Originally uploaded by sola.gurl
This is known as 'Har Gow' where 'har' means shrimp and 'gow' means dumpling in Cantonese. This item is one of the hot favourites of many people. It is like a piece of food art. The ingredients are wheat starch, shrimp, tapioca starch, pork fat that is cooked, scallions, bamboo shoots, cornstarch, soy sauce, sesame oil, sugar as well as seasonings. If you want to watch how it can be done, here's a video posted in a previous post.
Originally uploaded by Kobetz R
This is a salad made with olive oil, spices and fresh vegetables. Usually go with pita bread, though there are people following the traditional way to eat it simply with a fork. If you like cucumbers, you can just add it, or even red or green onions as well as carrots. Here's a video recipe to show you how to make it :)
Originally uploaded by Desiree Koh
Sometimes it's called "Kueh Ketayap", this kueh is made using sweet coconut filled inside a pancake. The usual ingredients for the batter includes flour, egg, coconut milk, pinch of salt, water and pandan leaves. As for the filling, use palm sugar, grated coconut, water and again pandan leaves. Following is a video demonstrating how you can make it :) Enjoy!
Originally uploaded by TheBusyBrain
Ingredients:
- 1 whole slab spareribs
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1/4 cup dry sherry
- 2 cloves garlic -- minced
- 1 teaspoon five-spice powder
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce*
- 2 tablespoons brown bean sauce*
- Vegetable oil
- 2 tablespoons honey
Originally uploaded by Russ & Daughters
In the Netherlands, our Dutch friends recommended their national snack, the herrings. The gibbing process of the herring preparation since the Middle Ages was rather special. The Dutch catches the herrings from end May til early July in the North Sea. The timing is just right before the breeding season commences as herrings are 15% richer in oils at this time. Moreover, they have not develop the roe and milt yet.
As the pancreas are not removed, the enzymes that it secretes continues to season the meat very slowly. That is why the secret to its tenderness.
The milder in taste and lower in salt Dutch brine with the minimum -45°C freezing before salting makes it such a delish delicacy.
If you are planning to prepare a Herring Salad at home, here we share the Soused Herring recipe from our Dutch friend:-
Ingredients
serves 2
- 2 large or 3-4 small herrings, cleaned and boned
- salt and pepper
- 3 peppercorns
- small onion, chopped into dices
- 1 bay leaf
- few parsley stalks
- 1/3 cup malt vinegar
- 1/3 cup water
Directions:
1. Trim off the heads, tails and fins, remove the bones and sprinkle the fish with salt and pepper.
2. Pack them into a shallow ovenproof dish and add the onion, peppercorns and herbs. Pour in the vinegar and water to almost cover the fish.
3. Cover with foil and bake in the oven at 180°C (350°F) for about 1 hour, or until tender.
4. Leave the herrings to cool and serve as an appetiser or with salad. Enjoy!
2. Pack them into a shallow ovenproof dish and add the onion, peppercorns and herbs. Pour in the vinegar and water to almost cover the fish.
3. Cover with foil and bake in the oven at 180°C (350°F) for about 1 hour, or until tender.
4. Leave the herrings to cool and serve as an appetiser or with salad. Enjoy!
