Easy Asian Recipes
Did you know you can have chicken pho ready in less than 30 minutes? I started making pho ga using an pressure cooker and it immediately cured my cravings for a warm, comforting bowl of chicken noodle soup. I’m not even joking when I say I’ve made this countless times […]
These cheese mochi balls are something I used to get in all the time in a bakery called A1 Bakery back in Hong Kong. They used to have cheese balls, black sesame balls and chocolate balls. They’re basically baked chewy bread. This one is similar to pão de queijo, a […]
This is hands down one of my favourite Chinese soups. This was something that I would drink at my grandma’s house in Hong Kong and it always amazed me how good it tasted. Honestly, everything that my grandma and grandpa cooked amazed me when I was a kid (it still […]
I don’t remember where or when I saw the recipe for gochujang pork belly stir-fry, but since then I’ve been making it all the time during my university days. I would eat it with rice or noodles and always have some sort of vegetable on the side (cuz I’m a […]
In many cha chaan teng (Hong Kong-style restaurants), Hong Kong-style Borscht (港式羅宋湯) is a popular starter. It’s sweet and sour with a tomato-based broth, tender beef and a bunch of hearty vegetables. It is served with rice or bread, and tastes the best when served the next day. ingredients: *this […]
It’s almost winter now but… for some reason these days I’m craving for a refreshing, Vietnamese beef noodle salad. Bun bo xao is a noodle salad that consists of stir-fried beef, fresh vegetables, herbs and rice vermicelli noodles accompanied with a sweet, tangy, fish-sauce based dipping sauce, nước chấm. ingredients: […]
Hey, it's Karen! I was born and raised in Hong Kong, now living in London. This blog is where I share easy and approachable East Asian recipes I love, especially the ones that bring back childhood memories. Thanks for dropping by! 大家食飯~