Bitter melon is an unusual vegetable with bumpy husk and a peculiar peppery taste. Will you appreciate the humble and unique deliciousness it offers?
Category: Memories
Fried rice with Asian spices, and memories of Auntie Wong
Auntie Wong was a acrobat, a dentist and a great cook.
Shandong shredded chicken, memory of a cranky Mr. Chen (FODMAP friendly)
Juicy, spicy, salty and sour shredded chicken, and memories of Mr. Chen who swam to Hong Kong during the culture revolution.
Braised beef with Asian spices and soy sauce, memories of the hawker stall on the ‘Poetry Road’ (FODMAP friendly)
Braised beef flank or brisket with soy sauce, star anise, cloves, cinnamon, fennel seeds, cardamom and ginger.
Tomato and egg soup, memories of friendship from the GuangYa Middle School (廣東廣雅中學)
The simplest and delicious soup cooked in 10 minutes. The soup warmed the souls of girls from a boot-camp style boarding school.
Congee with pan fried fish, memories of my mum’s kindness (FODMAP friendly)
A slow cooked congee (Asian rice porridge) with lettuce, served with pan fried fish, topped with sesame oil and green shallot.
Sweet and sour pickled white radish 甜酸萝卜, and wish all children in the world are loved
Story of Molly from the Waterloo public housing estate. She was once a beautiful little girl.
Braised Chinese mushrooms with oyster sauce, memories of Chinese New Year
A Chinese New Year must-have dish – braised Chinese mushrooms with oyster sauce.
Steamed pork with soy sauce, memories of mum and dad’s love story (FODMAP friendly)
Steamed pork with soy sauce, sesame oil, sesame sees, white wine, shallot and chili
Grandmother’s fried pork cracklings, warm rice with pork fat and soy sauce 豬油豉油撈飯
Fried pork cracklings, served with a rick flavored with pork fat and soy sauce
Cantonese sweet tea buns, memories of my friend OuYang
When I was a little kid these buns were sold in little shops on nearly every street in GuangZhou. We had them mostly for breakfast. The bread was also great for a picnic lunch during school excursions.
Homemade noodles, memories of a peasant family at a noodle shop
‘Did China have famines?’ my little boy asked. These few innocent words had brought back my memories of a peasant family begging at a roadside noodle shop.
Seaweed and egg soup 紫菜蛋湯 and the memory of GuangYa Middle School (FODMAP friendly)
A very simple and healthy soup with seaweed and egg, flavored with green shallot, sesame oil and black pepper.
South sea meat and bone soup (bak kut teh,肉骨茶)
Aromatic Singapore meat and bone soup – Chinese herb flavor.
Chinese New Year – sweet dumplings with peanuts, sesame seeds and coconut (角仔)
Chinese New Year – sweet dumplings with a delicious filling of peanut, sesame seed and coconut. This recipe is baked (vs fried).
Winter melon broth with dried shrimps, memories of a factory in the township of ‘YingDe’ (英德)
Easy winter melon broth with diced bacon, dried shrimps and mung bean vermicelli.
Blanched Asian mustard greens 芥菜, memories of the GuangDong GuangYa Middle School
Memories of the GuangDong GuangYa Middle School in the 1980s.
Garlic chive pockets (韭菜盒子), and memories of a TV set made of a heart-rate monitor
Chinese pan-fried garlic chive pockets with chicken, Chinese mushrooms, mung bean vermicelli and eggs.
Vegemite twists and Chinese New Year
I can hear you asking – what has vegemite to do with Chinese Luna New Year? My little boy’s school is running a food festival
Flaky shallot pancake (蔥油餅)
Pan fried Chinese shallot cake
Chicken chop suey with Chinese vegetable, my father’s memories of radish and the great femine in 1961
Chicken chop suey with sweet-salty radish, Chinese mushroom, lily buds and bamboo shoots.
Clams with XO sauce, and the life story of my uncle from TaiShan 台山
Simple stir fry clams in shells with XO sauce, wine, shallot, chili and coriander. Memories of my uncle from TaiShan 台山, GuangDong province
Steamed Pork belly with Chinese dry mustard greens (梅菜扣肉)
Steamed pork belly with preserved Chinese vegetables (dry mustard greens).
Hometown (中山) style steamed rice cake with radish, bacon and dried shrimps – memories of my grand uncle ‘Chi’
Hometown style (ZhongShan region) steamed sticky rice cake with bacon (or Chinese sausage), white radish, and dried shrimps.
Mapo tofu (麻婆豆腐), my father’s story about 2 spoonful of cooking oil
The province of Sichuan in China is famous for its taste bud numbing pepper corns and spicy food. One of their famous dishes is the
Steamed blue eye cod, memories of the ‘Yayan Lane’ 雅言里 where we once lived (FODMAP friendly)
How I love steamed fish! Growing up in Guangzhou in the early 1970s, we lived in a rundown 5-bedroom terrace house on a little lane
Hometown sweet and savory rice dumplings (家乡咸水角) – memories of my grandfather’s village at ZhongShan (中山)
Hometown style sweet and savory glutinous rice dumplings with pork, Chinese sausages, bacon, leek, bamboo shoot and garlic chives.
Poach chicken with Vietnamese slaw, memories of the Chinese New Year’s Eve feast
Poached chicken with a tangy fish sauce, on a bed with Asian slaw with mint and coriander.
Bean sprout salad with spicy Korean radish
As a Cantonese grown up in southern China in the 70s, bean sprout dishes were a regular on the dinner table because it was very
Cucumber salad – memories of ‘wine house’ restaurants (FODMAP friendly)
Asian ‘liang ban’ style cucumber salad with soy sauce, sesame oil and sesame seeds.
Soy bok choy – memories of my grandmother’s chicken coop (FODMAP friendly)
Sauté bok choy with ginger and wine.
