Crystal dumplings are a unique kind of dumpling that takes the name crystal as it looks a bit like a crystal on the outside with it’s almost translucent skin. Obviously this
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Fried Wonton authentic recipe
Wontons are a very popular dish in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. Even different provinces in China have different names and
Tan Tsai Noodles
In Edinburgh the season has changed once again and it’s turned really cold now. I feel like I’m still recovering from our holiday where we had really hot weather but recently
Deep fried chicken legs with savoury sticky rice
Normally for female chefs it’s very hard to get promotion and near impossible in my home country but no matter how hard you work
Crispy Chicken with Chili Sauce
Crispy chicken with chili sauce, known in Chinese as 椒麻雞 is a dish that my grandpa cooked for me often when I was young. I
Stir fried Cats Ear Noodle
I can imagine what you are thinking. Oh no, an Eastern person has cooked her cat! Don’t worry, our cat Popo still has his ears. Cat’s ears noodles is an interesting dish with an
Smoked Duck Noodle Soup
In Taiwan, Taiwanese people will use smoked duck’s bone to make a special stock for noodle soup and duck meat for this duck noodle. I always remember when I went to
Steamed Egg with Seafood Sauce
In Edinburgh I believe August must be every Edinburgh Chef’s worst nightmare. Edinburgh is an extremely busy city throughout the year
Deep Fried Prawn Rolls
I went to a ceramic workshop call Doodles last week with Chris and where we both painted two items each. Doodles is a ceramics workshop where you can walk in, choose a pot, whether it’s a plate, bowl or
Dragon Phoenix Leg
My mother asked me yesterday “What are you going to cook for your blog this time?” I answered her “Dragon Phoenix Leg”. She immediately told me with a surprised voice “Ohh….That’s a great snack that I ate from childhood.
Taiwanese fried chicken and sweet potato chips
Unfortunately I haven’t been able to update my blog for over a week due to a few things. First of all I’ve been working on a cook book,
Hot and Sour Soup
Hot and sour soup is a very common dish in both Taiwan and China. People usually have fried or plain dumplings with hot and sour soup. The sourness of this soup is very good
Drunken Chicken
When I was a child I always thought you prepared drunken chicken by feeding the chicken a bottle of rice wine before cooking. I thought if the chicken was drunk enough it
Honey Cake Chinese Desert
Honey Cake is a dessert that we usually give to our families when there is a new born member of the family. We will host a part for our family and friends to celebrate the one
Pearl Meatballs
Because of the layer of glutinous rice that surrounds this meatball we give it the great name of “Pearl Meatball”. This is because the rice looks translucent and the colour and
Bang Bang Chicken
Is everybody feeling the heat lately? Recently Edinburgh has been getting a lot warmer. It’s great weather when I have a day off but it’s really horrible when I have to work under this
Salad Boat Sandwich
Salad boat sandwich is one of my favourite snacks in Taiwanese cuisine. It’s also known as “MiaoKou Sandwich” for which MiaoKou is the name of a night market in Keelung, Taiwan. This night market sell a lot of tasty food and it’s always full of
Authentic Tang Yuan Soup recipe
The other day I read about Ching he Huan’s recipe for this Tang Yuan soup on the good food channel and she mention this dish is
Glutinous Rice Shumai
I’ve caught the flu recently that’s the reason I haven’t replied to all of your comments recently, really sorry about that but I hope you can understand a person like me who
Chicken Chow Mein Recipe
My friends and family are always fascinated to know what kind of food Chris and I eat at home. Most people think we eat really posh
Stewed Egg Salad (Lu Dan)
Stewed Egg is a very common dish in Taiwan and we call it “Lu Dan”. I loved to order a stewed egg with my lunchbox when I live in
Dumplings shui jiao
Dumplings, or shui jiao, are one of my favourite foods. They are really tasty but also the perfect food for a working couple like Chris and I, for whom both of us work shift
Shengjianbao
Shengjian mantou, also known as Shengjianbao, is a common and popular dish in both Taiwan and Shanghai. It’s very popular in Shanghai for breakfast and we eat
Vegetarian Spring Rolls Recipe
I started my new job this week and finally got some time to update my blog after finishing three crazy days of 14 hour shifts. I decided
Tiger Bite Pig Recipe
For some reason, Taiwanese people really like name their food in a different and funky way. For example, “Coffin Bread” and also “Tiger bite Pig”, which is also known as “Koah-pau” in Taiwanese. Why is it called tiger bite pig? Because the bread
Yangzhou Fried Rice Recipe
My husband’s colleague asked me for the recipe of Yangzhou fried rice a couple weeks before and here is the recipe. Couple days
Char Siu Pork Recipe
A couple weeks ago, my husband’s co-workers asked for a recipe for making Char Siu Pork’s. Over the years I have collected so many different cooking methods for this dish
Coffin Bread Recipe
Coffin bread is a night market snack that originates from Tainan which is a city located in the South of Taiwan. Coffin bread gets it’s name due to the way we cut out the bread
Steamed Lemon Rainbow Trout Recipe
My husband’s colleague Dione gave us this great, beautiful and fresh Rainbow trout so I decided to cooked this Steamed Lemon
Beef Noodle Soup Recipe
I love beef noodle soup, especially when you just came home from cold and wet weather. This is a comfort dish to warm up everyone from their body to their heart. This dish is