Category: Homecook

Still remember my overgrown pot of basil I’ve mentioned in my previous recipe post? Yes, there are still some on the plant so here’s another recipe which I can use up the herb. Taiwanese Popcorn Chicken, Yan Su Ji 盐酥鸡, literally translated as salted crispy chicken. It is an ubiquitous snack sold by street vendors and/or in night markets throughout Taiwan. As […]

Initially I want to share this recipe before Chinese New Year but I intentionally asked the fishmonger cut off the head which is a NO NO during the festive season. Serving a whole fish during Chinese New Year symbolizes a good beginning and end to a new year as well as completeness of the good energy and wealth.   Ingredients (Serves: 2-3) […]

Char Siew, is a Cantonese delicacy of roasted marinated pork belly over charcoal fire. The meat is then sliced and served often with rice or noodles. But do you know that Char Siew can be done with a non-roast/bake method which is essentially cooking it down on a stovetop, in a normal pan. This rendition is really very simple, akin to […]

Soup is crucial dish in every Chinese household and I’m blessed with mom’s home cooked soup since my childhood. Now as a mother, I also try my best to prepare soup for my family at least once a week because nothing beats a nice hot bowl of soup made with love♥ ♥ ♥ ….. Apart from the Chinese boiled soup which need […]

I was immediately enticed by this super easy Bulgogi recipe after watching Youn’s Kitchen which is a South Korean reality show featured a few Korean actors & actress opened a Korean restaurant at Gili Trawangan, Lombok ( Season 1). Bulgogi, literally “fire meat”, is made of thin, marinated slices of beef or pork grilled on a barbecue or on a […]