The Informal Chef

Today I tried the famous Taiwanese San Bei Ji which directly translates to Three Cup Chicken. What prompted me to try this Three Cup...

Gua Bao is a humble Taiwanese street food that has its origins from Fuzhou. It comprises a U-shaped bun sandwiching a piece of luscious...

This comfort food has its origins from the Hakkas from China. It has that trademark upside-down presentation that is popular in Hakka d...

I have dinner gatherings in Chinese restaurants pretty often. Often, these restaurants would serve a meager plate of braised peanuts as a...

If you are a connoisseur of good barbecue ribs, you really ought to give this a go. These ribs are as good as those found in restaurants....

Braised spare ribs with fermented bean paste is a simple comfort food that most Chinese home-cooks would have known. Although simple, thi...

I love telling people this.... No, this sweet and sour spareribs is not the reddish sweet and sour pork more commonly known as  ku lou...

In China, this dish is normally cooked in the winter to warm up the body. If you look closely at the ingredients, most of it belongs ...