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We’ve only just celebrated Christmas and a brand New Year, and now it’s time for another celebration! Lunar New Year is around the corner and it’s time to welcome the Year of the Tiger with auspicious and prosperous beginnings. Like every CNY, we look forward to celebrating with family and friends over reunion dinner. And …
It’s almost the end of the year, which also means it’s Christmas time! It’s no doubt one of our favourite seasons of the year with the annual traditions, festive feasting, gifting presents, and of course gathering with family and friends. Whether you’re staying at home or heading out for Christmas, check out our 2021 Christmas …
If you ever find yourself exploring the North Bridge Road / Arab Street district, recommend making a pit stop at Symmetry at Jalan Kubor for brunch, lunch or tea-time. We’ve always wanted to visit Symmetry for as long as we could remember, but never actually made a trip down. We’ve heard good reviews about the …
Longevity noodles, or commonly referred to as ee fu noodles (yi mein), is one of the most popular dishes you’d find on the table during any celebration and especially at Chinese New Year. We love eating this any time of the day, simply because it is easy to prepare and tastes delicious – just blanch …
When it comes to dumplings at the table, one is never enough. It’s a satisfying favourite for many and filled with tons of ingredients such as pork, shiitake mushrooms, prawns, chives, spring onions, and many others. No matter the ingredients, these savoury meat dumplings are typically shaped to resemble the purse used to store gold …
This steamed fish is one of our family’s favourite dishes – it’s super simple to make for a weeknight meal and incredibly delicious with rice. It is topped with lots of green onions, ginger and drizzled with hot oil / soy sauce mixture. For Chinese New Year, this dish is something we always look forward …
This is a popular vegetable dish we enjoy during our family meals, and you would often see it on the menu during your CNY reunion dinner or at a wedding celebration. There are many variations to this recipe but for us, we love preparing it using shiitake mushrooms and seared scallops to enhance the sweetness …
With Chinese New Year just around the corner, it’s time for feasting and reuniting with our loved ones over a meal! We love celebrating Chinese New Year as it reminds us of all the well-kept traditions passed through generations. From saying auspicious greetings when visiting your elders, to the superstitious culture of the do’s and …
We love using prawns in our recipes and especially for Chinese New Year, this is a must-try dish to make at home for your reunion dinner. Prawns in itself have so much flavour – it’s unique sweetness gives you the option to mix it with a variety of sauces for a pleasant and savoury taste …
Calling all durian fans! Enjoy a dose of top notch Mao Shan Wang durians shipped directly from Raub, Pahang at the newly established DurianBB cafe-store concept in Crawford Lane. Tucked within the enclave of eateries and cafes in the vicinity, you would definitely spot this durian cafe from afar with their bright yellow storefront and their life-sized …