潮州撈并月餅 | Teochew "La Bia" Mooncake
I've delved into yet another mooncake mystery. I fondly recall my mum buying this particular treat during the Mid-Autumn festival, yet its p
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Daniel
- Sep 19
- 3 min
Yunnan Mooncake
A close friend of mine from China introduced me to a unique kind of mooncake, distinctively filled with Yunnan's specialty: cured ham. He em
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Daniel
- Apr 27
- 3 min
Volcano Handmade Noodles
You can call it coincidence or simply great minds think alike. I just purchased Hexa's Volcano Chili Powder and I got a request for this rec
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Daniel
- Mar 30
- 2 min
6 Essence Soup
As I'd talked about "lok mei" in my previous Cheng Tng recipe, I actually thought about making some. But I dislike using pork as the base fo
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Daniel
- Mar 9
- 3 min
Firecracker Chicken | LaZiJi | 辣子雞
Believe it or not, the very 1st time I discovered this dish is also the same time I found out that there is a dish called Maltose Chicken. T
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Daniel
- Mar 7
- 2 min
Mapo Tofu | 麻婆豆腐
This is hands down, my all time favorite Chinese dish. There are actually quite a number of variations for this dish. It traveled across Chi
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Daniel
- Mar 5
- 2 min
Red Bean Soup | 红豆沙
This is hands down one of my favorite ingredients: red bean. I love it in any form. Fillings for some baos, buns or pastries, or some desser
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Daniel
- Feb 23
- 3 min
Maltose (or Honey) Chicken | 麥芽雞
I have no idea where or how this dish originated. There is hardly any information on Google, even though I have tried researching. All I can
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Daniel
- Feb 21
- 4 min
Sweet & Sour Shrimp | 咕嚕蝦
There are lots of variations for this iconic dish. I am not saying that this is the traditional authentic sweet & sour dish, but this is pre
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Daniel
- Feb 18
- 2 min
Tofu & Veg Stir Fry
Have I ever told you that the General Tso's sauce and gravy from my Egg Foo Young are very versatile? They are great for stir frying, mixing
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Daniel
- Feb 16
- 3 min
Lemon Chicken | 檸檬雞
When there is orange chicken, there will be lemon chicken as well. The origin of this dish is pretty murky:
Some declared it is originally
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Daniel
- Jan 31
- 3 min
Crab Rangoon | 炸蟹角
Initially, I was very skeptical about mixing cream cheese with crab wrapped in a wonton skin then deep fried. I could not wrap my head aroun
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Daniel
- Jan 26
- 3 min
Orange Chicken Wings | 橙子雞翅
I am not sure if I'm right ot not, but some say this is actually a variation of General Tso's Chicken. That's partly correct. This is becaus
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Daniel
- Jan 24
- 3 min
General Tso's Chicken | 左宗棠雞
I always wondered why isn't Panda Express in Singapore. What puzzled me more is why doesn't Panda Express serve General Tso's chicken; they
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Daniel
- Jan 19
- 3 min
Honey Walnut Shrimp | 蜜汁合桃蝦
If you know me well enuff, you will know that I am not a 100% Chinese. My parents are from Indonesia and my great grand mother is an Indones
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Daniel
- Jan 15
- 3 min
Egg Foo Young | 芙蓉蛋
To be honest, I do not know that American Chinese cuisine is an entirely cuisine on it's own. Not until a friend of mine introduced the cuis
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Daniel
- Sep 8, 2022
- 4 min
Cantonese Style Mooncake | 廣式月餅
Can you believe it? It took me 3 weekends of experimenting to get to this recipe. I had tried multiple recipes online. None of them actually
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Daniel
- Sep 5, 2022
- 3 min
Teochew La Go (Mooncake) | 潮汕朥糕
Don't you love walking into a vintage Chinese bakery? Every pastry or bread has a history, culture and story to tell. I discovered this moon
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Daniel
- Sep 3, 2022
- 3 min
My Shanghai Mooncake Journey
As I was posting about mooncakes, an InstaFam, @joycexi DMed me about this traditional mooncake from Shanghai. I began more fascinated by it
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Daniel
- May 30, 2022
- 6 min
Grandma's Nyonya Style Rice Dumplings
Duanwu or Dragon Boat or Rice Dumplings Festival is just a few days away. To be honest, I am not a fan of rice dumplings. Maybe it is just m
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