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Yuan Yang - Tea, Coffee, and Milk

Yuan Yang - Tea, Coffee, and Milk

A delicious Chinese drink by mixing together brewed black tea, black coffee, and fresh milk. Who knew tea, coffee, and milk can all play well together!

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Dou Hua (Soy Bean Pudding) in Ginger Orange Syrup

Dou Hua (Soy Bean Pudding) in Ginger Orange Syrup

The classical way to eat a dou hua (soy bean pudding) is with ginger syrup. This recipe is a built up on that with the addition of orange juice, candied orange …

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Tori No Mizutaki - Chicken Hot Pot

Tori No Mizutaki - Chicken Hot Pot

You can prepare this two ways, using a table top stove for making hot pot, or just boil everything in a pot. The first one is more fun, especially if you are …

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Sup Tahu dan Oyong - Tofu and Chinese Okra Soup

Sup Tahu dan Oyong - Tofu and Chinese Okra Soup

Sometimes, the best dish is the one that you can make easily, healthy, and if possible, within 30 minutes because you are so darn hungry and you want to cook …

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Red Bean and Barley Sweet Soup

Red Bean and Barley Sweet Soup

I love red bean tong sui and barley tong sui by themselves, separately, until one day it hits me that maybe I should try combining the two and see if I like the …

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Garang Asem Ikan Tenggiri - Spanish Mackerel in Spicy and Sour Soup

Garang Asem Ikan Tenggiri - Spanish Mackerel in Spicy and Sour Soup

Learn how to cook Spanish mackerel in this spicy and sour Indonesian fish soup, bursting with flavors. This dish is deceptively easy to prepare while looking impressive.

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Takikomi Gohan - Japanese Mixed Rice

Takikomi Gohan - Japanese Mixed Rice

Takikomi gohan is a Japanese rice dish cooked with soy sauce, dashi stock, and various ingredients such as mushrooms, vegetables, and meats. This dish is easy …

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Tofu and Shrimp in Chicken Stock

Tofu and Shrimp in Chicken Stock

This dish is so simple and so fast, but you do need to try using chicken stock instead of cheating with chicken granules or bouillon since real chicken stock …

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Red Bean, Lotus Seed, and Lily Bulb Sweet Soup

Red Bean, Lotus Seed, and Lily Bulb Sweet Soup

I am partial toward red beans as dessert, whether as red bean paste in mochi or dorayaki, or as main ingredients in Chinese sweet soup. This is another …

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Pig Stomach and White Pepper Soup

Pig Stomach and White Pepper Soup

Okay, no need to say it out loud. We Chinese eat the weirdest thing like pig stomach, though I think it is not as weird as tripe or other crazy entrails that …

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Snow Fungus and Papaya Sweet Soup

Snow Fungus and Papaya Sweet Soup

Every now and then, I crave for Chinese herbs made into dessert soup, and this snow fungus and papaya is one of the many incarnations of such sweet soup :) …

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Sapi Tumis Leunca - Beef and Green Nightshade Stir Fry

Sapi Tumis Leunca - Beef and Green Nightshade Stir Fry

The two most common and popular recipes using leunca (green nightshade) are definitely lalapan and sambal leunca. Not that there is anything wrong in using …

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