The New Year’s Eve Feast is a “must do” dinner with all family members reuniting. Chinese try very hard to make this family event, often traveling long distances. This is the main reason for the huge travel stress throughout China. Big families including several generations sit at round tables and enjoy the food and time…
Category: BBQ
Golden Crispy Skin Roast Pork Belly 金黃皮脆燒腩仔
Roast Pork Belly has to be one of the most iconic Cantonese (Southern China region) dishes. It is a must have item on the table during an important festive feasts like New Year, birthday, new-born baby and wedding. It is a symbol of good health (the red skin) and wealth (greasy lips after eating). Other…
Malaysian Style Spicy BBQ Chicken Satay – 馬來西亞辣雞肉沙爹
Satay is a very popular street food in South East Asia such as Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore. Each country has its own variation of taste and level of spiciness. The Malaysian style satay has the added coconut flavor and the peanut taste. Instead of Chicken, you can use lamb, beef or pork when making this…
Chinese Kitchen – Monday March 30th, 6-9pm
This is not your take-out version of Chinese cuisine this is the real deal! Eddy is a master with a wok and is more than willing to share the generations of secrets that he has learned all the while feeding you a feast while he’s doing it! On the menu: Cantonese Style Wonton with Prawn…
Chinese Kitchen – Monday October 20th, 6-9pm
Always back by popular demand, Eddy! His knowledge and cuisine will blow you away and leave you with a better understanding of the culture from which these dishes come. His portions will also blow you away, no one leaves hungry! On the menu: Pan-fried pork baby back ribs coated with Chinese five-spice and Sichuan peppercorn…
BBQ Pork Chow Mein with Steam Noodle – 义燒炒麵
Chow Mein (Fried egg noodle) is a Chinese classic. I remember I had my first summer job in a BC Northern “Ghost town” called Barkerville just because I knew how to make this noodle dish. It is a different type of noodle than the crispy egg noodle we order in a Chinese restaurant. It is…
Singaporean-Style Fried Vermicelli Noodle – 星州炒米
It is a dish of simple fried vermicelli noodle in curry powder, soy sauce, red pepper, sweet onion and bean sprout. Although it carries the name “Singapore”, Hong Kong is the city where the dish was originated. At present, you can find this noodle dish almost everywhere in the world. The original recipe calls for…
Chinese Cooking Demonstration in Quince Café, Boutique Food Shop
I had the pleasure to do a Chinese cooking demonstration in Quince Kitsilano today. There were six dishes on the menu: http://www.quince.ca/index.html Fraser Valley organic chicken, stir-fried with garlic shoots, red and yellow peppers Stir-fried tiger prawns with traditional Cantonese-style black bean sauce Chinese style BBQ pork with Maltose glaze, (Char – Siu)…
潮州滷水鴨 (Chaozhou Brine Water Duck)
Chaozhou Brine Water Duck is one of the most famous regional dishes in Chinese. The way to prepare the brine water represents the essence of Chinese cooking by using a wide variety of herbs. The ingredients I have used can find it in larger Chinatown centers in North America like New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles…
Chinese Style Barbeque Pork – 明爐义燒
Barbeque Pork is so special in Chinese cuisine – you can find it anywhere in the world when you see a Chinese. There are numerous “Sub” recipes under the BBQ pork heading such as BBQ pork bun, BBQ pork fried rice, BBQ pork egg foo yong or BBQ pork noodle. It is great to eat…
Hickory Smoked Centre Cut Pork Loin
I don’t buy deli meat for my sandwich anymore! The deli meat you buy from the shop is usually full of preservatives and chemicals. Can you imagine the expiry date on the package is six months away! Also you have no ideas when they prepare the meat in the packer and who touched it. I…