Vegan vegetable bao – Fluffy buns filled with a peppery, umami vegetable mushroom filling. Freshly steamed bao is perfect on a chilly day. As mentioned in my Vegan Char Siu Bao blog post, bao was my go-to lunch for school. I would pack one char siu bao and one cai bao (vegetable bao). Vegetable bao …
Let me introduce you to your new favourite mushroom through this Vegan Sweet and Sour Pork! It looks and tastes just like what you’d get at a restaurant. This dish is called “goo-lou-yok” 咕噜肉 in the Cantonese dialect, and it’s either every Malaysian-Chinese’s nostalgic comfort food or worst nightmare. I mean, I know a friend …
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Beads of sweat, difficulty breathing and a very full belly – these are the signs of a good bowl of vegan curry laksa 🍜. Curry laksa is one of those noodle dishes I don’t mind eating on a hot and humid afternoon in Malaysia. The broth is spicy (especially if you have it with sambal), …
Spicy Eggplant with Minced Tofu is a quick dish to to include in your weekday meals. Spicy, saucy and umami. Most Chinese dishes include some form of meat, primarily minced pork. It’s pretty hard to get vegan food at 大炒 restaurants (Chinese restaurants where you order dishes to eat with rice) because even the vegetable …
Learn how to make Vegan Hokkien Zong Zi 粽子. These sticky rice dumplings are a labour of love, but biting into homemade zong zi hits different. Making zong zi at home is a lot easier than you’d think! It can seem intimidating (I mean, just look at that long list of ingredients) but I promise …
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A vegan twist on Fish Head Bee Hoon Soup, or 鱼头米粉. Fried tempeh wrapped in seaweed, paired with a fragrant milk wine broth and silky rice vermicelli noodles. I used to not like eating fish, so naturally I shyed away from fish head (though I have friends who absolutely love it!). I don’t think I’ve …
A dim sum staple made vegan: Char Siu Bao or Chinese BBQ Pork Buns. With a sweet umami tofu char siu filling and the fluffiest buns you’ll ever sink your teeth into. Char siu bao is one of my favourite steamed buns, and I used to eat them all the time. A few times a week, in fact. My family lived …
Learn how to make this vegan version of Char Siu 叉烧 or Chinese BBQ Pork. It’s meaty, with a sweet and rich in umami char siu sauce. What is char siu? Char siu is Chinese BBQ pork, marinated in a sweet umami sauce and roasted. Char siu is actually the Cantonese name, it’s also known …
Vegan Kung Pao Tofu is so easy and delicious to make. It packs a ton of flavour, and a kick of heat. Perfect when paired with rice. What is kung pao? Kung pao is a Chinese recipe where the food is stir-fried and served in a spicy sauce. It’s usually served with chicken, but today …
These dumplings have a savoury tofu veggie filling wrapped in homemade dumpling wrappers, pan fried and steamed to get those crispy bottoms. Dumplings are a lot easier to make than you’d think. These vegan tofu dumplings are flavourful, juicy, and a little crispy on the bottom with a chewy skin. I decided to pleat them …