My Happy Food & Travel Picks
I’m obsessed with bouncy fishballs smothered in a slightly spicy fragrant Hong Kong curry sauce. It’s a must-eat when I’m in Hong Kong and it’s often found at Fa Yuen Street. Since I’m living on the opposite side of the world, I thought why not make them at home! Hong Kong Curry Fish Ball ingredients…
I turned my favourite Cantonese dessert, black sesame glutinous rice balls with peanut powder (擂沙湯圓) into a whiskey cocktail! Found in Hong Kong dessert shops like Tei Mou Koon (地茂館甜品), you’ll find glutinous rice balls with peanut powder. To add the flavour of peanut powder to the drink, I used Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey! It…
During Chinese New Year, I love making and eating this sweet and chewy nian gao (年糕). We eat this rice cake because cake in Chinese ‘糕’, sounds like the Chinese word for tall ‘高” and 年糕’s direct translation is ‘year high/tall’. So by eating this cake, we are wishing each other a new year with…
I found my grandma’s egg tart recipe and it only has 4 ingredients! Flakey, silky and full of sweet egg flavour, this egg tart is surprisingly easy to make and delicious too. If you are short on time, I highly recommend you use store-bought frozen tart shells. Here’s a video on how to make my…
When I travel, I always look for matcha cafes to visit and Hvala was on the top of my SG list for a few years! Hvala is an insta-worthy Japanese cafe serving all things matcha in tea, cakes, gelato and pastry form. They serve delicious food and beverages and have a gorgeous Japanese zen garden…
Serves 12 Ingredients for Snow Skin Mooncakes (mochi) 35g glutinous rice flour 35g rice flour 25g wheat flour 135g homogenized milk (3.25% milk fat) 16g neutral oil 30g sugar Ingredients for Snow Skin Mooncake filling (custard) 2 whole eggs 1 cup of freeze-dried strawberries, powder 70g sugar 30g cake flour 150g milk 45g unsalted butter,…
Torafuku, known for its bold representation of Pan- Asian cuisine, is turning 7 and launching a brand new omakase menu! For a limited time only, let your tastebuds go wild for seasonal produce, house-made creamy Burrata, Chicken Fat Rice, S’Mores Tart and so much more! Menu This menu is available till the end of September….
Tea Cubed is celebrating Mid Autumn Moon Festival with their newest ice cream puff, tea slushies and desserts for Mid Autumn Moon Festival. These creations are available at Pricesmart Station Square at the deli section from August 19 to September 11th for four weekends only (Fri- Sun). Who is Tea Cubed? Tea Cubed is a…
Manifest travelling by heading to Fairmont Vancouver Airport for their 2-for-1 afternoon tea deal! Enjoy buttery scones, heavenly desserts and savoury bites while overlooking airplanes for $40 pp (This price is after the applied coupon amount and does not include tax and tip. Original $79 pp). Also, you get 3 hours of free parking –…
You might have heard about typhoons in Hong Kong but my Typhoon Shelter Chicken recipe will only be a whirlwind of spicy, savoury and umami flavours paired with tender and silky chicken (No raincoats required). What is Typhoon Shelter Chicken? Typhoon Shelter is a style of seasoning or cooking style that originates in Causeway Bay…
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