Lei Cha (擂茶), pounded tea, is one of the most laborous Hakka cuisines. Traditionally, the many herbs used to make Lei Cha soup were pounded with a large mortar and a long stick made from a guava tree. That tool is hidden in my kitchen, as modern people use blender to make the soup nowadays! …
Hakka Lei Cha Recipe (Tea Rice/ ‘Thunder’ Tea/ 擂茶) Read More »
Cooking a Chinese New Year feast for the family can be stressful. Having done it for the first time in recent years, I still remember the trepidation. But it doesn’t have to be. There are plenty of simple yet auspicious recipes out there. Steamed Chicken is one of them. WHY IS IT AUSPICIOUS When someone …
While I adore Malaysian street food, I cannot deny that many are not good for health if eaten excessively. But I’m a greedy person. I want to enjoy my Malaysian food and yet maintain my good health. So I always find ways to make my favourite Malaysian food healthier. Malaysian Spiced Fried Chicken, or Ayam Goreng …
I love learning to make Malaysian food from the people before me. The Hainanese Chicken Rice recipe I teach at my cooking class was a recipe I learned from Susan, a private cook with 50 years of experience. There are so much knowledge and wisdom to learn from people before us. In an exaggerated Chinese saying, …
While slow-cooked soup (or bone broth) is typical in my family’s everyday dinner, this particular soup is not. Double-boiled black chicken soup is seen more as medicinal dish than everyday food. I haven’t had this for a while until two weeks ago; my brother’s girlfriend just recovered from dengue and we made this nutritious chicken …
Chicken Rice Wine is a dish that my Mom makes very often. My relatives love her recipe and she would cook for them often. It was not my favourite dish, but I’ve learned to appreciate it more now that I help her cook from scratch. My mother uses her homemade chinese rice wine in this …
When I was living alone and at the busiest point of my life, lentil curry is something I made very often. I make a big pot, separate it in small containers, and freeze them! ABOUT LENTIL CURRY In Malaysia, lentil curry (dal curry) is not only enjoyed by the Malaysian-Indian community; every Malaysian loves it! …
This is one of the dishes that I teach at my cooking class; a lot of travellers chose to learn this this as they wanted to include turmeric into their meals. I did not realise that besides being a healthy dish, it’s also budget-friendly and incredibly sustainable when vegetables are scarce. During this pandemic, we’ve …
Now that we are in the middle of coronavirus pandemic – the whole world is in a lock down. One of the many inconveniences cause is…lacking of fresh vegetables supply! My family had enough vegetables and meat stocked for weeks (we’re like that even on normal days because we cook and eat a lot 😂 ). After …
How do we protect ourselves and our family from this Coronavirus pandemic? How do we do our best to avoid spreading of the virus? How can we help our medical staff? That’s what I’ve been wondering and working on. Two things that we can do: Practice social distancing by staying at home I do not …
Easy Steamed Herbal Chicken (5 Ingredients) + Chicken Congee Using Leftover Read More »
My sister is getting married soon and she’s been eating healthy and other beauty food to prepare for her big day. Since we were little, our mother make for us Chinese beauty food supposedly makes us beautiful. A few of them are bird nest soup, hasma soup, Eight Treasure Tonic, Red Dates Tonic, and other …
Peach Gum Dates Dessert Soup (3 Ingredients)- For Beautiful Skin Read More »
I regularly visit a TCM specialist for holistic health checkup. Yes, I see the doctor even if I’m not sick. In TCM, it is believed that nobody can be 100% healthy and seeing the doctor is for ‘maintenance’ (tiau li/ 调理) While I am blessed to not have any major illness, my stomach and digestion …
Easy Kimchi Malaysian-Style (11 Ingredients, 30 minutes prep) Read More »