“Vegetarian dish as healthy meal. Cook it for both vegetarian and normal meals are equally good for you!” Today is Chinese Chu Yi (初一). We had vegetarian meals for the day, of course. No time for extensive cooking after work, we had the simplest vegetarian dishes for dinner. This vegetarian dish is one of them,…
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The Recipes
Simple, Healthy & Delicious Teochew Steamed White Pomfret (潮州蒸白鲳)
“Check out what’s good for eating more FISHES! See fresh White Pomfret, the perfect fish for steaming style. Loved by whole family, healthy and delicious dish which never fails to impress your loved ones! Prosperity Pomfret (年年有余)” I steamed Teochew-style with Sea Bass, but Sea Bass is not the most popular fish type to make…
Shark Fin Melon Soup
Shark fin melon is NOT shark fin, but just kind of greens, an edible melon. We called it shark fin melon simply because its squash resembles shark fin when boiled and soften. Its plant name is Cucurbita ficifolia. This melon often cooked as dessert or soup. I love it in soup as it tastes mild…
Curry Clams (咖喱蝲蝲)
“Quick Clams Recipe and Delicious Clams Dish in Curry Flavour!” Yes, I cooked clams again. Slightly different kind of clam. The shell is thicker, rounder in shape and darker in colour. This kind of clam is more common in Singapore. This thicker shelled clam is similar to the thinner one I used in my previous…
Stir-Fried Chili Clams
“Clams, one of the most likeable seafood dishes to be easily cooked at home.” Clams required little preparation for cooking which made this seafood one of the popular dishes in various cuisines. The fresh clams were decently priced and sold at the wet market and supermarkets, too. However, they might be seasonal and not…
Teochew Cuisine – Dessert Yam Paste with Ginkgo Nuts & Pumpkins (白果金瓜配潮州芋泥)
“Famous Teochew Sweet Yam Paste, the hearty flavour created at home, for your love ones” I love sweet yam paste. We pronounce it as “Or Nee” in Teochew dialect. Basically, most food products made of yam paste are my favourite. I love the taste of yam. Yam puff, yam pancake, yam bun, yam biscuit, yam…