Category: Home Made

Pan Mee 板面, literally translates to “flat flour noodle” is popular Hakka-style noodle which can be found in almost every food courts or kopitiam in Malaysia. Pan Mee is also known as Mee Hoon Kuih (面粉糕), the dough is made from flour (sometimes egg is added for more flavor). Traditionally, the dough is hand-kneaded and torn into smaller pieces of dough (about 2 inches). […]

Edamame, young soy beans that are harvested before they have ripened or hardened. The pods are boiled or steamed and may be served with salt. Edamame is the Japanese name which is used commonly to refer to the dish. It literally means, “stem bean” (枝 eda = “branch” or “stem” + 豆 mame = “bean”), because the beans were often sold while still attached to the stem. […]

Chinese chives or Jiu Cai 韭菜 in Mandarin, resemble the more recognizable chives used as herbs but the former are substantial and leafy. Garlicky in flavor and crisp in texture, Jiu Cai are commonly stir fried or added to dumplings. There are Chinese yellow chives too where the chives are grown under cover without exposure to direct sunlight (hence the yellow pigment). While […]

Learn this super easy soup from a FB friend (she is a great home cook and she takes nice photos too! You may check out her Instagram account HERE) Although the ingredients needed are not many but it doesn’t compromise on the flavor of the broth. You may add in apricot kernels (南北杏) like most of the online recipes because […]

Salad is not something that featured frequently in my recipe posts, not that I don’t like salad but I prefer hot food rather than those cold and boring vegetables. LOL I have a piece of steak that I bought at Australian Beef popup fair a few weeks ago, I think why not prepare a grilled steak salad which I’ve read […]