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Woohoo!!! I’m finally back after a very dreadful 1 month break 🙁 The days just passed so slowly when I’m am not able to cook. And I gotta eat takeaway food and instant noodles for the past 1 mth But the wait is worth it. I renovated my near 8 […]

Thai Beef Salad


Not long ago, I ended my search for a perfect butter chicken recipe  and that is also when I started my search on a perfect naan recipe. A bad or so-so naan with a perfect butter chicken is like having a crispy yummy prate without any curry dipping sauce. It just […]

Better Than Pillow Fluffy Naan


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There are tons of sio bak recipes around and why do I want to come up with another one? This recipe promises a Super Yummy Sio Bak with Exploding Crunch & Bursting Juiciness. Moreover, no tedious poking required. #notexaggerating Actually I’m not a fan of sio bak. I mean last […]

Crunchy Nam Yu Sio Bak (Roasted Pork Belly) 南乳烧肉 – ...



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I have been waiting for this recipe for 3 years and it’s definitely worth the wait! Crispiness from the bean skin, juiciness from the pork belly, crunchiness from the prawns and sweetness from the water chestnuts.. these Ngoh Hiang are packed with bursting flavours. Tell me which stall/restaurant is selling the the […]

Ngoh Hiang 香脆五香 (Crispy Meat Roll)


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  This dish is a must try! This dish is so nice that on the same day I first tried this dish, I immediately asked for recipe from my friend’s mum and went home to cook on the same day! I must share this recipe! The prawns are cooked and […]

Marinated Herbal Drunken Prawns (花雕当归醉虾)


I always prefer Thai-Style Shark Fin Soup as compare to our Chinese-Style ones. Thai-Style ones are more complex in flavour.. Very Umami-rich! For the benefit of those who do not eat shark fin, you can omit the shark fin and just add fish maw and abalone (optional). How to Choose […]

Thai-Style Braised Fish Maw (Shark Fin) Soup



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Woohoo! We are officially ushering into the Year of Chicken in less than 2 weeks time. We have been smelling and tasting tons of buttery goodies almost everywhere we go. Family outing include going to supermarket and came back home with bags of food, drinks and goodies. Everyone is just busy […]

Hotpot Soup Base Ideas (for the upcoming STEAMBOAT FESTIVAL)


Creamy Broth with elegant flavour and a dash of rice vinegar adds a refreshing accents to the sweet white miso. It is a soup base from Kyoto and it tastes very different from the usual miso we have tasted. This soup base goes very well with the usual hotpot ingredients […]

Kyoto Style Saikyo Miso Hotpot


Who says fish head steamboat needs a lot of preparation and long time of boiling to bring out the deep flavour of the fish bones? Here is a shortcut recipe and it just taste as good or even better than some of the fish head steamboat you had ~ Less […]

Easy Fish Head Steamboat Style Hotpot 鱼”头”炉



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This is really a boiling pot of goodness! You will need at least 10 hour of boiling over medium low fire. Your hard work will definitely be paid off and your guests will be totally impressed. Plus…… its super good for our skin! Do I need to sell more on […]

Collagen Chicken Broth


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Herbal?! Yuck! Trust me.. this chicken will change your mind forever about Chinese herbs and their yucky taste! I do not like herbs at all! Especially when I was little. Whenever my dad boiled herbal chicken soup for me, my helper will help me to gulp it down the moment my […]

Succulent Herbal Baked Chicken (even the kids will love it) ...


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Chinese New Year is one of the most important and probably the most looking forward festival Chinese celebrate. Chinese New Year is just less than a month away and almost everyone is busy with stocking up food, drinks and snacks for CNY. Festive goodies’ price also surge during this period […]

Easy Air Fried Chinese New Year Goodies (& variations)



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  Yes indeed unhealthy but once a year, we gotta pamper our guests and ourselves. Luncheon meat has always been on everyone favourite easy snacks for breakfast or a side to our simple fried bee hoon. Shave it to paper thin and air fried for the lightest, crunchiest and yummiest […]

Air Fried Luncheon Meat Crisp


These are my favourite among all the goodies! Easy to make and even easier to eat! Drizzle with truffle oil and sprinkle with a bit of truffle salt for a more robust taste. Otherwise, just sprinkle with salt for original flavor To make these, slice the Yam into very thin slice […]

Shoestring Yam Fries (Air Fried)


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Without the fats, these Crispy Pork Skin is addictively good for our skin. Esp when air fried, most of the excess oil are dripped into the bottom of the bottom, leaving only the goodness of the skin – Crunchy, yummy and ……unstoppable when eating! The process of making this snack […]

Collagen~ful Crispy Pork Skin



These snacks are really very easy to make. Less than 10 minutes, you will have 1 ready-tub of air fried popiah seaweed crisp. All you need is 12 pieces of small spring roll pastry (Popiah skin) and …. 12 pcs of seasoned seaweed Brush the seasoned seaweed with egg white and stick […]

Paper Thin Seaweed Crisp (Air Fried)


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Crunchy, Sweet with a hint of Saltiness! One of the most commonly reach-out snack on the goodies table. Sold at a slightly pricier tag but who can resist buying and indulge in these little gems. Now you make it at the comfort of your home – less the oil and […]

Fortune Mini Pork Floss Spring Roll (Air Fried)


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Simple yet yummy! The cost of 1 packet of chilled crabstick cost about $2.50. However, during CNY, a small tub of ready-fried ones can be found at $8 to $15 per bottle. Now, you can just make it at the comfort of your own kitchen. To makes these addictive strips, […]

Truffle Crabstick Strips




Khao Tang Na Tang is a Thai Dish – Pork and Shrimp in Coconut Sauce. It is usually served with Crispy Rice Cracker. It is spicy and very coconutti. Very flavourful and yummy! I first tried this dish many years ago. That many years ago was the first and last […]

Crispy Rice Cake with Pork and Shrimp Coconut Dip (Khao ...


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    Fish Sauce is one of the staple condiments in Vietnamese Cuisine. Fish Sauce, an umami-rich sauce, is made from anchovies, giving it an intense salty, pungent and briny taste. The first time I tried Vietnamese Chicken Wing is in a small Viet Café a long Beach Road, Singapore. […]

Vietnamese Sweet and Sticky Fish Sauce Chicken Wings