Beef tendon is that piece of gelatinous, transparent, soft yet chewy morsel that you either love to bits or shun it. In Cantonese it is call ngau kan and is used to make ngau lam meen. However, I do not like the beef tendon noodles served by Taiwanese or Hongkie restaurants because they [...]
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You must try this dried shrimps sambal
There is one dish that I personally love to eat but too lazy to cook. So, once in a while if I am not too lazy I will make a big batch of sambal hairbee or dried shrimps. It is so versatile. I use it as a dish with white rice, make [...]
Recipe : Curry puff in a jiffy
I have always wanted to make curry puff because I love it so much. However, the thought of messing with the dough for the skin and the heat of deep frying them turned me off. So, this is the first time I attempted making curry puffs, using shortcuts.
I use the frozen puff pastry [...]
Recipe : Hainanese Gulai Tumis
I know a lot of Hainanese restaurants serve this Gulai Tumis so I shall claim this as a Hainanese dish. In case you are not aware, Hainaneses are Chinese from the Hainan island in China. Hainan is near to the equator and hence, their cooking differs from the Chinese from the northern part [...]
Recipe : Sambal sotong – with only 3 ingredients
Lyza taught me to do this sambal sotong. It is really simple and easy. If you have a blender, it is even easier. The above are all the ingredients needed and yet, with some flavourings, the dish tastes great.
What you see above are two large onions, several dried chillies which I had [...]


