Let’s slurp the simplicity of chilled soba noodles with just a handful of ingredients and minimal cooking time. It’s a light and refreshing delight that’s simply delicious!Curious about the term “Zaru (ざる)”? It’s a nod to the traditional bamboo tray or strainer used to serve these chilled noodles. This handy tool allows excess water to…
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Taiwanese Style Seafood & Noodles Stir-Fry / Squid Chow Mein 台式章魚炒麵
Introducing another delicious but lesser known Taiwanese dish – Taiwanese Style Seafood & Noodles Stir-Fry 台式海鮮炒麵 Taiwan is an island in the Pacific Ocean with a strong fishing heritage, so Taiwanese people eat seafood a lot and love it so much. Seafood & noodles stir-fry is a very common and stable dish that you…
Sesame Bottoms 芝麻底煎餃
Who doesn’t love Crispy Bottoms? I mean, you gotta love it! Making dumpling skirt/wings is always my favourite cooking way when having pan-fried dumplings but today I am showing you another tip to enjoy a golden crust…with sesame seeds. I first saw this idea from Clerkenwellboy’s post and I know I had to make…
Natto Rice Bowl 納豆蓋飯
Have you tried Natto? Natto is famous Japanese superfood, made from fermented soybeans and is often eaten for breakfast in Japan. Some people might find natto unappetizing at first glance due to its pungent smell and weird texture, it’s just like Marmite, you either love it or hate it. I remember my first time…
Watermelon Onigiri 西瓜飯糰
I know summer in London is unlike any other in the world but this year…the heat was on for one week only and the autumn is coming, can you believe that? And I have been wanting to make this Watermelon Onigiri, not sure if I still have chance for summer picnic but I do need…
Taiwanese Three Cup Tofu 台式三杯豆腐
‘San Bei’三杯, or ‘Three Cup’ is a classic Taiwanese sauce recipe which refers to three main ingredients : Soy sauce, rice cooking wine, and sesame oil. Three Cup Sauce is like Japanese Teriyaki sauce that you can homemade and use it as go-to sauce for stir-fry dishes such as Three Cup Chicken. The sauce is…
Quick & Easy Marinated Sashimi (with Korean Style Mayak Eggs Sauce) 麻藥生魚片
I’ve made Korean Style Marinated Eggs/Mayak Gyeran 마약계란 a couple of times before, it was divine and so addicting that I really wanted to make it again recently. This time, however, I would like to do something differently, no eggs…but sashimi raw fish!Not going to lie the idea is coming from Japanese ‘Zuke-Don’. (If you’ve…
Black Pepper Beef Stir-Fry 黑胡椒炒牛肉
If you want to eat like a local in Taiwan, you have to go to Taiwan’s unique ‘Re-Chao’ 熱炒(Hot Stir-fries) restaurant, a loud and fast-paced place where locals enjoy affordable foods, get relaxed and socialize with friends after work. There are many stir-fried dishes at menu to choose, and Black Pepper Beef Stir-Fry is defo…
Easy Scallion Pancakes with Dumpling Skins 餃子皮蔥油餅
After making 10 chubby siu mai, I still have plenty of dumpling skins left but I don’t really want to put them back to the freezer. So I decided to make scallion pancakes, yes, with dumpling skins! The recipe only requires 5 ingredients and won’t take you much time and effort. The cheat version actually…
Prawn and Iberico Pork Siu Mai 鮮蝦伊比利豬肉燒賣
A month ago I bought Iberico pork belly and prawns from my local butcher and I asked on Stories for cooking suggestions. Then @jchli7 kindly advised me to make siu mai, I never made dumplings or any Chinese wrapping things before so I really doubted myself if I can make it… However, I have been…