Never did I think I’d end up spending hours in the kitchen trying to recreate this unassuming Chinese street food – Chinese scallion pancakes. When I was younger and lived in China, watching street food vendors make these on repeat…
I make these creamy peanut noodles all the time. It’s lowkey one of my absolute favourites when I get lazy. Growing up in Shanghai, summers meant super-humid days and very little appetite. When I was on a strike against warm…
This dish is literally how I got through uni. I lived off this braising recipe, and used it on almost all proteins. Pork ribs, beef short ribs, chicken thighs, chicken wings – they’ve all been through this method of cooking…
Comfort food sunday, ft. Hong Kong style macaroni soup, with some Japanese charshu slices, because #fusion lol, and also I ran out of ham, which is what you’d usually have with this. If you’ve never seen this dish before, I’m…
The Peak District – a place I never really ever bothered to explore until recently, thanks to the pandemic. Last weekend, after being confined to my room for 3+ months, and with the lockdown restrictions finally easing for Airbnbs and…
Shakshouka, an Arabic word that literally translates to “all mixed up” is not only fun to say but also a delicious and showstopping brunch dish that I adore. Featuring soft poached eggs in a spiced and hearty tomato and pepper…
Before I go on, I sincerely hope you like chicken. Because I do and this could potentially be my favourite chicken recipe ever! It’s seriously delicious, moreish and insanely addictive. Best of all, this only requires 5-ingredients, and I promise…
Disclaimer: this may be a minor long read. Thailand, a country where you can do just about everything. From beaches to mountains, to jungles, to cooking with locals, to spending days and nights with elephants, to drinking out of buckets…
Shanghai-style rice cakes, but with extra chilli. Chewy and delicious. When I was young, I didn’t really like rice that much. It was boring to me becasue we had it every day with everything and it was everywhere. But one…
“Shit.” I thought to myself. “That’s it. From now on, regardless of who’s coming, I’m off.” That was a real monologue I had with myself when I realised that I didn’t really need to have someone with me to see…