Craving Dim Sum But Short on Time? Make Air Fryer Tiger Skin Chicken Feet Instead Have you ever heard the Chinese phrase “食得皮膚飛”? It literally translates to “eating until your tiger skin flies” and refers to feasting so heartily that you shed your stress like a tiger shedding its coat. For me, nothing refuels my […]
TakeMeBackTuesday has me reminiscing about classic Chinese cooking shows from my youth. Any other Pinoy kids out there remember binge-watching Cooking Master Boy? One episode forever seared into my memory banks was when Mao went up against the Master Chef to recreate Mapo Tofu. For the uninitiated, Mapo Tofu is a spicy twist on silky […]
My Happy Birthday Kiampong Rice It’s my birthday and I decided to cook something special! (yes, I have to cook it myself for myself haha). For some reason, I got a sudden craving for Kiampong. Fortunately, I had all of the ingredients in the pantry. And guess what? You don’t need to be a kitchen […]
Well, I know it’s not cooked in a clay pot, like in those traditional Chinese restaurants. I attempted this Claypot Chicken Rice on an Imarflex Turbo Cooker. The Turbo Cooker is the Filipino version of the American Instant Pot. It’s a multi-cooker which means you can cook assorted types of food on it and can […]
The Chinese New Year is coming up again and if you’re like me, who have generous Filipino-Chinese friends, bosses, or colleagues, you’ll have dozens of Tikoy in the refrigerator before the end of February. They love giving away this sticky and sweet glutinous rice as a symbol of prosperity and abundance. We usually have the […]
For an extra scary Halloween, Our menu for today is a putok batok pork recipe. It’s my version of the Hongkong Style Roast Pork Belly, slow-cooked to perfection, with a spine-tingling melt-in-your-mouth fat. Awooooo! One of the very best things that got me addicted to the slow cooker (also known in the other side of […]
Lo Mien and Chow Mien Noodles are both made from wheat flour with eggs added. Lo mien are stir fried and cooked in high heat. It is similar to our pancit canton, except I find Lo Mien to be a bit sweet. In Binondo (in Manila), if you order this, they make the noodles fresh […]
