Dou fu fa (or just 'dou fa') = doh fu hua (or just 'doh hua') = tofu fa = doh now = beancurd jelly = soy milk curdIn Chinese this dessert is called ??? or ??, read as 'dou fu fa' in Cantonese and 'doh fu hua' in Mandarin, translated as tofu flower. [...]
Dou fu fa (beancurd jelly) - traditional recipe ???
Posted by yanti on Saturday, June 26, 2010
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Soy milk ??
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It's dreadfully warm over here today. In this warm weather soy milk is a very good beverage. Soy beans are a ying or cool food. Drinking soy milk especially cold can sooth the throat and body in this warm heat.Chinese drink soya milk hot, warm and cold, [...]
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Best summer healing food mung beans - Mung bean sweet soup with kelp ?????
Posted by yanti on Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Chinese believe heat in the body can cause all sorts of health problems. This heat is caused by very warm weather and/or eating too much heaty food like fried food, durian etc. This heat in the body called ?? read as 're chi' translated as 'heat gas', [...]
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Prawn omelette ????
Posted by yanti on Thursday, June 17, 2010
Prawn omelette is always a favourite with everyone in the family. Simple, easy and delicious. Can make this about 10 minutes from prep to dining table if you have peeled prawns all ready for you fresh or frozen. I normally buy smaller peeled raw prawns [...]
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Simple steamed aubergine ???
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Whenever aubergine is on offer I just got to buy a few. I got a large aubergine (eggplant) to use up, but I just can't be bothered to fry or braise like I normally do, the weather is so warm to stand in front of the cooker. Opting for the easy way, [...]
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Five spice, peanut and pork zhongzi ???????
Posted by yanti on Wednesday, June 16, 2010
I nearly missed the correct date for Duan Wu Jet ???. I knew it's the 16th but my silly head keep thinking it's Thursday instead of Wednesday today.I made another batch of zhongzi last night, this time is savoury with ground roasted peanuts and pork [...]
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Lye zhongzi ???
Posted by yanti on Tuesday, June 15, 2010
It's time for zhongzi again. Duan Wu Jet ??? or more commonly known as Dragon Boat Festival is this Wednesday 16th June.Various pronunciations or writings for these rice dumplings.?? = ?? (zhongzi, zongzi, joong, chang in Hokkien)Zhongzi is a must for [...]
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Lemon chicken ???
Posted by yanti on Monday, June 14, 2010
I love all things sweet and sour and lemon chicken ranks very high on my favourite list. It is such a simple recipe but so very tasty. Beats KFC anytime.If you don't already know a good recipe, this is how I make it. The recipe I like is chicken coated [...]
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Homestyle stir fried rice vermicelli (chow mee hoon) ?????
Posted by yanti on Sunday, June 13, 2010
Rice vermicelli ?? (mee fun, mee hoon or fine rice noodles) can be a pain to stir fry. If anyone finds rice vermicelli always clump together, broken into bits and sticking to the pan/wok, you may find this post useful.To make delicious stir fried rice [...]
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Di San Xian ??? (stir fried potato, aubergine and green pepper)
Posted by yanti on Saturday, June 12, 2010
Di San Xian (or more accurately read as 'dee sun sen') is a delicious vegetarian dish from Dongbei (north east China). The name Di San Xian ??? is translated as 'earth three fresh'.Potato is hardly ever added to any Chinese stir fries, but this recipe [...]
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Jingdu ribs (Cantonese sweet & sour ribs) ???
Posted by yanti on Sunday, June 6, 2010
I have recently discovered Asda pork ribs are fantastic and great value. The ribs are in big chunks and full of meat. The pack I bought last week was labelled as 800g but the actual weight was around 900g.Take a look and drool at my favourite Cantonese [...]
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