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Sweet Fillings - Red Bean Paste

Our favorite place to use sweet red bean paste is in steamed baos but give them a try in baked baos, tong yuen, mochi and in moon cakes!...

Jan 26, 20212 min read

Rice, wheat, potato, tapioca just to name a few. Many kinds, many uses. Not much flavor on its own but essential as the bases for a...

Jan 26, 20211 min read

This says Asian birthday cake 100%. This chiffon cake is super light, airy and spongy, and is filled with fresh fruit and covered with a...

Jan 26, 20213 min read

Wait what?!! Not actually but it is an "Ancient Chinese" confection, made of thousands of threads (16,384 to be exact!) of hand pulled...

Jan 26, 20213 min read

Best right out of the steamer these pillowy steamed bao buns are a blank canvas ready to surround and hold whatever you want or you could...

Jan 24, 20213 min read

Soft and smooth like flan, steamed eggs is warm and comforting and a perfect way to start the day. Top it with some chili oil and you've...

Jan 24, 20211 min read

Boiled, steamed, deep or pan fried, not all dumplings are created equal! Let's talk a little about dumplings, the differences inside and...

Jan 23, 20212 min read

Similar to sesame balls but boiled and SO delicious in their own right. Tong yuen can be made savory or sweet. Made of sweet glutinous...

Jan 23, 20213 min read

Crispy from deep frying, sweet from the red bean paste filling, chewy from the sweet glutinous rice dough, this sesame ball "dumpling" is...

Jan 23, 20214 min read

Maybe...maybe not...but my first recipe post is for Chinese Tea Eggs, a tasty snack and breakfast staple. Easy to make and the marbling...

Jan 19, 20212 min read

No bowl of ramen, or any bowl of noodle soup for that matter, is complete without ajituske, soft boiled eggs with their perfectly...

Jan 19, 20212 min read

Steamed whole fish is an essential dish for Chinese New Year. The Chinese word for fish sounds similar to the word for abundance/surplus...

Jan 19, 20212 min read