Golden Needle Vegetable
Although they have the word vegetables in their name, they are not vegetables but are the edible species of a flower's bud. In Hong Kong, we call it gum jum choi (written as 金針菜 in Chinese), literally golden needle vegetables. In mainland China, they are more commonly known as yellow flower vegetables (pronounces as huang hua cai 黃花菜 in mandarin). ...
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Golden Needle Vegetable
Although they have the word vegetables in their name, they are not vegetables but are the edible species of a flower's bud. In Hong Kong, we call it gum jum choi (written as 金針菜 in Chinese), literally golden needle vegetables. In mainland China, they are more commonly known as yellow flower vegetables (pronounces as huang hua cai 黃花菜 in mandarin). ...
Hot and Sour Potato Shreds
These pale-looking, spaghetti-like thin strips are shreds from a potato, may I assure you. Cooked in Sichuan style, the potato here is neither crispy nor fluffy but is crunchy with a taste of spicy and sour. ...
Moo Shu Pork – with Cloud Ears and Golden Needle Vegetables
The dish is named Mo Shu because it is something about the tree of osmanthus, which pronounces similar to Mo Shu. And because one of the ingredients of this dish, the scrambled egg, is cooked to resemble osmanthus, the name is given. ...
Shrimps in Tomato Soup – Thai’s Tom Yam Style
While inspired by Thai's recipes for making the soup, I also love using shells of shrimps and tomatoes instead of beef, pork or chicken bones for preparing the stock. Hope it causes no offense if I still call this a tom yam goong, but a meatless version cooked with shrimps' shells apart from the traditional lemon grass, lemon leaves, lime juice, galangal ... ...
Tofu with Century Egg and Spring Onions
This is quick to prepare. Even I’m not a fast cook, I make it in about 10 to 15 minutes. And, making this dish is flexible, tofu may be sliced in the way you like; century egg may either be diced or mashed. Then, just assemble the chopped century egg with seasonings and top the silken tofu with green onions after chilled. ...
What ingredients to buy from Malaysia, 2010?
When I were in Penang couple of months ago, I happily fed myself with lots of hawker foods. Equally happy was that I toured a supermarket in George Town. In less than an hour (or less than half an hour as I hadn’t really shopped around), I bought some fresh fruits, snacks and a bag of cooking ingredients with which I brought home. ...
