However, the essence of the egg tarts lies in the unreplaceable texture and flavor of the Chinese puff pastry. Therefore, you need to use the Chinese puff pastry for this recipe to make the REAL and AUTHENTIC Hong Kong-style egg tarts comparable to the best dim sum stores in Hong Kong an...
With dim sum, it is expected that you will order more dishes when your table is ready, so don’t worry about picking everything out at once. Not only will this make it easy to avoid over or underordering, but it actually ensures that the dishes taste better. Many dim sum dishes must...
How to Make Chinese Turnip Cakes (蘿蔔糕) | Dim Sum Style (Chinese lo bak go) This savory turnip cake (also called Chinese radish cake, lo bak go) is a traditional dish served at dim sum restaurants along with other delicacies like shumai and barbecue pork bun. How to make radish cake...
The owner of New York City’s oldest continuously running Chinese restaurant walks us through dim sum classics: Rice rolls and dumplings.
If you plan to make steamed dumplings, use hot boiling water to make the dough so the dumplings will be much softer and easy to steam. We call this dough as hot water dough (烫面). How to cook dumplings Boiled dumplings (水饺): heat a large pot of water to a boiling, add a small...
In this article, I want to explore the best way to make Cheung Fun at home of the same quality as the restaurant. It must be quick and easy; otherwise, I prefer enjoying the nearest dim sum store without going through the hassle of making it myself....
How to make Chinese Steamed Buns (Mantou 饅頭) This traditional Chinese recipe is already vegan; using only flour, yeast, water and, in this case, sugar. Plain steamed buns are a staple food that can be eaten with both savory and sweet accompaniments. ...
You can learn about the history behind the traditional local food at the event. In addition, you can learn the skills of making dim sum directly from the head chef of the White Swan Hotel, Tan Guanglin, so come on down and make your own Dim Sum!
The jelly is ready to serve chilled, and is excellent with a cup of Chinese tea. Can I use agar-agar or jelly powder to substitute gelatin? You can use either agar-agar, jelly powder, or gelatin to make osmanthus flower jelly. They are from different sources with slightly different firmne...
In this article, I will show you how to make Har Gow (shrimp dumplings) from scratch. It only involves some basic ingredients and can be done easily at home. The Yam Cha culture Har Gow (or Chinese prawn dumpling) is one of the old-school Cantonese Dim Sum classics served during ‘Yam...