I love this Thai chili sauce. It’s sweet and not too spicy and perfect with fried chicken wings. As well, I use it as a dipping sauce for my recipe for Ngoh Hiang. For post on Ngoh Hiang, click here….
Bean curd skin
Bean curd skin is used to wrap meat or vegetarian rolls or squares. Fill and wrap with meat, shrimp, mushroom, chestnut and/or onion or with a vegetarian stuffing of bamboo,…
Corned Beef Garlic Rice
It is St Patrick’s Day and this is corned beef. Not the Irish traditional Corned Beef and Cabbage but it is corned beef. And in Asia it is one of…
Fish Sauce
Fish Sauce is used most commonly in the Philippines where it is known as patis (Tagalog) and in Thailand, known as nam pla (Thai). My friend Aw Bish taught me…
Hot pot a simple meal transformed
Huo Guo is something we enjoy in winter, the perfect meal for a wintry night. I began this post when winter started and now it seems spring has sprung. Or,…
Ginger Scallion Sauce
Ginger Scallion Sauce, a condiment popular in Hong Kong, is used mainly to accompany steamed chicken. This simple sauce is made with finely chopped spring onion and grated ginger and…
Sha Cha Jiang
A favorite sauce in Taiwan, Sha Cha Jiang is sometimes called Satay Sauce or Barbecue Sauce which to me are misnomers. It doesn’t taste anything like the peanut-based, spicy Satay…