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 […]
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Chinese New Year Recipe – Pork and Prawn Dumplings
By An Affair With Food on February 9, 2021When 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 […]
Chinese New Year Recipe – Cantonese Steamed Fish
By An Affair With Food on January 27, 2021This 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 […]
Chinese New Year Recipe – Braised Scallops with Shiitake Mushrooms and Broccoli
By An Affair With Food on January 24, 2021This 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 […]
Chinese New Year Recipe – Steamed Garlic Prawns
By An Affair With Food on January 19, 2021We 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 […]