I love eating completely braised eggs where the sauce gets right through and all around them. I always feel cheated whenever I buy a superficially braised or Chinese Tea egg where the outside looks perfectly browned and the inside tastes … Read more
Category Archives: Food & Recipes
Retrieving The ‘Teochew Stir-Fried Cucumber & Onion With Egg’ Taste
It is difficult. You start off not knowing exactly how it should taste like, and yet you know when you’ve gotten it wrong. I could only give it my best shot in my attempt to discover what my mama’s secret … Read more
The Home-Made Mocha Ice-Cream Experiment Comes Through!
Got it right this time. Almost. If not for the misleading recipe (Da**!)
Home-Made Bak Kwa – 1kg For $9 Anyone?
‘Bak’ = Meat (肉）+ ‘Kwa’ = Dried (干） So, ‘Bak Kwa’ = Dried (and sweet and barbequed) meat slices!
More Coconut Cookies Please!
This isn’t the Malaysian version of coconut cookies, otherwise known as ‘Kueh Bangkit’. You can either call this a rip-off of the original or a creation of a new cookie recipe. All I did was replace the ground almond powder … Read more