tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92014585810931571982012-02-16T16:35:36.914+01:00asian cooking, chinese kitchen, recipes try-outs, chinese food products, asian food items, share recipes,Chrystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01625260121766164726noreply@blogger.comBlogger581100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9201458581093157198.post-42334265786967624422008-09-14T21:25:00.003+02:002008-09-14T21:38:44.618+02:00

Hi everybody,After an absence of a couple of months, I am back to wish you a happy moon festival :).Please forgive me for neglecting this blog. I'll post some new pictures and recipes soon.

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First time making cupcakes.. Made them for my friends birthday (born in the year of the piggy). I'll be honest, they were not that tasty, but damn cute! There were more people taking pictures of them than actually eating them. Good thing I also brought mango loh mai chi.

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I watched "The Simpsons: The Movie", and it made me crave for donuts. :-D We don't have dunkin' donuts or crispy creme here, so I wanted to try to make my own donuts. It didn't turn out as a succes, but at least I tried.. The dough turned out to be too solid and not light and soft, but heavy. At least I had fun decorating.Mine Homer-Simpson-DonutSugar CoatedChocolate with peanutAnyone with a fool

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In Asia people recognise konnyaku as an health food. They also make noodles of it, which are high in fiber and low in calories. A misunderstanding is that konnyaku is a product from seaweed, but it actually is made of Konnyaku potato's. You can make it will all sorts of fruit and best of all, it's not an animal product, and suitable for vegetarians/vegans.These jelly's come in different flavours

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Have you been wondering what I was up to? Well, I did continue baking and stuff.. but blogging takes up quite a bit of time. I'm learning Mandarin these days and just started a diet (four letter word) and I have been asked to write recipes in the local Chinese newspaper. I will post some recipes again soon :-).For the time being, let me show you what I've been making:Hello Kitty 3D Grape Flavour

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Well I didn't receive this bouquet. I gave it away :).. Still, I love this arrangement. So if you ever have the chance to get me flowers.. I want an exact copy of this!

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This was the first time I actually had carrot cake and I didn't expect that I would like it so much. Initially I thought of making carrot cakes, because I bought shredded carrots from the supermarket to make eggrolls, but I changed my mind. So what to do with all the carrots? I made little cupcakes and handed them out to my colleagues. The cake was so populair that three of my colleagues asked

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Majority of the Chinese community in the Netherlands have celibrated New Year with the Western calender. The laisi's and wishes have been given last month, but you'll find activities organised in the Chinatowns (Amsterdam, The Hague, Rotterdam), like performances from Chinese singers, the familiar dragon, lion dance and don't forget the firecrackers.

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Here they are again :-), but these were better than the ones post earlier. Softer bread and they look prettier ofcours. I used this recipe for the bread.Instead of sausage buns, you can also make baked-charsiu buns, cocktail buns, red bean paste buns etc. with this bread dough.Yes the one in the middle had a little too much ketchup. I had to figure out how hard to squeez the bottle of ketchup.

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Hong KongShoppingFoodWaiting impatiently for the wonton noodlesHui Lau Shan (Dessert/Herbal Shop)Vegetarian dishesRandom

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Edit: Never mind this recipe. I have found a much better recipe on a foodblog. I'll post pictures later this month ( I'm in Hong Kong the next week). Check the recipe here. Mine turned out beautifully. I made Cha Siu Chaan Bau with the same recipe! Great great great, I love it! And with the kitchenaid I don't have to knead the dough! Life can be so good..

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Hoped every one had a great Christmas! I love December :) .. best month of the year. We nearly had a white Christmas. Unfortunately the snow melted a day before Christmas.The coolest Hello Kitty Christmas tree is the coolest Christmas card I received this year! It deserves a spot on my blog :D. Thank you Sylvia!Dinner I made for my family: Bell peppers stuffed with fishpaste, Bah Kut TehOyster

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This savourish pancake was invented in Japan during the second world war when the stock on rice was low. To still have a nutritious meal, they made up this pancake made of (yam) batter, cabbage and a lot of sauce. "Okonomi"means "what you like" in Japanese, as you can almost use whatever ingredient you like.Ingredients (makes 4)PancakeFlour - 300 gramsWater - 150 mlCabbage - 400 grams, Shredd

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How did the French toast (西多士) snack become one of the ultime fav in the Hong Kong 茶餐廳(tea lunchroom)? I bet the Brits introduced it, but like the milk tea, the HK people have made it their own.Funny thing was that I always have thought this to be a Chinese snack and discovered later with great suprise that it's actually known by the rest of the world as French toast or "wentelteefjes"for the

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The time has come. The moment we all have been waiting for.... Our first Dutch Starbucks!! Ok ok.. so this one does not have Matcha Frappuchino, they do not ask for your name at the counter and they added a little bit of Dutch service flavour to it, by letting customers repeat their (once with the order taker, and once with the cashier). It's still my place for a piece of cheesecake and a cold

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Los Pilonos is rated as one of the best Mexican restaurants in Amsterdam. Not sure if that means alot as the Mexican population in The Netherlands is as much as non existing and the taco's are not made of corn flour, but wheat flour. We visited on a Tuesday and the place was packed. So full actually that we had to share our table with another party of two.The place is decorated so colourfull (

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My mom bought me papaya's, since she knows I love them so much. Now I have not blogged for a while so I owed you this recipe!This sweet dessert soup is one of the more nourishing Chinese desserts. One of the main ingredients is the white fungus and it is believed to be beneficial for the lungs. IngredientsWhite Fungus - 20 gramsRipe Papaya Chinese Almonds - 2 tbspRed Dates - 5 (stoned)Rock Sugar

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We spend 3 days in Berlin, which is approxamitely 700km away from Amsterdam (6 hours driving). I have been in Germany enough times, but never been to Berlin. With no expectation at all, we got totally suprised. The history of this city is so recent. The fall of the Berlin Wall, the story of the Brandburger Tor, the romantic streets like Under den Linden, but also the modern Potsdamer Platz with

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I found this instant rice stick bowl in the freezer section (on of the bigger Chinese supermakets -Beverwijk). I never seen instant bowles in the freezer before. Wonder what would be so different about it. The instructions tells you to add 200ml water and put the lid back on and microwave it for 4 minutes on 900watts. I couldn't taste the coconut actually and besides that the soup was spicy,

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Yes I know.. the title is a bit funny, but I didn't know how to describe it. First time buy, first time try. I always have seen these funny pink pachages in the Chinese supermarket, but never knew what they were. So one day I asked someone who worked there.."Excuse me, sir? Can you tell me what this is?" "Ehm.. sorry. I don't know either". Well, there was nothing left than buy and try! I read the

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Coconut(milk) is one much used ingredient used in Chinese snacks and desserts. The coconut tart is one of the fixed selling items in the Chinese bakery. The recipe is very simple, try it out if you like! Ingredients (makes 10)Crust:Flour - 100 gramSugar - 40 gramButter - 70 gramVanilla Essence - 1 tspMilk Powder - 1,5 tbspEgg - 1 large eggBaking Powder - 5 gramsFilling: Desiccated Coconut - 150

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Chinese people celibrate Mid-Autumn festival on the 15th of the 8th month of the Chinese Lunar Calendar (falls on September 25th of the Western calender this year). On the day of celibration, family would come to gether to eat, drink enjoy mooncakes and gaze at the full moon. Click here to read the story behind this festival.The Cantonese mooncake is like a very big heavy cookie. It has a thin

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I found my camera again :-D!!.. Silly me.. I misplaced it, but my handsome boyfriend found it fortunately. There were still pictures on it from a few weeks ago when we were in Centro Oberhausen (suppose to be the biggest mall in Europe).We went to Karl Grill after a day shopping. I ordered the smalles plate. It's called "Gypsy meat ball" and it came with big fries. Just like I like them. People

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This chewy sweet snack shaped as a snow ball can be compared with Thong Yuen. Like the Thong Yuen, the dough is mainly maid with glutinious rice flour and the filling can vary. My favorite filling is the peanut sugar mix, but sweet red bean paste and milk/egg custard are also commonly available in Chinese bakery shops.Ingredients (makes 12 pcs)DoughGlutinour Rice Flour - 200 gramsCorn Starch - 2

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Tokyo Cafe, on Spuiplein Amsterdam, was one of the first Japanese restaurants to introduce the all-you-can-eat formula in The Netherlands. Some call it "just stomach filling", some think the restaurant is a parody on Japanese food. Whatever you may say, the place is always fully booked.The tables are as small as they come, 100cm x 100cm is a table for 2. This makes sense as they earn per filled

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I sit in the office together with Sylvia and we share a room. A few weeks ago I asked her what her favourite snack is. So I would try and make it for her. She told me that she loved Kue Mangkok (kue=cake, mangkok=cup)when she was little and I had no idea what it was. She explained that her mom comes from Indonesia and she used to make it for her and she would be sent to the store to buy coloured

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Not that long ago that we were in New York. I have to say that I had the best bacon cheese burger there! Where would you go for a good buger? You can only eat an American food in American restaurants.. We went to the Hardrock Café on the Max Eeuweplein in Amsterdam.Kelvin ordered the "Legendary 10 oz Burger". That should be about 250 grams of meat. That is a pretty big burger. I ordered the "HRC

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We unfortunately do not have many Vietnamese restaurants in the Netherlands, but I have been in a Viet restaurant in Hong Kong and in Chinatown NYC. As they are hard to find here, I thought I could make some fresh spring rolls myself.And a little note. I lost my little hand camera. So I have to be creative with making pictures now. Sorry for the late update!Ingredients (makes 12)Ricesheets -

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This dessert soup is made with coconut milk for creaminess, tapioca pearls to tickle your tong and taro to have something to munch on. If you like a crunchy bite you can add shredded water chestnut to this dessert. What else do you need?IngredientsTaro - 250 gramsSago/Tapioca Pearls - 100 gramsRock Sugar - 175 gramsCoconut Milk - 1 can (200ml)Water - 750ml ! Soak the sago/tapioca pearls in cold

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I'll let the pictures do the talking..

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I will be in New York the coming week for my holidays!Ofcourse I will make pictures of the food there!Ooh and the recipes I promised.. Coconut tart and Sago dessert soup (Stacey) I'll make them and blog it when I'm back. Didn't get a chance to buy taro yet :).See you next week!

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This dim sum is known as Ma Thai Ko (馬蹄糕). It is a golden brown fried sweet see-through pudding with crunchy bits of water chestnuts. Same as the claypot pudding, the sugar defines the colour of the pudding. If you use brown sugar, the pudding will turn brown, use white sugar and the pudding will be white. As simple as that. IngredientsWater chestnut powder - 250 gramsWater - 500 ml (to Mix with

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Cream corn soup is an easy soup to have as lunch. The ingredients are simple. I always have a couple of cream corn cans in stock just in case. Try it out and let me know how you liked it :-).IngredientsCream Corn - 1 canWater - 150 ml Eggs - 2Chicken or Artificial Crabsticks (surimi) - 200 gramsCornstarch - 1,5 tbspSalt & pepper to tasteChicken bouillon cube (optional)Bring the cream corn with

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Wagamama is an Asian noodle chain restaurant. I guess they are fusion Asian. The biggest influence should be Japanese. The names of the dishes are all in Japanese, but mixed with a western flavour. Some of the times the dishes look more Thai though..The interior is modern.. It actually looks like a canteen. Long wooden tables.. A Japanese canteen. Green tea is complementary.I was in my healthy

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These dumplings are known by many different names: Potstickers, Gyoza (Japanese), Jiaozi (Mandarin), Gao Ji (Cantonese), Mandu (Korean -with pickled veg -kimchi). It should not be confused with the Chinese wontons. The skin of this dumpling is thicker and wontons are normally boiled and served in a soup (with noodles), while Gao Ji's 餃子are normally fried and served with a vinegar dipping.

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Me, Kelvin and my family went to the restaurant called A taste of Culture (Chinese name: Lee Ka Chu - Family Lee's Kitchen) on the Korte Leidsedwarsstraat 139 in AmsterdamThe restaurant is rather small. The walls are up for a paint job, but are decorated with the menu written in calligraphy. The tables are small and wobbly, but the staff is kind en the food is good.As most Chinese restaurants you

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How did we get this recipe for stir-fried glutinous rice (Saan Chaw Loh Mai Faan, lit. trans.= raw glutinous rice stir-fried)? It was not from my parents. Actually Kelvin saw this on a Hong Kong tv show. His favourite Hong Kong star Ella Koon was challenged to make this dish. Since it was Ella, he paid attention very well :D.. Result was that he copied the dish with good results.Here we go, Saan

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I like to make this dish for guests. This is fast, tasty and very easy to make. My colleague teached me this one.. A keeper I would say! Grill salmon, tuna or chicken with it, with a salad on the side. What more do you need!Ingredients (makes for 2 people)Fresh Pasta - 400 grams Mushrooms - 150 grams slicedUnsweetened Cream - 200 mlBacon - 75 grams dicedFry the bacon and the mushrooms on high

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Woa.. busy week.. no time to make goodies.. and I found out the hard way that it is not good for my waist either :POn my To Make list:Blueberry MuffinsWaterchestnut pudding (per request)Improving Egg Tarts (per request)Coconut Tarts (per request)Swiss Roll (per request)Corn Soup (this should be easy)Loh Mai Chi (Muah Chee)Tofu FaAny other requests?To Blog list: Stir-fried Glutinous Rice (done 21

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These steamed Banana Rice Pudding Rolls are known as Heung Chiw Ko 香蕉糕. Unlike the name suggests, this pudding does not ask for any banana's to make. All you use is a few drops of banana essence. Quite deceptive. IngredientsGlutinous rice flour - 125 gramsPudding flour - 80 grams (you can make pudding flour from glutinous rice flour)Castor Sugar - 75 gramsWarm Water - 200mlBanana essence - 1,5

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We went to Nam Tin on the Jodebreestraat in Amsterdam to yamcha (dimsum) after shopping. Unfortunately Kelvin was very eager to start when the dishes arrived. The table was covered with soy sauce before I took any pictures :P. No offence honey. The food has been much better here than in the past. I use to dislike it here and would always go to Oriental Palace instead, but it is nice here for a

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See here my amature Egg Tarts.. Do not know why the crust is so white and the filling is not as smooth (on top) as the one I buy at the bakery. These custard egg tarts with flaky crusts are called 蛋撻, Daan Tat in Cantonese. Very popular in tea houses in Hong Kong.If anyone has a adjustments to my recipe, please let me know! Ingredients (makes 8)Skin, Water DoughFlour - 140 gramsMelted butter -

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Spring onion pancakes are also known as green onion pancakes or scallion pancake. In Cantonese they are called 葱油饼 (Chong Yao Beng - spring onion oil pancake). This pancake is usually eaten as a snack, but could also be eaten with a meal.Ingredients (makes 4)Flour - 150 gramsWarm Water - 125 mlSpring Onions - 4 stalksVegetable or Olive Oil - 3 tbspSalt - add more or less by tasteDice the spring

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I love ice cream.. I really really love ice cream.. I even worked in an ice cream salon (very dangerous).. I love cookie dough.. I love Ben & Jerry.. I love their Half Baked ice cream!I just wanted to share my love with you :-D

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I always treat myself on a Pud Jai Ko 砵仔糕 when I am in Chinatown doing my groceries. Today I found out how some puddings are white and some are brown. It depends on the colour of the sugar you use! I always thought it was the red beans that coloured the pudding. I am used to the brown Pud Jai Ko's, so I made brown ones.Ingredients (makes 4)Red BeansRed Beans - 3 tbsp soaked overnightDough

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I was in the local supermarket at the "exotic" section to see what kind of product they hold. And I saw this jar called Faja Lobi - Roast Red Pork. That very much sounds like Char Siu to me! I read the label and understood that this is a product for the Surinam kitchen. The Chinese people stationed in Surinam made Char Siu so populair there, that it is even considered as a national dish there. I

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Mom made lunch, my childhood favourite. We always answered:"Beef Chow Mein!" if we were in a Chinese restaurant and mom would ask us what we would like to eat. Alwas the same.. Beef Chow Mein and Goo Low Yuk (sweet and sour pork). The crispy fried noodles soften by the thickened oyster sauce with the tender beef.. mmmm.. I add the egg and some cashewnuts..It should be a quite easy dish, I have

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Mmmmm.. This is wat I made for dinner..Ok, so it is not authentic as it came from mixes out of packages, but I still liked it. The burrito mix might be a bit too spicy and I probably could have easily made the guacomole mix fresh myself. I need to have more Mexican cooking lessons!It is quit hard to get good ingredients in The Netherlands to make a Mexican dish. Not many Mexicans in this country.

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We wanted to have hotpot since my sister was over and invited a few guests. Although the table doesn't seem that full, we were pretty stuffed at the end :-).Hotpots are very populair in the winters of Hong Kong (or other parts of Asia). With a pan of boiling stock in the middle of the table, everyone boils their meat, dumplings, tofu, shrimps, noodles and veggies in the soup. Though it is summer

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Thank you to my sister Shan for taking the pictures!I made turnip cake, 蘿蔔糕, for my guests yesterday(my sister, 2 cousins and 1 cousins boyfriend) and one of my cousin actually asked me what it was when I got it out of the steamer. Fortunately everyone else could recognise what it was. They all wanted seconds :-)For Moon - Pay attention now...IngredientsTurnips - 1.5 kg Rice Flour - 425

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Ah.. had a long working day.Simple dinner today. Steamed Lo Mai Kai.This is glutinious rice with a filling of chicken and Chinese mushroom in leaves.One of my favs at Dim Sum Mmmmmmm..This item from Lee's Food Products is available at the Chinese supermarkets.

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Soy sauce chicken leg? Quiche lorraine? Something savoury..hmmm... maybe Spring Onion Pancakes..

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I did it! Second try and I made my first good steamed Ma Lai Ko - 馬拉糕. I am so full of myself now.Ingredients:Flour - 250 gram Sugar - 280 gram Large Eggs - 6 Lemon juice - 2 tbspBaking Powder - 1,5 tsp Sift the flour and the baking powder in a bowl. Take another bowl and beat the eggs, sugar, vanilla sugar and the lemon juice for 5 minutes with an electric mixer. Fold the sifted flour into the

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Ooh... I am back..Ok, I am kind of new in this baking and cooking thing.. I tried a banana chocolate muffin recipe, that turned out pretty good, but the taste was not what I hoped for. I am sure the next try will be better and then I can post the results and the recipe. Yesterday I made steamed Spongecake. I missunderstood the recipe and added butter to the batter.. Butter keeps the cake flat and

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Tonight we wanted to give ourself a treat and have a late night(evening) snack. The Cantonese Chinese among us call this "Sew Yeah". A common thing in Hong Kong. Ussually this will be some kind of dessert or what ever the hawker stands are selling. As we do not have hawker stands in the Netherlands, we need to make it ourselves. One of our favourites- Glutinous rice balls with fillings ("thong

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Hi all, Here is my first entry.. Just got a new camera for my birthday and decided it would be fun to try recipes/food products and put them online to share with you!At the moment I am trying out a lot of Chinese pastries recipes (no, not fortune cookies). I will post my coconut tarts recipe soon.. So be sure to come back again for an update!Yummy in your Tummy guaranteed :-D.. (well, at least in

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