I find it slightly challenging to procure Thai ingredients in Singapore, especially when you’re living in the West and the famous Thai supermarket is located at Golden Mile Complex. I wanted to make some tom yum goong but didn’t have any good Thai roasted chili paste (nam prik pao) on hand. I did have a bottle of Thai chili paste (Maepranom …
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Ever since I heard of the government giving us $500 worth of SkillsFuture credit, I’ve been wanting to use it on …
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I love the taste of butter in my food, but brown butter really takes things up one notch. The smell of butter browning fills the entire kitchen with a nutty and caramel-like aroma that is unrivalled. If you haven’t tried brown butter, you really should! I assure you that you will love it too. I don’t have that much of …
The one thing I look forward to most whenever I attend Chinese banquet weddings, apart from seeing the bride and groom get married of course, is the dessert served at the end – that is if they serve yam paste (orh nee/芋泥)! Smooth, creamy yam paste, topped off with fragrant coconut milk, is an occasional treat for me since it’s …
Three months ago when I went to Krabi with my mother and sister, we had a really unforgettable Claypot Crab Vermicelli dish at a Thai seafood restaurant. After coming back to Singapore, I told myself that I had to eat that again. I can’t remember what was in their dish because I was so busy gobbling down the food that …
Roast pork belly is one of the occasional treats that I would have whenever I go to Crystal Jade with my family. Occasional not because it adds inches to my hips, but because it burns a hole in my parents’ pockets. I absolutely love roast pork belly – juicy, melt-in-your-mouth fats sandwiched between crispy crackling and tender, flavourful meat. They …
Crab beehoon soup! Probably the one dish I would eat before I die. If you’ve never eaten crab beehoon soup before, you’re missing out on life! I’ve only tried the one at Melben Seafood Restaurant (Ang Mo Kio), and the queue is always insanely long. But trust me, the wait is worth it. Their crab beehoon broth is so rich …
I think tofu (beancurd) is one of the few things that are good for health and taste really good. To me at least. One of my must-order dishes whenever I eat at zi char stalls (Chinese hawker stall) is deep fried tofu with minced pork. The tofu is always slightly crispy on the outside but still soft and juicy on …