Watari crabs are often used in pasta and miso soup but in this recipe, the crab is already cooked and can be used immediately after defrosting, thus we try to use it as sushi ingredients. The use of gagome kelp brings out the umami from the sushi rice making it so delectable to the taste…
Recipe from Spoonful Chinese Cooking Instructor Cai Li This classic Cantonese braised beef stew is served from almost all traditional restaurants around the world. Traditionally, this dish calls for beef brisket which is relatively tough cut but really flavorful when prepared properly. If you have access to Chinese butchery, look for the brisket with a…
Recipe from Spoonful Chinese Cooking Instructor Cai Li Bamboo shoots are always a culinary delicacy in Asia, especially in Chinese and Japanese cuisines. Freshly dug bamboo shoots are seasonal and are appreciated by people of that particular region. Yet easily accessible dried bamboo shoots have a meaty quality and are incredibly delicious. It has a chewy-tenderness…
This soft and airy Matcha Chiffon cake topped with lovely white chocolate whipped cream rosettes and rose tea buds is one of sweet elegance. We used pure matcha powder imported directly from Japan for premium quality. The sweet bitter taste of matcha pairs exceptionally well with the white chocolate whipped cream, resulting in a less…
Recipe from Spoonful Chinese Cooking Instructor Cai Li Can not ask a simpler way to roast a Chinese-flavoured chicken. The skin is golden and extremely crunchy while white meat is tender and juicy.
The salted egg yolk taste is something distinctive to South East Asian cuisine. We love almost everything coated in this amazing flavor and it is a very versatile flavor indeed! It pairs well from savoury meat like prawn, chicken, pork, to sweet treats like cookies! The combination of a soft, buttery, melt-in-your-mouth cookie and the…
This is simple-to-make cute piggy bento is just perfect to usher in the 2019 year of the pig!
Recipe from Spoonful Chinese Cooking Instructor Cai Li With the Chinese New Year around the corner, you can find pineapple tarts just about everywhere in Singapore or Malaysia. Every bakery that churns them out is claiming that its tarts are the best. But I found out today these melt-in-mouth homemade tarts with buttery crumbly pastry…
What could be more lovely than eating out of a creative bento! Here’s a quick and easy recipe to create a cute Pikachu bento! Healthy and fun for your kids!
These delightful crunchy & chocolatey yummy choux puffs (or call them cream puffs if you want to pardon moi French) are amazingly good for the soul. I mean, come on, it’s Chocolate! And here’s how to make them!