Huadiao 花雕酒 or Shaoxing Hua Diao is an aged Shaoxing Jiafan wine (one type of Shaoxing wine by adding about 10% extra rice during fermentation process). As the name implies, it is from Shaoxing, a city in China’s Zhejiang Province which is famous for rice wine production. The production process involves fermenting rice, water, and a small amount of wheat. The wine […]
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Glutinous Rice Wine, Huang Jiu 黄酒 which literally translated as yellow wine, is a type of Chinese rice wine made from glutinous rice, dried yeast cake aka wine biscuit 酒饼 and water. It is usually being widely used during confinement period for confinement dishes such as rice wine chicken, gnger pork with rice wine as well as fried egg with […]
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My mom gave me some roasted pork (Siew Yoke) from the recently Ching Ming prayer and this dish immediately came into my mind ~ Stir Fried Dark Soy Sauce Siew Yoke. By adding just a few simple ingredients such as dark soy sauce, sugar, garlic or even dried chilies, the flavour of the roasted pork will be elevated a few […]
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Steaming always the best and healthiest way to prepare food especially when you have fresh seafood such as prawns and fish. This method of cooking not only fuss-free but also retains the natural sweetness and original flavour of the ingredient. Today I’m sharing a prawn dish which is quick and simple yet presentable, suitable as CNY auspicious dish too! Steamed […]
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This is most probably the easiest recipe that I’ve ever shared in my blog which I’m pretty sure that everyone can whip up at home effortlessly. Scallion Omelette/Spring Onion Omelette, a very basic home cooked dish that goes so well with both steamed white rice and hot plain porridge. But instead of the usual spring union/scallion, I’m going to use […]
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