A table for two

Steamed or pan-fried? Why choose when you can have both? Not sure about you, but there is something so comforting about spending a lazy Sunday in the kitchen, making something that I’ve been craving for a long time. Then just sit back, relax in front of TV and indulge myself with delicious food that I [...]

A food guest writer? Who would have thought? When Rasa Malaysia asked me to be a guest writer on her blog to feature a signature dish from my hometown, the answer is loud and clear – the most famous dish from Ipoh has to be Beansprout Chicken (芽菜雞) with Sar Hor Fun (rice noodle). Now, [...]

Okay. I lied. I lied. I lied to my friends that I actually liked the food at The Malaya when I don’t. I told them it is okay, when I obviously trying not to be too contradictory. I feel ashamed of myself. What has happened to me?! The problem is not me, the problem is [...]

I wish I can tell you why this dish is called the Three Emperor Egg. With no records can be found on internet, I only can assume that this dish is named after the three Emperors in the Chinese legend, dated back 4000-6000 years ago. In fact, even the legend itself has lost in translation [...]

March has rather been an exciting month for those who love food – from the vineyard to the hyde park for NSW wine week; from 15 best restaurants in Sydney to Centennial Park for Taste of Sydney festival; and of course not to forget March into Merivale that is still going on until the end [...]

If there is any comfort food that makes you homesick and nostalgic, then Cantonese style red bean soup with mandarin peel is definitely right on top of my list. Even though is called soup, but it is actually a sweet dessert drink. Different country has different version of the red bean soup, and the key [...]

*~drool…~* I feel like having another bowl of Penang Har Mee (福建虾面) just by looking at this image again! The intense prawn flavoured spicy soup, the crunchy kangkung (chinese watercress) and bean sprouts, the tender juicy prawn and pork slices, and the fiery hot chilli paste for the final climax, it is seriously a bowl [...]

“Oohhhh look, there’s flame in the Satay Chicken!” The Satay Chicken arrives in a plate looks just like a shallow Chiffon cake tin, with violet flame slowly burning in the center. The satay chicken taste rather piquant and unusual with strong sherry flavour used for the burning flame. We looked at each other speechless, we [...]

It’s Valentine’s Day, and it’s raining; it is cold and miserable, which also means is Yum Cha day! In Central Coast, you won’t have the dilemma of deciding which Chinese restaurant to go to for Yum Cha, because as far as I am concerned, there is only one restaurant in central coast that offers daily [...]

Gong Xi Fa Chai!!! Happy Lunar New Year everyone, and hope you all had a great time celebrating the Year of the Ox, as we definitely started the new year with a great toss of fortune and prosperity. The good people at Foodbuzz also once again selected me for the 24,24,24 event, and I can’t [...]

Traditional peanut cookies, a must have for the Chinese New Year. Unable to celebrate the Chinese New Year with my family this year makes me extremely homesick and nostalgic, especially missing all the delicious food the most. And the peanut cookie is one of them I am craving for. We used to make this cookie [...]

Just in case you wonder, there is nothing “Chinese” about the Fortune Cookies. It was actually originated from Japan, but it didn’t become popular until some Chinese dude in California started serving fortune cookies as dessert. Till these days, people still love receiving the cookie simply because there is a “fortune” hidden inside with faux [...]

First of all, please forgive me for these shocking hideous pictures. I didn’t bring along a proper DSLR camera and only had a point-n-shoot compact digital camera. Hence, this is the best I can do. Second of all, if you are a Chinese food nazi and absolutely despise sweet and sour sauce, black bean sauce [...]

Today is a stinker! Hot, hot, hot at 38ºC outside! I just came back from a meeting and when I stepped outside the office, “phwoarrr!!” The heatwave just blew right in your face and feels like slowly cooking in the oven. That’s it! I am staying inside for the rest of the day, with the [...]