Archive | February, 2010

CNY Dishes: Luo Han Zhai (Buddha’s Delight)

28 February 2010

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Today is the last day of Chinese New Year! So Gong Xi Fa Cai, hopefully you had a fantastic celebration on the Eve and CNY day itself and especially today! Hang on, you say. Currently CNY? Wasn’t it long over? The answer is no, Chinese New Year actually lasts for 15 days. But we can’t really [...]

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Snow Fungus Sweet Soup

21 February 2010

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I love chinese desserts. I personally find them much easier to eat than your average cakes and creams. But in Melbourne, it’s hard to find anything that isn’t black sesame soup and even that is often of poor quality. So today I thought I’d share a really simple chinese dessert. It’s called: Snow Fungus Sweet [...]

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Crystal Jade Yumcha, Melbourne CBD

9 February 2010

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My foodie buddies came home recently, so the eating fest has begun again! I have been craving dimsums for awhile and it’s a little silly to go for Yumcha alone as I’d have maybe two or three dishes and be full. So when the question: What’s for Brunch? came up, I jumped straight in with my [...]

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The Dumpling Chronicles

8 February 2010

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One of my favourite chinese food that I don’t seem to eat enough of, is Jiao Zi also known as Chinese dumplings. Be it boiled, steamed, or lightly pan-fried, I love them all. But Melbourne doesn’t seem to have any restaurants that do them well. I’m sure there are fantastic ones, but amongst the ones [...]

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Old Town Kopitiam Mamak, Melbourne CBD

7 February 2010

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I’m never one to say no to Malaysian cuisine. Never. Unless the restaurant is a terrible one of course, but if there’s a new Malaysian restaurant in town, you can bet your socks that I’ll definitely be there to try it out. So when I heard about Old Town Kopitiam Mamak on Twitter, I was up [...]

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