Chinese steamed pork buns (baozi)
If you feel that the steamed pork buns from the neighborhood Chinese place could be better, that the bread is not fluffy enough and there isn’t sufficient meat filling, …
Dumplings
The exact definition of dumpling is still fiercely debated. Some say a dumpling is essentially boiled or steamed dough. Fried dough, they claim, with or without filling, cannot be dumplings.
Well, this is Asia and we have our own ideas about what a dumpling is and how it can be cooked. Steamed, fried, poached... even fried and steamed. We love dumplings no matter how they're cooked. We enjoy them in soup, as snack, as appetizer and cocktail food.
Glutinous rice balls with sweet red bean paste (tang yuan)
Dough made with glutinous rice flour is formed into balls, stuffed with red bean paste, cooked in boiling water, drained and served with pandan-ginger sugar syrup.
Sesame cheese balls
Balls of dough made with glutinous (sticky) rice flour, sugar and water are stuffed with cheese, rolled in sesame seeds and deep fried until golden.
Rose dumplings
Think gyoza shaped like roses. A show stopper to serve over the holidays, these rose dumplings are filled with meat and vegetables then cooked in oil and water.
Molo soup
An adaptation of Chinese wonton soup, molo soup, also known as pancit Molo, hails from the Molo district of Iloilo City in Central Philippines, home to Chinese migrants …