It was an accidental discovery and turned out to be a very satiated lunch. We initially headed to Senya Izakaya for lunch but the restaurant was fully occupied, so we settled ourselves at Robataya Izakaya located along the same row. Robatayaki, in Japanese cuisine, refers to a method of cooking similar to barbecue in which the food are cooked over […]
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Shrimp paste or shrimp sauce (虾酱) is a fermented condiment commonly used in Southeast Asian and Southern Chinese cuisines. I tried to use it as the marinade for my pungent and flavourful air fried pork ribs (RECIPE). Today, I’m going to share another simple steamed recipe which is using shrimp paste as primary flavour agent and the result is fantastic! […]
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Don’t know what to do with those leftover Nian Gao from Chinese New Year? Just simply pan fry them like what I did! Nian Gao 年 糕, literally translated as Year Cake or Chinese New Year’s Cake, is one of the auspicious food to eat during Chinese New Year. This sweet, chewy glutinous rice and brown sugar cake is homonym for “higher […]
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It has been 9 years since our last visit to S.Wine Cafe nestled in Ben’s Independent Grocer, Publika and we were here again for lunch after so many years. Nothing much changes on the interior (we were there on last year August and the table setting was well adherence to the SOPs) and not as packed as before during lunch […]
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A simple and easy Chinese boiled soup but packs with nutrition ~ Black Beans Red Dates Soup. Ingredients need are easily obtained from grocery stores or supermarkets. Another black beans soup recipe -> Black Beans & Pig Trotter Soup Ingredients (Serve: 3-4) 400g pork ribs/pork soup bones/chicken 200g black beans 10-12 red dates, de-seeded Handful of wolfberries (Goji) 2500ml water […]
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