On busy days, I like to make roast chicken- it’s an easy 1-pot meal as I just chop root vegetables and pop them into the oven at the same time as the chicken. (Usually I put the veggies under the chicken so that they get the benefit of the delicious chicken juices.) Actually, it’s a…
Noodles are ubiquitous in Singapore- we have economic noodles for breakfast (dry fried thin rice vermicelli), stir-fried white bihun (also known as mee hoon or bee hoon) with a little gravy, mee goreng, bi hun soup (this coconut chicken broth makes a great bihun soup base) and many others. One of my favourites to cook…
What is tamarind? Growing up in Singapore, tamarind, or assam jawa as we call it locally, was used in many dishes so I was rather surprised to learn that this fruit actually originates from Africa! Unfortunately, none of my fellow bloggers contributed an African tamarind recipe, but if you know ways to cook tamarind African-style,…
In my non-food blog life, I’m a big vintage fan- in fact, I used to sell vintage on Etsy before the fees got so expensive! I particularly enjoy reading vintage cookbooks and seeing how cooking has changed over the years- I grew up being told msg is bad for one’s health (80s and 90s) and…
The key to making really, really good traditional Singaporean street food is to use homemade pork lard- it gives the dishes an incredible flavour that oil just can’t replicate! Although you can buy ready made pork lard in some supermarkets, I prefer to use homemade pork lard and lardons in my cooking and baking because…
Since I just shared a recipe for a 5 spice powder home blend, followed by a tau yew bak recipe (pork braised in soy sauce and 5 spice powder), it seems only natural to follow up with a post on how to use 5 spice powder. After all, it’s not one of the most commonly…
Since my last post was on how to make 5 spice powder at home, it seemed only natural to share a tau yew bak, or soy sauce braised pork, recipe next. Singapore is famous for its food scene and many of its dishes, such as Singapore Chilli Crab and Hainanese Chicken Rice, are world-famous but…
