Category Archives: Types of Food

家常便饭 - 潮州四川菜炒猪肉丝 (Teochew Sze Chuan Vegetables & Pork Stir-Fry)

Because of my morning sickness kicking in, I’m going to have to be contented with what I eat from now onwards. I can’t cook many fanciful dishes now, for fear that the smell of the food or even the condiments … Read more

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My Crispy Chinese Pan-Fried Dumpling (锅贴)

I did it well this time. The last time I tried making pan-fried dumpling, otherwise known as ‘guo tie’ (or 锅贴 in Mandarin) (The Guo Tie: Chinese Pan-Fried Dumpling Experiment) was more than 2 years ago. It wasn’t inedible, but … Read more

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Grilled Ham And Cheese Sandwich The Eggy Way

I wanted to try out a French style Croque-Monsieur (grilled ham and cheese sandwich). However, given that I wasn’t feeling that well these days, I thought better of the grand idea and decided to do something simpler and less fanciful … Read more

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Japanese Chicken Curry (チキンカレー)

Japanese curry first arrived in Japan in the early 19th century, due to the influx of cultural exchanges between South and East Asia, which was in turn brought about by the widespread colonialism of different parts of Asia by the … Read more

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Thirst-Quenching Cucumber & Mint Lemonade

There has been an ongoing fad in recent years about drinking only fruit juices for an entire week (including breakfast, lunch and dinner) to help the body to detox and get rid of all those harmful toxins within. The guy … Read more

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