The Informal Chef

Hi, again! Today I will be introducing a Chinese Style Minced Meat Tofu. There are many variations to Minced Meat Tofu, some like to f...

I made this Kuih Kaswi Pandan talam style (in a tray) and then cut it into individual pieces. This is how it is supposed to be; cut...

Huat kuih gets its name from its explosive top. The word huat in this context means expand, and kuih basically means our local traditiona...

Have no oven but dying to try out your own chocolate cake? Making a chocolate cake has never been easier. All the measurements are in c...

Many years ago, I had the opportunity to stay with my late grandmother in Ipoh. I remember vividly that she made me this humble egg custa...

Taro cake or yam cake? Well, in this part of the world, it is called yam cake. Don't be deceived by the name. It is not a cake per se...

The Chinese steamed eggs is a popular dish. It is simple, with only eggs, salt and water as base. Because of its soft custardy texture, i...

It has been a while since I last posted a recipe on  bao  or Chinese bun. Recently, my interest was pique with this Taiwanese  Gua Bao  w...

Often, this five spice meat roll would be called  ngoh hiang  (五香) or  lobak  (滷肉), the shortened Hokkien dialect for this dish. In the n...

Steamed Pork with Salted Fish is unique. It smells like dead fish but the Chinese love it. Definitely an acquired taste if you ask me. It...

Don't be fooled by the name. It didn't originate from  马来 or  Malaysia ( Ma Lai Go basically means Malay cake in Chinese). This...

My husband absolutely love this. We used to go to Puchong to eat dim sum just for this  bao . For those who do not know what this is, l...

If you are a fan of glutinous rice, this is definitely a must have. There are many ways and many versions to this. You can serve this in ...

Radish cake is savoury in nature. This dish is traditionally served during Chinese New Year. It is said that during this time, the radi...

This is another pumpkin dish that I did for my son, camouflaged in mantou , or chinese steamed bun. He adores mantous  and baos ...

COMPLETE WITH STEP BY STEP PICTORIAL GUIDE I have finally found my first guest contributor. He is no other than my hubby. He works as...

I consider myself blessed to be staying in Malaysia. It has a mix of ethnicity and a diverse culture. Kuih is no stranger to any Malaysi...

Steamed spareribs - this is my husband's favourite dim sum dish. In fact, it is many people's favourite dish, me included. It is ...

The first time making this, the filling turned out quite dry. My mother's exact words where "good flavour but  kon jang jang  (...