Have you tried cold noodles before? Doesn’t sound very appetising, does it? Chinese people love their soups boiling hot so I’m usually not a big fan of cold dishes (except for ice-cream!) but, after trying Korean cold noodles for the 1st time in London, I was hooked. (If you’re wondering where to go for Korean…
Lately, we’ve fallen in love with tamarind in my house- its hint of tangy acidity does wonders for food, especially when combined with sambal belacan or used to marinate pork! Besides mee siam (a Singaporean noodle which can be served stir-fried or with soup/ gravy), we also like to use it to cook this Singaporean…
It’s been a while since my last post. I must confess that I feel less inclined to cook these days, as I no longer hold dinner parties. (The hot and humid Singapore weather doesn’t help either- in case you didn’t know, we’re not meant to switch on the air conditioning when we cook, as the…
I’m not vegan. I’m probably going to get a lot of hate mail after saying this, but rather than being strictly vegan, I believe in reducing my consumption of animal products, as well as buying meat that is sustainably and ethically raised. Even Jonathan Safran Foer who wrote a book championing veganism has confessed to…
I have a love-hate relationship with fermenting and preserving food at home. On one hand, I love, love, loooove the idea of doing it (and eating fermented foods!) but on the other, I never know if I’m doing it right/ whether the resulting food is edible! I think the first time I actually had the…
What does your hotteok premix contain? Each hotteok box mix usually contains 3 packets: a small packet of dry yeast a packet of hotteok premix a packet of hotteok jam filling You will also need the following which is not included in the box mix: warm water (about 40-45C). My packet asked for 180ml but…
Growing up in Singapore, pandan is everywhere. It grows in our homes, by the sidewalks, is found in our food and even in our cars! (Our grandmothers tell us that dried pandan can drive away cockroaches so people knot a bunch and toss it into their cupboards and cars, where it also functions as a…
