Chwee Kueh (水粿; Steamed Rice Cakes)

There're several types of steamed cakes made with rice flour. If you want to learn how to make these traditional delicacies, …

Chai Tow Kway (菜头粿; Fried Carrot Cake)

If you're looking for a good chai tow kway recipe, you've come to the right place. How do I convince you my CTK is good?…

Soon Kueh (Turnip Dumplings) (II)

Making 笋粿 is a hell of a lot of work! There, I've said it before anyone moans about soon kueh being a hell of a lot of work. …

Teochew Fish Porridge (潮州鱼粥)

How do you tell if the fish you wanna buy is fresh? (a) It doesn't smell fishy. (b) The eyes are bright. (c) The gills are re…

Bak Chang (肉粽; Meat Dumplings)

My mother made two types of 粽子 every year, kee chang and bak chang . The former is quite straightforward; it's just glutinou…

Orh Kueh/Steamed Yam Cake (I)

Making good orh kueh starts with choosing yam that's light for its size. Lighter ones have less water, and less watery ones …

Teochew Ngoh Hiang

I can never get enough of ngoh hiang , the deep-fried meat rolls that are full of the fragrance of five-spice powder and yam, the…

Soon Kueh (Turnip Dumplings) (I)

Success at last at making the dough for soon kueh ! It was my seventh attempt and sixth recipe. How's that for perseverance? …