes
The spicy slinky cucumber salad is a great way to turn your regular cucumber salad into a fun side dish! Chopping the cucumbers into slinky caterpillars is not only a more enjoyable way to consume your veggies, but the shape gives the cucumbers more surface […]
Anything ma la (้บป่พฃ, which means spicy and numbing) has to have originated from Sichuan cuisine. The first time I tried this spicy mala century egg side dish was in noodle chain in Hong Kong called TamJai SamGor. The spicy, numbing and tangy sauce pairs […]
Satay beef noodle soup (ๆฒๅฒ็่้บต) is a popular breakfast option in a cha chaan teng (่ถ้คๅปณ, Hong Kong style cafe). They are rice vermicelli noodles served with beef slices stir-fried in a nutty and slightly spicy satay sauce. In some cha chaan teng, you can […]
The Hong Kong style French toast is a classic breakfast found in almost all cha chaan teng (่ถ้คๅปณ, a local Hong Kong cafe). It is typically made with bread layered with peanut butter, coated with egg and evaporated milk, deep-fried until golden brown and crispy, […]
This beef udon stir-fry recipe is similar to a classic Cantonese dish beef chow fun. But instead of using ho fun noodles, we’ll be using udon for an extra chewy texture. This noodle stir-fry consists of udon, scallions, ginger, bean sprouts and beef. It’s a […]
The egg tart (่ๆป, daan taat in Cantonese) is definitely one of Hong Kong’s iconic pastries that you will be able to find in any local bakery, dim sum restaurant and cha chaan tengs (local HK cafe). As a former British colony, the egg tart […]
hey, it's karen! i'm born and raised in hong kong, and currently living in the UK. here you'll find a variety of east-asian recipes that i love or remind me of childhood. thanks for dropping by. ๅคงๅฎถ้ฃ้ฃฏ~
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