Cuisine

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This is my kind of comfort food – rich , spicy and tummy-warming.   l used to love visiting Geylang for their frog porridge. Not that l like frog legs. l actually loves the spicy Kung Pao Sauce generously poured over the Velvety smooth plain congee. My husband is not […]

Saucy Kung Pao Chicken with Velvety Smooth Congee

  I promise, to all heat lovers, this recipe is finger licking good. It’s so good that you might even start sucking the dried chilies for the seasoning that are well coated over the chilies. Well that’s what I did ?. This recipe is inspired by Sichuan Spicy Chicken (辣子鸡). The […]

The Fiery Wings with loads of Chilies, Garlic & Sichuan ...

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    OMG ! This is really heavenly. The moment you sink your teeth into this maki, your mouth will be surrounded by the creaminess of the shiok sauce and the crunchiness of the Tobikko, bursting in every bite. This is Shiok-ness! l had Shiok Maki years ago at Koh Grill […]

Eckitchensg’s Shiok Shiok Maki

This post is not about the usual hollandaise sauce. Nowadays, Egg Benedict is so common that l got so bored with the usual Hollandaise. Hollandaise is one of the 5 mother sauces in French Cooking. l have tried a lot of variation on this traditional sauce and this variation is […]

Umami-Rich Mentaiko Hollandaise

Since young, I am a fan of lo mai gai. I love the stickiness of the rice and the flavoursome fillings. This is a must-order dish for Dim Sum. Most dim sum restaurant will serve the rice wrapped in lotus leaves. The rice will be infused with the woodiness fragrance […]

Sticky Glutinous Rice with Chicken wrapped in Lotus Leave

  Photo Credit: Mike S Photography When sweet & salty collide, they explode! These mooncakes really well represent the heavenly marriage of sweet and salty! and with the essence of beauty in the middle of the mooncakes~ WOW! Do I need to say more? My family was a fan of Shangri-La […]

Bird’s Nest Snow Skin Mooncakes with Salted Egg Yolks Custard

  Butter Chicken or Chicken Makhani, is a popular dish in Indian Restaurant. This dish with succulent Tandoori Spiced Chicken soaked in this creamy, butter tomato base spiced gravy – slightly sweet, tangy, spicy~ its super delicious. This is one of my favourite Indian dish and the best I’ve tried […]

Lusciously Creamy Butter Chicken

  When I was in Taipei, Taiwan, although with tons of snacks and street food to select from, my favourite will still be the edamame from the famous 老天禄 located at Xi Men Ding. 老天禄 is actually famous for the braised items and the queue are pretty long. This stall is also […]

Garlic & Chili Edamame

  Penang Kway Teow Soup, though looks very plain, are very flavourful. In Penang, they have the chicken and the duck version. The duck version have angelica root (dang gui) added to it for some herbal taste. If you are not able to get hold of duck carcass, substitute with […]

Penang Dang Gui (Angelica Root) Duck Kway Teow Soup

If you have been to Seoul, Korea, Andong Jjimdak will definitely be on your must eat list. Jjimdak is a korean dish, originated from the city of Andong. This dish is made with chicken with lots of vegetables and Korean sweet potato noodle, simmered in thick, rich umami, slightly spicy sauce. And […]

Andong Style Jjimdak (Korean Braised Chicken)

    I love eating braised pork belly rice (Lor Bak Peng). I tried many from different Taiwanese Cafes in Singapore and also tried making a different few version using many different recipes from various cookbooks and blogs. I was so satisfied every time I had one until I had the authentic, […]

Taiwan Style Braised Pork Belly on Rice (滷肉飯)

Salted egg yolks dishes are now in trend. Almost any dish with salted egg yolks will be very well received and highly sought for. There’s a lot eateries and cafes adding salted egg yolk to their dishes, winning tons of positive comments and attentions. There are salted egg fries, salted […]

Salted Egg Yolk Molten Lava Cake

  SMELLICIOUS~ Smelly Prawn Paste with Smelly Belachan Sambal Chili! Yummy!~ The first time I had Har Cheong Kai Burger was @ Everything with Fries on my Birthday this year. The pungent, umami juice from the well marinated chicken just burst in my mouth the moment i sunk my teeth […]

Har Cheong Kai (Shrimp Paste Chicken) Burger with Sambal Oelek ...

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What can be more comforting than a bowl of piping hot rice with fats on fats! And these are really yummy fats that worth the calories ~ well marbled Wagyu Beef and super creamy foie gras. And these fats shall NOT be wasted, the liquid fats will then be cooked together […]

Wagyu-Foie Don with Onsen Egg and Homemade Light Teriyaki Sauce

Mr Ong came up with a challenge for me! Wasabi Mayo Prawn! My first reply was.. “but… i don’t like to fry food in my kitchen! hmm ok.. i can try with air-fryer”. I seriously don’t like to fry food in my kitchen. 1st, the kitchen will get very sticky […]

Air Fried Prawn with Wasabi Mayo

    While I was browsing my collection of recipes on my iPad, my hubby suddenly commented that I have not been cooking curry for quite sometimes. Indeed, I am not a fan of curry because of the coconut milk and if I were to cook curry, I will substitute […]

Thai Red Curry with Duck & Lychee