上海鲜肉粽子 (Shang Hai Xian Rou Zong Zi) translates to Shanghai pork zong zi. What is this strange pyramid shaped thing? It’s a gift. It’s breakfast. It’s comfort food to be devoured...
In New Zealand, we drove, a lot. On our first day, we drove to Mt Cook and marveled at the bushy terrain and zipped by packs of sheep (herds?), daydreaming about our upcoming adventures. We talke...
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韭菜盒子 (jiu cai he zi), or chive boxes, are another childhood snack, of which I seem to have a lot of. What can I say? My mom spoiled me with Chinese food. There are so many variations of c...
Hope you all had a lovely weekend, everyone! By this time, I should be in Queenstown, NZ!! After almost a year of marriage, Alex and I are finally heading off to our honeymoon. We will be spendin...
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无面不欢 (wu mian bu huan) is a saying that can be loosely translated to no satisfaction without noodles. That’s pretty much me!!! The first time I had knife-cut noodles was in China; I was...
This dish is a legend in the Liu family. It’s one of those dishes that you know is probably unhealthy and bad for you (just look at that fatty layer!), but you still have to eat because that p...
Red bean is the stuff of my childhood. I’ve eaten it as a paste stuffed in sesame balls, daifuku, japanese treats, mochi balls; I’ve had it flavored in popsicles, ice cream, even sweet zhong ...
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I wasn’t originally going to blog about this, but my husband loved it so much that I thought I’d do a quick post. After all, it’s Superbowl season, the one time to indulge in fried foods an...
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Potstickers. 锅贴。 煎饺。 Pan fried dumplings. Whatever you want to call it, I’m going to share with you two ways to make dumplings from home, from scratch. You don’t need to go hunt d...
上海烧卖 is Shanghainese shaomai, or more commonly known as pork shumai, is a very common breakfast street food you can find in Shanghai, China. It’s different from the ubiquitous dimsum ...