Is This Moon Cake Originates From Shanghai? Shanghai Moon Cake (上海月饼)

INTRODUCTION

My kids loved Shanghai moon cakes not because of the egg yolk or filling, but the short crust pastry. At times, while I am not paying attention , they will “dig” out and throw away the filling and egg

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Teochew Traditional Moon cake (潮汕朥饼)

UPDATED POST ON 11-7-2016

I have decided to incorporate any recipe of the less common dual filling variants of the la pia. In mandarin, it is called 双亨朥饼。 It is usually made of white tausa and black tausa. In addition,

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Stewed Meat With Fermented Soya Bean – Babi Pongteh (娘惹豆瓣酱燜蹄膀)

INTRODUCTION

When I was reading books  of Nonya cuisines, the word Pongteh always caught my eyes. Frankly speaking, until today, I still can’t trace the origin of the word “pongteh”  and possibly it is have something to do with the

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Kampong Nasi Lemak (椰浆饭)

UPDATED POST ON 29-4-2016

I have took some new pictures and added a new recipe of the sambal for Nasi Lemak with anchovies or ikan billis

INTRODUCTION

I believed every Malaysian and Singaporean should know this common rice dish, a

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Blueberry Sweet Bread (蓝莓面包)

INTROUCTION

When I ran out of breakfast items, I will search my favourite Taiwanese bread book for ideas. This book was first published in 1997 and I bought it for at least more than 15 years…The recipes inside never failed

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Chilled Honey Cheesecake (免烤蜜糖芝士蛋糕)

INTRODUCTION

My son was asking me what is the birthday cake that I am going to prepare for him.. I told him and his sister that daddy is never good in any cake decoration, frosting and even dealing with cream…

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Don’t Worried, I Am Using Natural Colour To Prepare These Cookies–Red Velvet White Chocolate Chips Cookies (天然红色天鹅绒饼干)

INTRODUCTION

I have a red velvet cupcake post but I prepared them rather uncomfortably due to the large amount of red colouring used. Since then it is always in my mind to look out for natural colours that can substitute

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Vegetarian Matcha Almond Muffins (绿茶杏仁小松饼)

INTRODUCTION

If you like Japanese green tea – Matcha, you will like this muffin. This recipe is an eggless, butter less and milk less recipe specially designed for vegetarians

It is a pure, aromatic matcha flavour muffin and  the fragrance

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Fish Head/Fillet Rice Vermicelli Soup (鱼头/片米粉汤)

INTRODUCTION

This is long awaiting post. Hiding in my list of recipes to be issued for more than 2.5 months. I told myself that I shall not hold on this recipe anymore.

Fish soup bee hoon is very common hawker

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I Am Unsure If The Name Of This Traditional Cake Is Correct… Kuih Manggis, Kuih Syara (香兰小青糕)

INTRODUCTION

This is one of the my childhood snack in Kuching, Sarawak. Even until today, it is still very common in Kuching.. A pack of these 10 small cakes will cost about RM2. It is spongy and full of pandan

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