Pronounced as tteokbokki, this dish is supposed to be one of the favourite dishes of the Koreans, especially as a street snack on a hungry after-work day. I remember first eating this food for lunch at a ski resort in … Read more
Category Archives: Ethnicity & Dialects
Three Cheese Lasagna Specially Adapted For Christmas
This lasagna uses mainly ricotta cheese and chicken mushroom stuffing in place of the typical minced-beef-in-bolognese-sauce, which makes non-beef eaters like me very happy. It also comes with an additional topping of salami slices – flown all the way from … Read more
Chinese Steamed 2-Toned Chocolate Buns
Back in Durham, there was an attempt to make steamed buns. The result – though edible – was not fantastic, what with a strange, off-white coloured dough. A later attempt, however, produced an unexpected surprise, when the buns were baked … Read more
Spicy & Hot Thai Fish Cake
Thai fish cakes are popular not just in their homeland, but also in Singapore, where spices and fresh herbs are appreciated ingredients in many of our beloved local delicacies. Apart from the Thai red curry and the chilli that produce … Read more
Mooncake Piglets As Mascots Of The Mid-Autumn Festival
This is my first attempt making mooncake piglets, after a break of about 2 years. The last time I made snowskin mooncakes was in 2010, before I left for my studies. I have originally intended to bake just simple piglet … Read more