Red Vegetable Soup? -Russian Borscht Soup, Chinese Luo Song Tang (罗宋汤) 39
Red Vegetable Soup? -Russian Borscht Soup, Chinese Luo Song Tang (罗宋汤)

INTRODUCTION

All Singaporean and Malaysian Chinese family will likely know a common household soup – “ABC soup” and the basic ingredients are potatoes, onions, carrots and pork rib though at times, other vegetables are added such as celery, sweet corns

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Sisig Chicken? Philippines Mayonnaise Chicken (菲律宾美乃滋鸡) 41
Sisig Chicken? Philippines Mayonnaise Chicken (菲律宾美乃滋鸡)

INTRODUCTION

My neighbour gave us some capsicum and I am grumbling that I do not really know how to cook capsicum.. My wife immediately thought of this mayonnaise chicken that we have eaten in one of the Filipino restaurants in

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Pumpkin Huat Kuih (金瓜发糕) 29
Pumpkin Huat Kuih (金瓜发糕)

INTRODUCTION

This should be one of my very last recipe of Huat Kuih as I have at least more than 10 of them..

The original recipe is called pumpkin steamed muffins and is from a very experienced blogger – Aunty

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Steamed Fruit Cake or Kek Kukus Buah (杂果蒸糕) 42
Steamed Fruit Cake or Kek Kukus Buah (杂果蒸糕)

INTRODUCTION

Being hailed from Sarawak, I have a chance to taste many Malay steamed cakes that are sinfully rich. These cake are delicious, slightly chewy and dense.

If you have a chance to taste these cakes, you will definitely opt

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Chinese Rolled Meat Appetizer (水晶扎蹄) 28
Chinese Rolled Meat Appetizer (水晶扎蹄)

INTRODUCTION

When I worked in the corporate world, i travelled and entertained a lot..I remembered this is such a common cold dish served in the restaurant but I really cannot recall in which region.. Possibly in Shanghai, Hong Kong, Malaysia

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Kuih Abok Abok Sago (锥型西米蒸糕) 36
Kuih Abok Abok Sago (锥型西米蒸糕)

INTRODUCTION

If you like kuih bronok or sago cake as in this post : Steamed Sago Cake–Kuih Bronok or Lapis Sagu(西米椰丝蒸糕,珍珠糕), I believed you will like this cake too.

They are basically  the same type of cake but with

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Malay Savoury Custard Cake–Kuih Bakar Berlauk (马来咸香烤糕) 34
Malay Savoury Custard Cake–Kuih Bakar Berlauk (马来咸香烤糕)

INTRODUCTION

At times, I did not have a chance to taste some Malay delicacies because it has beef that I do not consume and I knew I have missed out a lot of Malay delicacies.

When there is a Malay

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Lepat Pisang (蒸香蕉糕) 30
Lepat Pisang (蒸香蕉糕)

INTRODUCTION

I have shared two recipes in the last two days – Kuih Bongkong or Kuih Jongkong (马来娘惹元宝/荷包糕)and Apam Berkuah (娘惹米糕). To be frank, these two recipes are not very well received because many readers have never seen such

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Kuih Bongkong or Kuih Jongkong (马来娘惹元宝/荷包糕) 6
Kuih Bongkong or Kuih Jongkong (马来娘惹元宝/荷包糕)

INTRODUCTION

In this region, there are many types of kuih or cakes and I can’t possibly tasted all of them especially if the kuih is regional and  has become less and less common. This is one of the many kuih

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Apam Berkuah (娘惹米糕)

INTRODUCTION

Unlike savoury dishes, I have not much to write kuih backgrounds.. Many kuih recipes are very similar with a little twist here and there by different races. Even within the same race, there are many variants to suit individual

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