Sweet Fillings - Red Bean Paste
Our favorite place to use sweet red bean paste is in steamed baos but give them a try in baked baos, tong yuen, mochi and in moon cakes!...
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cyeeahn
Jan 26, 20211 min read
Starches
Rice, wheat, potato, tapioca just to name a few. Many kinds, many uses. Not much flavor on its own but essential as the bases for a...
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cyeeahn
Jan 26, 20213 min read
Cream Cake
This says Asian birthday cake 100%. This chiffon cake is super light, airy and spongy, and is filled with fresh fruit and covered with a...
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cyeeahn
Jan 26, 20213 min read
Dragon's Beard Candy
Wait what?!! Not actually but it is an "Ancient Chinese" confection, made of thousands of threads (16,384 to be exact!) of hand pulled...
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cyeeahn
Jan 24, 20213 min read
Steamed Bao/Baozi - Plain Bao Buns
Best right out of the steamer these pillowy steamed bao buns are a blank canvas ready to surround and hold whatever you want or you could...
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cyeeahn
Jan 24, 20211 min read
Steamed Eggs
Soft and smooth like flan, steamed eggs is warm and comforting and a perfect way to start the day. Top it with some chili oil and you've...
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cyeeahn
Jan 23, 20212 min read
Wrap it Up! Dumpling Edition
Boiled, steamed, deep or pan fried, not all dumplings are created equal! Let's talk a little about dumplings, the differences inside and...
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cyeeahn
Jan 23, 20213 min read
Dumplings - Tong Yuen (Black Sesame/Peanut Soup Balls)
Similar to sesame balls but boiled and SO delicious in their own right. Tong yuen can be made savory or sweet. Made of sweet glutinous...
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cyeeahn
Jan 23, 20214 min read
Sesame Balls
Crispy from deep frying, sweet from the red bean paste filling, chewy from the sweet glutinous rice dough, this sesame ball "dumpling" is...
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cyeeahn
Jan 19, 20212 min read
Chinese Tea Eggs
Maybe...maybe not...but my first recipe post is for Chinese Tea Eggs, a tasty snack and breakfast staple. Easy to make and the marbling...
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cyeeahn
Jan 19, 20212 min read
Perfectly Soft Eggs for Ramen (Ajituske Tamago)
No bowl of ramen, or any bowl of noodle soup for that matter, is complete without ajituske, soft boiled eggs with their perfectly...
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cyeeahn
Jan 19, 20212 min read
Steamed Fish
Steamed whole fish is an essential dish for Chinese New Year. The Chinese word for fish sounds similar to the word for abundance/surplus...
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