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.
Snacks
Strictly speaking, a smaller serving of any savory dish can be a snack. And dishes labeled "dessert" is just as good when served between main meals. So, yes, our list of snack recipes includes both sweet and savory. Our favorites include banana spring rolls (turon) which we make with cheese, banh mi (with pork or chicken), chicken empanadas, mushroom fries (with or without basil) and cheese-stuffed chili spring rolls.
Longganisa (sausage) pancakes
Not enough meat to feed the omnivores for breakfast? Crumble and cook sausage meat, and use to stuff pancakes. Longganisa (sausage) pancakes are so good!
Yakiton
If you enjoy yakitori (grilled skewered chicken), you will fall in love with yakiton, Japanese grilled skewered pork.
Teriyaki bacon rice balls
Inspired by one of the most stunning street food I have ever encountered in Japan, these bacon-wrapped rice balls are broiled and brushed repeatedly with reduced teriyaki …
Cheese pimiento
The Filipino adaptation of the American pimiento cheese. It’s comfort food for a generation that was raised by parents who grew up during the American colonial period.
Crowne Plaza Hong Kong style congee
Served with chopped mushrooms, Chinese sausage and century eggs, Hong Kong Crowne Plaza Hotel's congee transformed this congee non-fan into an aficionado.
Sweet potato tea cakes
Inspired by the matcha bean cakes at Amei Tea House in Jiufen, Taiwan, we used orange and purple sweet potatoes, and moon cake molds to make this sweet snack.