One of the most popular dim sum must-tries is Chinese water chestnut cake. It is a soft and jiggly cake with a hint of crunch of diced water chestnuts. To make this homemade Chinese dessert, you need diced water chestnuts, water chestnut flour, and a brown sugar slab. What To Love About Chinese Water Chestnut … Read more
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
If you are a mango and coconut lover, try mango coconut milk pudding made with 6 simple ingredients. It is silky and creamy filled with mango cubes and rich coconut cream. You can complete this recipe in less than 10 minutes and make it vegan-friendly with just a few tweaks. What Is Mango Coconut Milk … 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