I have fond memories of this dessert. It’s a flapjack-like base but is commonly called a pancake. My buddy, Candice, came over the other day and my mama made this for us. Biting into the soft cake-like dough contrasted by the crunchy brown sugar and flavoured with toasted ground peanuts takes me back to my childhood. Like generic pancakes, the recipe is simple and extremely easy to make. My mama said [...]
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One of my favourite aspects of Asia, is the variety of fruits available there. Ranging from the small longan to the giant jack fruit. Read below to find out more about the fruits I enjoyed on my holiday back to Taiwan. Asian Pears When walking through the Checkers in Sea Point a few years ago, I came across the Asian pears for the first time in South Africa. This was [...]
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Coffin bread is something that is most commonly found in the south of Taiwan, my papa’s hometown – Tainan. This crispy loaf with filling is very similar to our South African bunny chow. The traditional filling is a creamy-based seafood chowder, but you can use any filling. For this recipe, I used one of my brother’s favourite filling – Teppan-style beef with onions. Ingredients: 700g steak 3 Tbsp soya sauce [...]
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Directly translated, 蔥油餅 means spring onion / green onion / scallion oil pancake and it is a fantastic side starch to add to a dish or to eat as an appetiser. In Taiwan and China, it’s as “common” there as you would find slap chips in Cape Town. The method for making these spring onion pancakes is very similar to puff pastry because what makes it special, is the layers [...]
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In Taiwan, you can find a wide range of delightful snacks at night markets, which is, also known as street food. One of my favourites is the steam-fried bun. The direct translation for 水煎包, is “water fried bun”. The bun is semi-fried and semi-steamed, but very little oil is used in the process. These delightful buns are delicious and pretty much one of the easiest things to make in Taiwanese [...]
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