A Chinese bakery classic is the pineapple bun aka  菠萝包, boluobao. The secret is that there is no pineapple in the bun. The bun consists of two parts, one is the brioche like bun on top a cookie dough. When heating the bun, the upper layer will crack which would looks like the pineapple skin.  Pineapple […]

A simple, but fragrant dish is fried tofu with salted egg sauce 咸蛋豆腐. You can serve it with noodles or rice or eat it as a snack. Ingredients 3 salted chicken egg yolk 1 tofu brick about 200 gr. 1 stalk scallions 1 tsp pepper 1/2 tbsp sugar 1 tsp salt 3 tbsp water 1 […]

One of my favorite summer drink in Hong Kong, is the red bean coconut milk ice drink (红豆冰). This drink can be ordered at a cha can ting 茶餐厅. It is very easy to make. Ingredients 3 tbsp cooked red beans sweetened coconut milk evaporated milk or almond milk crushed ice Most difficult part of the […]