Nothing beats an easy-to-make homemade dessert made from scratch. If you like making each ingredient yourself, try this well-loved Taiwanese dessert staple with taro balls using sliced pumpkin, purple potato, and taro. Add in some tapioca starch for a chewy texture and serve it with sago, sweet syrup, honey bean, mangoes, and milk! What Is … Read more
Craving for a sweet treat that is easy to make? Try this simple Chinese fried mantou dipped in creamy condensed milk. Instead of a soft and fluffy traditional steamed mantou, fried mantou gives you a crisp outer layer with a moist center. What Is Fried Mantou With Condensed Milk? Chinese steamed bun comes in many … Read more
It is creamy, incredibly delicious, and super easy to make! Make your homemade smooth egg pudding with only three ingredients: eggs, sugar, and milk. You can prepare this recipe in just 15 minutes with an air fryer and have a silky and light pudding. What To Love About Egg Pudding Chinese desserts have a wide … Read more
Add a yummy dessert for the holidays or an after-meal snack with Chinese pumpkin cake (南瓜饼). It’s a delicious and healthy dessert that is soft and chewy with a sweet red bean paste filling. This Chinese dessert is gluten-free and vegan-friendly, the perfect dessert for everyone! What You’ll Love About Chinese Pumpkin Cake If you’re … Read more
Spongy, soft, and bouncy – words that I would describe Chinese steamed rice cake. It is a dim sum favorite that is slightly sweet and moist. Relive your childhood memories in Chinatown by making this sponge cake with only 4 ingredients: rice flour, sugar, water, and yeast. What Is Chinese Steamed Rice Cake? Steamed rice … Read more
Ginger milk curd or pudding is a popular Cantonese dessert made with only three ingredients: ginger juice, whole milk, and sugar. The recipe calls for boiling the milk at a certain temperature and combining it with the ginger juice. The mixture is set aside to start the curdling process, resulting in a silky and creamy … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
Red bean pancake – a crispy, brown crepe hugging a layer of sweet, velvety red bean paste – is one of the desserts I like to order at Chinese restaurants. It’s the perfect balance of sweet and savoury, and a great way to end your meal at a Chinese restaurant. Of course, yam paste will be another … Read more
The other day I had some honeycomb vanilla ice cream at Fat Cow (Japanese restaurant) and I was blown away. It was one of the best ice cream I had in my life!! I told myself I need to try and make this honeycomb vanilla ice cream so that I can indulge in some whenever … Read more