Egg Wan's Food Odyssey, the best authentic Chinese and Taiwanese food

Caramelised Pineapple Coconut Rice Pudding

Caramelised Pineapple Coconut Rice Pudding. This is the first time I’ve made this caramelised pineapple with coconut rice pudding. My daughter has been eating rice pudding at her nursery recently and she mentioned it a few times so I thought I’d have a go at making...

How To Make a Basic Japanese Ramen Noodle Soup

Ramen is one of my family’s favourite Japanese dishes. In a city like Edinburgh where it’s almost always wet and/or cold, ramen (along with hot pots) are the perfect dishes for warming yourself up. A good ramen is one of the most rewarding dishes you can eat, full of...

Buttermilk Fried Chicken Sandwich

I’ve always been a big fan of fried chicken but recently I kept seeing “buttermilk fried chicken” on both the internet and menus in local restaurant. I rarely have a chance to visit restaurants and if I do I usually go for sushi/Korean/burger, those kinds of things,...

Blood Orange and Seared Tuna Quinoa Salad

Blood Orange and Seared Tuna Quinoa Salad Main Ingredients155 g quinoa310 ml water500 g tuna2 blood oranges (peel and slice)4 tbsp white sesame seeds2 tbsp black sesame seeds1 handful salad leaves2 tbsp pomegranate100 g feta cheese5 mint leaves (fresh and chopped...

Prawn and Lemon Butter Pasta

At the end of 2016 we moved to the Marchmont area of Edinburgh and one of the many great things about Marchmont are the really incredible ingredients we can buy locally. We like just two streets away from two really great greengrocers and we also have quite possibly...

Thai Steamed Fish with Coconut Quinoa

Thailand is one of my favourite countries and Thai food is easily one of my favourite cuisine. I’ve only visited Thailand once but the country, the culture, the weather and the food were all really amazing and one of my favourite dishes when I visited was Thai Steamed...

Chinese Fish Fragrant Omelette

Chinese Fish Fragrant Omelette. You may be familiar with another dish “Chinese Fish Fragrant Eggplant” or even “Spicy Sichuan Eggplant” but there are in fact many “fish-fragrant” dishes in Chinese cooking and to be honest they all taste delicious! Even though this...

Red Cooked Pork Belly with Lotus Root

Red-cooked pork belly, or as some people called it Chinese braised pork, is one of the most popular dishes in many Chinese and Taiwanese households.

Korean Kale Pancakes

Korean Kale Pancakes. My family and I are big fans of Korean food. I really love Korean pancakes, especially ones with seafood in them, and every time I visit a local

Oyster Sauce Chicken with Spinach Noodles

Recently my husband has been pushing me to prepare something different for this website so I decided to have a go at making my own spinach noodles but I also

Dan Bing Taiwanese Egg Crepe

Recently I had a discussion wih Chris about my food blog and what sort of food we should cook next. That’s the moment I realized I have never made

Stir Fried Beef with Thai Chive Flower and Bean Curd

Flowering chive (韭菜花) is also known as Thai chive flower, garlic chive flower or chive flower buds. This vegetable has a very strong

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George Heriot’s School Chinese Cooking Class

I had my first Chinese cooking class with George Heriot's School yesterday and it was also my first proper teaching...

The Illustrative Chef Illustrated Cookbook

"The Illustrative Chef 30 Illustrated Recipes by Liv Wan" is my first "illustrated" cookbook. Two years ago I...

Cockle Meatballs Recipe

Today's recipe is a Chinese cockle meatballs recipe I learnt whilst I lived in Shanghai but before that a little...

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Big Breasts Food – Green Papaya with Pork Rib Soup

May 30, 2011 | Chinese Food, Recipes

So recently I haven’t updated my blog and for a really good reason. I broke a finger and more specifically my ring...

Swensens Taipei Restaurant Review

May 19, 2011 | Restaurant Reviews

There are many things I really like about the UK but some things that really annoy me. The first things that really...

Kao Chi Taipei Restaurant Review

May 6, 2011 | Restaurant Reviews

Kao Chi Taipei Restaurant Review. The first time I brought Chris to Taiwan we didn't go to any Taiwanese restaurants....

Cooked Rice with Bak Choy and Gammon

Apr 28, 2011 | Chinese Food

When we were in Taipei one of my favourite restaurants is Kao Chi. Kao Chi serves really delicious Shanghai cuisine...

Mitsui Japanese Restaurant Taipei Review

Apr 24, 2011 | Restaurant Reviews

Mitsui Japanese Restaurant Taipei Review. Whenever I visit Taipei one of the restaurants I have to visit is Mitsui. I...

Dirty Dirty Duck Ubud Bali Restaurant Review

Apr 20, 2011 | Restaurant Reviews, Travel

When we travel to new countries we like to do some research on restaurants and as we were going to Bali we did some...

Stir Fried Rice Cake with Spring Greens and Pork recipe

Apr 13, 2011 | Chinese Food, Recipes

Stir Fried Rice Cake with Spring Greens and Pork recipe. Hello everyone, I’m home! So two days ago we returned from...

Chorizo Focaccia Recipe

Mar 23, 2011 | Italian Food, Recipes

So it’s just two days until my holiday and I’m so excited about going travelling again. Sadly we don’t have time to go...

Prawn and Scallop Shumai Recipe

Mar 18, 2011 | Chinese Food, Recipes, Taiwanese Food

It’s only 12 days now and I’m going back home for two weeks. I try to go back to my home country, Taiwan, once every...

Egg Spinach and Squid Roll Recipe

Mar 13, 2011 | Chinese Food, Recipes, Taiwanese Food

Egg Spinach and Squid Roll Recipe. Recently I’ve been busy doing a series of speeches in Glasgow for Chinese New Year....

Chicken Satay Recipe

Mar 8, 2011 | Chinese Food, Recipes, Taiwanese Food

Something my husband’s colleagues keep asking for is chicken satay. They are fully aware that I’m a chef and they’ve...

Spanish Chickpea, Chorizo and Prawn Soup Recipe

Feb 25, 2011 | Other Foods, Recipes

As promised in my first blog of the year I’ve decided to start adding Western foods to my website. Some of the foods I...