Pork

Tianjin Goubuli Baozi (天津狗不理包子)

Tianjin Goubuli Baozi (天津狗不理包子)

I went to Tianjin (天津) today, a city east of Beijing and a mere 30 minutes away by high-speed bullet train. It’s a city with lots of history but I came here mostly for these baozi and to check out the food scenes here. Goubuli baozi (狗不理包子) is famous in China with branches all over mainland China. The original restaurant…

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Braised Pork Belly Recipe (Filipino Humba)

Braised Pork Belly Recipe (Filipino Humba)

Greetings! I am currently in Beijing and will be in Asia for a few weeks, including a brief side trip back to Penang. I will try to blog and share my experiences with you, but today, let’s welcome guest blogger Franco from the Philippines at Table for Three, Please. Franco and his wife recently joined my family’s culinary tour in…

Ma Haw (Thai Minced Pork and Shrimp Relish)

Ma Haw (Thai Minced Pork and Shrimp Relish)

Today, I am honored to have another real chef and cookbook author as a guest writer–Ivy Manning of Ivy’s Feast. Ivy is my Facebook fan. Based in Oregon, Ivy is a freelance food and travel writer, food stylist, and author of two cookbooks: The Farm to Table Cookbook: The Art of Eating Locally and The Adaptable Feast. Her work has…

BBQ Pork Recipe (Char Siu/Char Siew/蜜汁叉烧)

BBQ Pork Recipe (Char Siu/Char Siew/蜜汁叉烧)

BBQ pork or “char siu” (also spelled as “char siew”) is a famous Chinese dish that everyone loves. Char siu (char siew) is of Cantonese origin where skewers of pork meat is marinated in a honey hoisin sauce, and then roast in oven to charred, savory, and sticky sweet perfection. If there is a pork recipe that defines Chinese cooking,…

Char Siew Bao (Char Siu Bao/叉烧包)

Char Siew Bao (Char Siu Bao/叉烧包)

These days, I am so busy that I don’t have much time to explore blogoshere, so I rely on websites like Tastespotting to discover really good food blogs, and that’s how I discovered My Kitchen. Lydia Teh is a fellow Malaysian and her blog My Kitchen is full of great recipes and very beautiful food photography. Lydia is also a…

Egg Roll Recipe

Egg Roll Recipe

When it comes to traditional Chinese recipes, I always turn to Use Real Butter as my ultimate online resource. (I learned how to make Chinese dumplings and potstickers from her.) Use Real Butter is a seriously good blog–very down-to-earth, real, and choked full of delicious recipes plus breathtaking landscape photography and some of the cleanest food porn; I become a…

Sui Kow (Dumplings)

Sui Kow (Dumplings)

(Chinese recipes, prepare authentic Chinese food now!) Sui Kow Recipe (Dumplings /水饺) Guest Writer: Food 4 Tots I would like to introduce you to a special guest blogger today, Food 4 Tots, who happens to be my high schoolmate in Penang. What a small word!  Food 4 Tots is an awesome food blog with recipes meant for toddlers. Every time I…

Home-style Tofu Recipe (Tofu with Mushrooms)

Home-style Tofu Recipe (Tofu with Mushrooms)

(Chinese recipes, prepare authentic Chinese food now!) If you love tofu, I am sure you have your favorite tofu dish–be it Mapo Tofu, claypot tofu, steamed tofu, or fried tofu. While many people think that tofu is tasteless and plain, I love tofu very much. Tofu can be very versatile and delicious, if you know how to pair it with…

Potstickers Recipe (Chinese Dumplings)

Potstickers Recipe (Chinese Dumplings)

(Chinese recipes, prepare authentic Chinese food now!) When I was compiling my Chinese New Year recipes, I came to realize that I don’t have a potsticker recipe on Rasa Malaysia. Why haven’t I posted my recipe for potstickers—the ubiquitous Chinese dumplings that are well-loved by so many people in the world—on a site that is supposedly about Asian recipes and…

Lumpia (Filipino Spring Rolls) Recipe

Lumpia (Filipino Spring Rolls) Recipe

Almost every country in Asia has its own interpretation of spring rolls, otherwise known as egg rolls in the United States. In the Philippines, spring rolls are called lumpia. When I thought of featuring lumpia recipe on Rasa Malaysia, I immediately thought Marvin, the author of the popular Filipino food blog Burnt Lumpia (no pun intended). In this guest post,…

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