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Mango coconut agar-agar

  This refreshing treat is as delicious as it is beautiful; not to mention easy. It's also a great party dessert as it's vegan and gluten-free. If you want something more exciting than ice cream, this is the perfect warm weather dessert that won't melt! For the mango base for this dessert, I am using Mango Susu, you can use whatever mango you have, even frozen mango is work. The only condition is the mango is ripe and sweet. And make sure that you peel the mango skin far enough because if you peel the skin too thin, you will taste a bit of bitterness. And I am going to blend it with orange juice, the acidity and citrusy quality will accent and brighten up the sweetness of the mango. For the setting, I am using agar-agar for making this dessert. It is kind of like gelatin; it is set in liquid. However, unlike gelatin, this is plant base, if you have got vegetarian friends coming over, you could treat them with this dessert. The most important thing about using this agar-

Crispy Homemade Seafood Tofu (招牌豆腐)

  Try this simple Crispy Homemade Seafood Tofu! This Seafood Tofu, also called Signature Tofu ( 招牌豆腐 ), is a signature dish that is widely offered in Chinese restaurants and is quite excellent. Fortunately, it's quite simple to prepare this delicious dish at home! There are basically just three easy stages involved in making homemade seafood tofu: Combine all ingredients, then steam the tofu mixture before deep-frying it to a perfect texture. This is a delectable meal of deep-fried tofu with soft tofu, seafood (typically prawns and fish), carrots, coriander, and spring onions added for flavour and colour. This recipe can be adjusted as you like, very flexibly. You can add minced meat or cuttlefish. You can make changes to my recipe to suit your taste as you may prefer more of one ingredient and less of another. I am using mackerel for this recipe. In fact, you can choose any kind of firm white fish. Or you can use salmon also. The inside is extremely soft and bursting with

Lao Po Bing 老婆饼 (Wife Cake)

  Speaking of wife cakes or sweetheart cakes, I am sure everyone has curiosity in their mind. Even if you have not eaten them, you must have heard of them. In fact, wife cakes are a Chinese delicacy that has a sweet winter melon centre and a flaky pastry crust. It’s also name as Lao Po Bing ( 老婆饼 ). The ingredients of wife cakes are simple, but the taste is not simple. It has rich fillings and flaky pastry crust, moist and soft fillings. The taste is sweet but not greasy. The filling is made of candied winter melon, coconut flakes or desiccated coconut and white sesame seeds to make glutinous rice filling.  The secret of having a flaky pastry crust is the method of hand-kneading for the water-oil skin. After learning this method, you can also use this method for making other pastry desserts like Seremban Shao Bao, thousand layers mooncake, or even the spiral curry puff.   INGREDIENTS Water Dough ( 8 pcs ) 100g All-purpose flour 20g Sugar ¼ tsp Salt 30g soften butter