As the weather turns cold and grey, there’s nothing better than a warming, savoury dish to bring comfort. This beef and tofu puff recipe features Taiwan’s beloved sacha sauce (沙茶醬) — a flavour-packed ingredient that adds depth and richness, making it the perfect choice for chilly days. What is Sacha Sauce (沙茶醬)? Sacha sauce,…
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Zero Waste Veggie Broth 自製零浪費蔬菜高湯
I first saw Chef James and Chez Jorge using vegetable odds to make their own broth and found it’s such a cool idea to use up the vegetable waste. So, I’ve started to collect and gather my vegetable scraps in freezer until I have enough to make the veggie broth. This is super easy, flexible…
Taiwanese Rice Noodles Soup 台式米粉湯
Probably not the best known, but Taiwanese Rice Noodles Soup (台式米粉湯) is another significant Taiwanese dish which is supper common in Taiwan from breakfast shops to local night markets. This is also a common home dish that every Taiwanese family would have their own recipe. Taiwanese rice noodles soup could be very simple with fewer…
Taiwanese Ma You Ji / Sesame Oil Chicken Stew 麻油雞
You might already hear about Taiwanese San Bei Ji (Three Cup Chicken) and today I want to introduce another Taiwanese iconic dish – Ma You Ji, literally Sesame Oil chicken Stew. In Taiwan, this dish is not only a winter warmer but also a common traditional postpartum or post-surgery meal to help heal the body….
Speedy Kimchi Jjigae / Kimchi Stew 韓式泡菜鍋(快速版)
Kimchi Jjigae (or Kimchi Stew) is my quick fix for chili weather especially when I have a jar of kimchi in the fridge. I originally followed an easy recipe by Chef Paek Jong-Won (His YouTube link here) but then I’ve made it my way with ingredients that I can easily get from the UK’s supermarkets….
Easy Laksa at Home in 15 minutes. 速成叻沙咖哩湯麵
Do you like Laksa ? Laksa is an iconic Malaysian coconut curry soup with rich, fragrant, and flavoured broth. I always wanted to try making Laksa but felt it’s not an easy job as it requires a lot of spices and ingredients from scratch. However, when I saw Marion’s Kitchen simply using Thai red…
Suan La Fen / Hot & Sour Noodles Soup 酸辣粉 (蒟蒻麵版本)
Suan La Fen (酸辣粉) is famous Szechuan-style hot and sour noodles soup that consists of spicy, sour, and umami flavours along with noodles and different ingredients. Before I always had instant noodles version, but it turns out making Suan La Fen at home is not as difficult as you thought. 𝐈𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞…