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Kung pao chicken is a dish that everyone enjoys. Because it’s spicy, tangy, salty, and slightly sweet, and it's packed with umami taste. Pasta is something that everyone enjoys. Because it is so versatile.   It works with any sauce. It can be sauteed, eaten warm, or served cold as a salad. It is also wonderful just boiled with a dab of olive oil and a pinch of salt. What about a small game-changer this time? It is very acceptable to tweak things sometimes, and no one will object. They might even welcome it. Let us take this pasta, for example. Spaghetti with a Sichuan flavour. Is it possible? Or would it be one of those decisions you will come to regret later in life? Well, let me assure you that this is very wonderful. Once you have tried it, the cross-cultural status of this dish will not matter  a jot. The spaghetti is perfectly combined with the crispy peanuts. Its spicy, sweet, tangy, and savory flavour will endow the pasta with such a delightful sauce that you may want to

I recently paid a visit to my brother. My sister-in-law wanted to share half of the pumpkin she got from her mother before I left. I initially mistook it for a regular pumpkin. I was surprised by the size of the pumpkin when she brought it out of the fridge. It was a circular pumpkin with a 16" diameter. Have you ever seen a pumpkin this large? It was my very first time. I'm not sure how I will get this half-sized pumpkin finished. When I discovered this Harry Potter pumpkin juice, I was taken aback. Have you tried the Harry Potter pumpkin juice that was made at Hogwarts? I haven't. I choose to make my own version. A Malaysian version of Harry Potter pumpkin juice. I'm not sure what the taste of the original pumpkin juice is like. But this homemade Harry Potter pumpkin juice is my absolute favourite. Some of the recipes call for cooking on the stove, while others suggest mixing all the ingredients in a large pitcher and serving cold or hot. I used to make pumpkin sag

  The International Dragon Boat Race's launching ceremony was recently featured in the papers, and it was only then that I realized the Dragon Boat Festival  was approaching. Worship, rice dumpling wrapping, and dragon boat rowing are all part of the Dragon Boat Festival. Of course, we must not forget that this event is also held to commemorate the sentiments of the patriotic poet Qu Yuan. I hope that this event goes off without a hitch and that the competing teams are well preparing for the battle to get a higher outcome! Women, on the other hand, are busy at home wrapping sticky rice dumplings (zongzi).  When the Dragon Boat Festival approaches each year, markets and shops begin to sell ingredients for wrapping dumplings, such as bamboo leaves and strings, sticky rice, shiitake mushrooms, chestnuts, and dried shrimps, and so on. These ingredients are available on weekdays, but shortly before the Dragon Boat Festival, they will be the major products displayed prominently in th

  This was my first time visiting the dragon fruits orchard. It is not a big orchard but I was greeted with neat rows of dragon fruit trees when I reached there. The scarlet dragon fruit bends the green cactus-like branches on the rows of supports. The dragon fruit in the orchard is all grown by natural planting methods. The owner explained dragon fruit is also known as Pitaya, the fruit must reach 100% ripeness, and the redness is bright before it is picked. He advised me to choose the larger, smoother fruit for a better taste. When picking fresh fruit, peeling off the skin, and biting into it, the taste is sweet and tangy, soft, and sticky. I was carrying two large bags of red dragon fruits (pitaya) from an orchard and began to consider how I could eat this extraordinary beauty and sweetness other than as a fruit. Everyone who enjoys baking wishes to create beautiful and delicious treats. So, I decided to make a fruit cheesecake that was not baked. In double layers, this pinkis

  Have you ever eaten pork belly grilled over hot charcoal? Have you ever stood in line solely to purchase roasted pork grilled over hot charcoal? Have you ever been disappointed when the stall owner said the roasted pork was sold out due to a big line? What a tense situation. This charcoal-grilled meat is not exaggerated. It was not like baking in the oven. One of the meat meals I failed to create in the oven was the crispy roasted pork. The flavour is not as wonderful as the crispy pork roasted over charcoal. My husband and I decided to purchase a multi-functional charcoal grill at the end of 2019. During that time, the country was also on lockdown owing to a worldwide pandemic. This is one of the better methods to spend the time when on lockdown. This grill can cook three times the amount of meat specified in my recipe. Three textures should be present in a great roasted pork belly. The crispy skin will be the first thing you notice. Second, you will notice the fat is soft but not

At times when we are in a hurry, hamburgers are one of the easiest foods to eat while on the go. No matter what time it is, whether it's breakfast, lunch, or dinner, we grab a burger and might throw in some fries and a soda to go with it. But what really makes a burger taste so delicious?  Burgers are a treasure. Each layer has a different taste, which is delicious. It tastes better when all the ingredients are assembled together. When you take a big bite, the feeling in your throat when you eat and swallow the burger. Everything is filled into your mouth. The meat and the sauce are just like icing on the cake. The lettuce blooms brilliantly surround the meat and the bread. How can you not love it? Today, let me show you how to make a burger with a steamed bun. The method of assembling the burger is the same as a western burger but the taste is different. What makes my burger apart from other burgers is that I don't use bacon or ham. I used roasted pork belly. A homemade charc

  How to turn plain steamed buns into beautiful and nutritious. For the Chinese, steam buns (also known as mantou) are one of the most common staple foods on the family table as breakfast. Just like dinner rolls, it will be served at a westernised dinner.   The first time I made my steamed bun it was a plain white colour. It is just like taking the fermented dough, shaping it, and then putting it into the streamer to stream it. Ever since then, steamed buns have always been served as breakfast for kids before schooling. Sometimes, it becomes very monotonous to have a “plain steamed bun” as breakfast every day.   Today I am going to transform this plain steamed bun into a beautiful and nutritious. Just like ourselves, we often wear the same clothes and wear the same hairstyle, which will inevitably cause a weary feeling for ourselves. A small change in details can bring us completely different confidence and a good mood.  Do you agree? This theory also applies the same to our fo