Easy Asian Recipes
Gyudon (牛肉丼) is a classic Japanese beef rice bowl with thin sliced beef and sweet tender onions over a bowl of hot rice. Yoshinoya (吉野家), one of Japan’s largest fast-food restaurant chain are best known for their beef bowls. A little disclaimer: This recipe is not the authentic way to […]
Macaroni soups are a common breakfast option found in local Hong Kong style diners (茶餐廳, cha chaan teng in Cantonese). Every restaurant makes it slightly differently, but it usually consists of macaroni pasta in a clear or creamy chicken broth, which various toppings such as ham slices, spam, fried egg […]
This pineapple bun toast is a short-cut, lazy but smart way to make Hong Kong pineapple bun (菠蘿包, bo lo bao in Cantonese). The pineapple bun is a classic Hong Kong pastry that has a sweet, buttery and crispy topping over a soft, light bread. There are actually no pineapples […]
Tea eggs (茶葉蛋, cha yip daan in Cantonese) is a Chinese street-food snack which originated from Zhejiang, China. It is essentially eggs boiled in a tea marinade for several hours. The boiled eggs are cracked before steeping in the marinade, which gives it it’s beautiful, dark marble-like pattern. Traditionally, cha […]
Cola chicken wings are tender, sweet, savoury, slightly tangy and takes less than 30 minutes to cook! If you’ve never tried this and think that it’s weird to use coca cola as an ingredient for cooking, just trust me on this one. Cola chicken wings is a popular dish in […]
Mango sticky rice is one of my favourite desserts! It’s a traditional Southeast Asian and South Asian dessert with glutinous rice, fresh ripe mango and coconut milk. If you’re like me and you’re not exactly a huge sweet tooth but also enjoy some dessert every now and then, you will […]
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~