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Spring Rolls with Chinese Sausage, Jicama, and Egg

Spring Rolls with Chinese Sausage, Jicama, and Egg

These spring rolls aren’t exactly traditional Bo Bia rolls (which usually don’t have vermicelli) but draw inspiration from Bo Bia as well as Singaporean/Malaysian Popiah rolls. This is a rough recipe for how I like to make them! For ~10 spring rolls: 1 baby jicama, 

Tangy Loopy Cukes

Tangy Loopy Cukes

I am obsessed with these loopy cucumber cuts that I first saw from Okonomi Kitchen! They yield such a great bite. I married it with one of my go-to tangy Chinese salad dressings and it was *chef’s kiss*. Definitely recommend 1) using disposable chopsticks or 

Muah Chee

Muah Chee

Muahchee is a popular snack in  Southeast Asia, including in Singapore, where it can often be found in hawker stalls. This glutinous rice flour dessert is similar to Japanese mochi and is originally from Fujian. It’s commonly coated with a mixture of roasted peanuts, sesame 

Hainanese Chicken

Hainanese Chicken

One of the things that makes Hainanese Chicken so freaking good is the aspic. This is the little jelly layer that forms underneath the skin as a result of the chicken cooking process and treatment. The ingredients are simple, the technique here is everything. Thank 

Party Gyoza (Crispy Skirt Dumplings)

Party Gyoza (Crispy Skirt Dumplings)

Someone on TikTok commented on my video saying that this restaurant in Japan called dumplings with crispy skirts party gyoza and I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT. Party gyoza ftw. This is an easy trick to make your frozen dumplings a little fancy and get extra crisp!! 

Popiah (Fresh Spring Rolls)

Popiah (Fresh Spring Rolls)

The only time I’ve ever had Popiah was in Singapore — I’ve never had it anywhere outside of Southeast Asia! It’s also pretty common in Malaysia and Indonesia. I still remember the first time I had it, I was walking around the city and stumbled