Kongguksu is an interesting bowl of noodle soup. It is icy cold great for the warm weather. It has an unsual cold soy milk broth with added nuts for more flavour. The broth is mild, nutty, delicious and healthy. If you like strong flavoured noodle soup [...]
Korean ice cold soy milk noodles - Kongguksu
Posted by yanti on Tuesday, August 31, 2010
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Hakka steamed dumpliings ????
Posted by yanti on Sunday, August 29, 2010
Chinese name: Hakka chai guo ???? or Hakka chai bao ???? In Brunei we called these dumplings chai kuih. I remembered in our family we used to have them for breakfast nearly every weekend, we buy them from the kuih lady in the market. Eventually we learnt [...]
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Nyonya kuih lapis - nine layers cake ???
Posted by yanti on Thursday, August 26, 2010
This colourful steamed cake is a Chinese Nyonya fusion, soft and slightly chewy. I love this since I was a kid. I like to peel the layers one by one and eat it that way.This cake is more like a pudding than a western cake. It is normally called nine [...]
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Chongqing hot & sour noodles ?????
Posted by yanti on Wednesday, August 25, 2010
????? Chongqing suan la fenChongqing hot and sour noodle soup is one of the world favourite Chinese noodles, popular not only in Chongqing but also in Sichuan. I love it, it's spicy, salty, sour, garlicy and the noodles are soft and slippery. A bowl [...]
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There Is Native
Posted by yanti on Sunday, August 22, 2010
Native Lambon-A-Stick3-4 pounds lamb cut in 1 to 2-inch chunksmarinate in:1/2 cup lemon juice1/2 cup red wine vinegar1/2 cup corn oil3 large cloves garlic, crushed1 teaspoon fresh ground pepper1 teaspoon fresh ground cumin1 [...]
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Cha Traop Dot - Cambodian aubergine with pork and prawn
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This is yet another lovely aubergine (eggplant) recipe. This is a Cambodian recipe. I don't know much about Cambodian cooking. I got this recipe from a friend.I like the way the aubergine is first chargrilled whole then shredded, the aubergine is sweet [...]
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A plateful of Malay goodness
Posted by yanti on Tuesday, August 17, 2010
My dinner last night,- sambal tumis telur, cut into halves- nasi minyak serai (lemongrass oily rice) with crispy shallot- keropok (prawn crackers)- cucumber slicesHere is the recipe for the rice. I use 50:50 basmati and red rice. This red rice is Thai, [...]
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Sambal Tumis Telur (sambal eggs)
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Born and breed in Brunei Malay food and cooking play an important part in my foodie life. Authentic Malay food is not easy to find in the Western world. I am so glad I have learnt enough to cook myself some decent Malay food before hopping on a plane [...]
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Sesame, spring onion and chicken flavoured crackers ???????
Posted by yanti on Sunday, August 15, 2010
This morning I suddenly have a craving for some Pop Pan spring onion crackers, I was too lazy to go down to the shop. I thought of making something similar. I had a tub of chicken stock jelly with fat collected from roasting a chicken. Thought it might [...]
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Xinjiang chicken stew ?????
Posted by yanti on Friday, August 13, 2010
Xinjiang da pun ji ?????, translated as Xinjiang big plate/bowlful of chicken. Xinjiang is the North West part of China, Muslims majority. I found this chicken stew recipe a while ago, very similar to Sichuan spicy flavour which I like a lot. What special [...]
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Fermented beancurd flavoured chicken nuggets with basil ?????
Posted by yanti on Saturday, August 7, 2010
Fu Ru Yen Shu Ji ?????. This recipe is a delight from Taiwan, though not super healthy it's finger licking good. I have made this several times. Chicken has lovely flavour, the coating will stay crunchy for quite long time and the fried basil chips [...]
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Boiled chewy sweet potato chunks ???
Posted by yanti on Thursday, August 5, 2010
Has anyone tried something like this in Taiwan or Taiwanese restaurant? This is a bowl of chewy sweet potato chunks called 'dee kwa yuan ???' or 'fun shu yuan ???', a popular Taiwanese dessert. These chunks are similar to Cantonese glutinous rice balls [...]
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Stuffed pancakes with garlic chives ????
Posted by yanti on Wednesday, August 4, 2010
A simple dough and some tasty garlic chives filling make really good stuffed pancakes or pasties. This is a classic Chinese snack called jiu chai hur zi ????. In Chinese it means garlic chive box, box being the pastry. This snack is one I like to make [...]
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