The Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as Full Moon Festival, usually occurs over late September or early October. Traditionally, we eat moon cakes and pomelo after a family dinner.
I recently joined The Soup Club at my new company. The club is only active during winter and once a week, one member brings a soup to work, enough for the whole club to enjoy. I decided to make a Chinese cream corn soup.
Chinese 5-Spices provides a myriad of flavour bursts and can be found in a wide variety of dishes in Asia. The five different spices consist of cinnamon, cloves, fennel seed, Sichuan pepper and star anise.
Sweet douhua is Asia's equivalent of panacotta, but is a gluten-free, vegan-friendly pudding.
Margaritas Seafood and Steak Restaurant is one of Bloemfontein's best restaurants. Try it out next time you're visiting the city.
How to make the perfect winter sautéed sliced lamb and spinach dish using Chinese BBQ sauce.
Learn how to make one of Asia's favourite cold beverages using ripe pawpaw.
Making your own soy milk avoids all the preservatives and additives used in cartons.
Making green tea and vanilla flavoured cupcakes is simple. Try this recipe out for your next St. Patrick's Day.
A listing of all my favourite Asian supermarkets in Cape Town.