Soft Peanut Candy (软贡糖) 40
Soft Peanut Candy (软贡糖)

INTRODUCTION

I am very excited when I found a recipe of my childhood peanut candy snack – Kong Tng or 贡糖。。 Apparently there are not many recipe available but only one though it appeared in many websites..

I happily went

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Classic Marble Cake (古早味云石蛋糕) 34
Classic Marble Cake (古早味云石蛋糕)

Updated post on 12 April, 2017

In view of the current changes in the taste buds for lighter and fluffier cake, I have decided to upload a new recipe using a different method of preparation. It is the cooked dough

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Special Compilation of Teochew Cuisines  (潮州美食食谱汇编) 4
Special Compilation of Teochew Cuisines (潮州美食食谱汇编)

INTRODUCTION

This is a special compilation for all the Teochew or Chaozhou (潮州)dialect cuisines that I have issued recipe in this blog. Hope this will facilitate Teochew who are looking for the recipes. The list will be updated as and

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It Is Not Chinese Dansan, It Is Western Snack Angel Wings (Les Bugnes 法国蛋散,天使的翅膀) 11
It Is Not Chinese Dansan, It Is Western Snack Angel Wings (Les Bugnes 法国蛋散,天使的翅膀)

INTRODUCTION

Food history and evolution in between regions  are all intertwining…. and sometimes it is very difficult to know who have invented a particular cuisine.

This is not Chinese snack Dansan, (蛋散) which is commonly prepared by cantonese families during

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Deep Fried Prawn Balls (干炸虾枣) 31
Deep Fried Prawn Balls (干炸虾枣)

INTRODUCTION

This is my childhood dish and my late mum used to prepare this occasionally.  During bigger festivals, ngoh hiang or meat rolls were prepared but for smaller praying ceremony, these were prepared instead.

The differences between the two are

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Oolong Tea Huat Kuih (茶香发糕) 29
Oolong Tea Huat Kuih (茶香发糕)

INTRODUCTION

2 years ago, I humbly set up this blog without much expectation and I am happy that the blog is growing steadily in these two years in terms of number of readers and readership statistics. As at 30 April

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Kuih Lopes or Kue Lupis (三角椰丝糯米糕) 39
Kuih Lopes or Kue Lupis (三角椰丝糯米糕)

INTRODUCTION

If you have never taste this kuih, imagine you are eating a Chinese alkaline dumpling in different shape. Yes, the recipe is exactly the same except it was wrapped in banana leaves and in triangular shape.

This is not

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Bitter Gourd Braised Meat (苦瓜酿肉) 31
Bitter Gourd Braised Meat (苦瓜酿肉)

INTRODUCTION

This is a simple household recipe and I believed most households will have their unique recipes. My wife likes this very much and my niece always offered to prepare for me when she is in Singapore…

I grew up

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Singapore Stir Fry Flat Rice Noodles or Char Kway Tiao (炒粿条面)

INTRODUCTION

My noodles series will not be complete without the common fried flat rice noodles or char kway tiao.. I believed all household will have its own recipe of fried kway tiao and what I am sharing today is the

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Braised Pork Knuckles Rice Vermicelli (罐头蹄膀炒米粉) 37
Braised Pork Knuckles Rice Vermicelli (罐头蹄膀炒米粉)

INTRODUCTION

When I was young, canned meat was for those less well to do and can’t afford to eat fresh meat as it was relatively cheaper. In addition, canned food was important during the war period. It is food reserved

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