Traditional Chinese Herbs, The Basics

Traditional Chinese Herbs, The Basics

An Idiot’s's Guide to Chinese Herbs for cooking. It lists a basic ingredient set-up for your pantry that lets you cook many Chinese dishes.

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Ayam Pongteh (Nyonya Stewed Chicken)

Ayam Pongteh (Nyonya Stewed Chicken)

Recipe for my home’s own version of Masak Ayam Pongteh, a Peranakan (Nyonya) stewed chicken dish involving the used of preserved soya beans.

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团圆饭 Tuan Yuan Fan (Reunion Dinner)

团圆饭 Tuan Yuan Fan (Reunion Dinner)

A migrant’s Reunion Dinner for Chinese New Year’s Eve in Melbourne, Australia. We cooked a mix of Peranakan (Nyonya) & Cantonese CNY dishes.

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Laksa Party

Laksa Party

Had a go at making homemade Nyonya laksa (Singapore style) from scratch. Even the paste ingredients were hand-pounded. Not easy.

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Ang Ku Kueh (红龟糕 – Red Tortoise Cakes)

Ang Ku Kueh (红龟糕 – Red Tortoise Cakes)

Recipe for homemade ang ku kueh. It is not as difficult as it sounds, but can be a little tedious to make.

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Itek Tim (Salted Vegetable Duck Soup)

Itek Tim (Salted Vegetable Duck Soup)

Simplified Nyonya recipe for salted vegetable duck soup (giam chye ak / itek tim). I’ve made it many times, it’s quite quick and easy.

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Nyonya Chap Chye

Nyonya Chap Chye

Adapted recipe for Nyonya chap chye, a wonderfully funghi-centric stewed vegetable dish, Peranakan style.

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Singapore Laksa Story

Singapore Laksa Story

This blog post talks about Katong Laksa and Sungei Rd Trishaw Laksa in SIngapore, and compares it with the laksas that you can get overseas.

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Nyonya Food

Nyonya Food

A good introduction to Nyonya (Peranakan) cuisine, as illustrated by wonderful meal at Restoran Aunty Lee in Melaka, Malaysia.

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