I was brainstorming some recipes for upcoming Lunar New Year, then after seeing Vernabanana’s viral teriyaki tofu sticks wrapped with nori seaweed, I was so inspired and came up with a similar idea to create these fortune-box-look-like tofu blocks. And here it is! Basically I wrapped nori around tofu in a different way to…
Taiwanese food
Shi Zi Tou / Lion’s Head Soy Balls 素獅子頭 (冷凍素丸子版本)
‘Lion’s Head’ meatballs (we called it ‘Shi Zi Tou’ 獅子頭 in Mandarin) is a classic dish in my Taiwan’s family particularly to be served as celebration meal for Lunar New Year. Basically they are large-sized pork meatballs stewed with Chinese leaves, the meatballs taste super tender and succulent with flavourful broth. To be honestly it’s…
You Fan / Taiwanese Sticky Rice 油飯
On this post I would like to introduce you one of my most missed and favourite home dishes in Lunar New Year, my all-time-favourite Taiwanese food, that is Taiwanese Sticky Rice, or we called You Fan 油飯 in Mandarin. You Fan is a common festive food in Taiwan, we eat You Fan for special occasions such as…
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….
Easy Vegan Zha Jiang Mian / Stir-fried soybean paste noodles 簡易素食版炸醬麵
I’ve ever introduced Taiwanese Zha Jiang Mian (炸醬麵) before, it’s a very common street food in Taiwan consisting of noodles topped with stir-fried pork mince and soybean paste. I do love the meaty taste of Zha Jiang Mian, but this classic noodles dish can be transformed to veggie version and it also tastes divine. This…
Taiwanese Fan Tuan Rice Roll 台式早餐飯糰
Breakfast food in Taiwan is diverse with so many options that you can choose, from traditional ones to western fusion, there are way too many to introduce one by one. And speaking of my favourie Taiwanese breakfast, Fan Tuan飯糰, known as Rice Roll or Rice Ball, is definitely on my top 3 list. Fan Tuan…
Beef Stir-Fry Noodles 牛肉炒麵
Beef Ho Fun used to be one of my favourite takeaway dishes from Cantonese restaurant. During the lockdown every time when I wanted to make it at home, I realised I didn’t stock up Ho Fun at all. And one day I was really craving for it, therefore I just worked it out with…
Taiwanese Three Cup Whelk Meat 三杯炒螺肉
‘San Bei’ (三杯), or ‘Three Cup’ is a very classic Taiwanese cuisine recipe which refers to the equal parts of three key ingredients : Soy sauce, rice cooking wine, and sesame oil. Most of you might have heard about ‘San Bei Ji’ (三杯雞) aka ‘Three Cup Chicken’, but San Bei, or Three Cup sauce, could…
Congee Breakfast for New Year’s Day
‘𝐘𝐮𝐚𝐧 𝐃𝐚𝐧’ 元旦 is the phrase in Mandarin Chinese to call the first day of New Year. Considering the first day of the year, I always like to have myself a proper breakfast or brunch to greet the start of New Year. And ‘𝐗𝐢 𝐅𝐚𝐧’ 稀飯, or Congee in English, is a comfy food to…
Hong Zhao/Red Yeast Paste Fried Rice 紅糟炒飯
Fried rice is my usual clean-out-the-fridge meal particularly on the day before my grocery delivery. My ingredients are simple, but this time I added Hong Zhao(紅糟醬)/Red Yeast Paste to stir fry, and the fragrance of red glutinous rice wine just perfectly enhanced the aroma of fried rice. Also I feel the colour of this…