Steamed pork with black bean sauce is one of my favorite diner dishes. As it is easy to make and you can marinate it upfront so that even your husband/boyfriend who usually can’t cook can prepare this while you are still stuck at work ;). This dish is delicious when served with rice. In addition […]
Rice Noodle Rolls (a.k.a. steam rice roll/cheung fun) is a Cantonese dish that’s popular in the Guangdong Province and Hong Kong. It is commonly served as a street food snack or as part of dim sum. This rice noodles can be prepared plain or with shrimp, beef, char siu or vegetables. You can basically fill […]
Paper wrapped cake (a.k.a. sponge cake) is a Chinese pastry type and it is very common in Hong Kong bakeries and even abroad in the Chinatown bakery shops. This cake is different than the Western cupcake as this is more a chiffon style cake wrapped in paper. I personally love this cake, because it is […]
This recipe is based on the Baked pork chops (焗豬扒飯), except this version is healthier and easier to make, as it doesn’t include the cheese on top and no oven is needed. The baked pork chops is a classic Cantonese dish, which can be found at every Hong Kong café (茶餐廳). This dish is made […]
A pineapple bun is a kind of sweet bun predominantly popular in Hong Kong and can also be found at the Chinatown bakeries worldwide. In Rotterdam (The Netherlands) you can buy this from St. Anny Bakery or QQ Bakery. You might think that this bun consists of pineapples, however pineapple is not one of the […]
This is a sausage bun that can be found at every bakery in Hong Kong. In Rotterdam, I always go to St Anny’s Bakery at the West Kruiskade. Whenever my mom went to St Anny’s with me when I was younger, I always wanted either this bun, pineapple bun, wife cake or egg tart. These […]
This sweet potato soup reminds me of my childhood as my mom made this regularly when I was still living at home. As my mom doesn’t make this as often anymore, I have decided to learn this myself. The taste of this soup is sweet and gives you a warm feeling. Since it is summer […]
Hong Kong Wife Cake （老婆餅）recipeFor the original recipe, click here. Review: I thought that this would taste very differently than the store bought ones, since the traditional one is made with lard and sweeten winter melon (糖冬瓜), but this actually tasted very nice and it’s way healthier than the traditional version. If you want a […]