Don’t have bamboo leaves to make bak chang? No worries, you can still make it by steaming without the leaves. This is a steamed version of Nyonya Chang for those who are unable to get bamboo leaves where they live. It’s also for those who dread wrapping with bamboo leaves the traditional way. An easier […]
Month: June 2020
Hokkien Bak Chang (Zhong Zi or Glutinous Rice Dumpling)
There are different types of Bak Chang from various dialect groups. Most common ones are Hokkien, Teochew, Cantonese, Hainanese and Nyonya. This is my version of the Hokkien Bak Chang which has pork belly, chestnuts, dried shrimps, mushrooms and salted eggs. I used a pressure cooker for this recipe to shorten the cooking time from […]
Nyonya Bak Chang (Peranakan Glutinous Rice Dumpling)
This is my version of Nyonya Chang. A sweet and savoury rice dumpling with a distinct patch of blue from the blue pea flower. It is usually wrapped in pandan leaves but as I was not able to get broad pandan leaves, bamboo leaves were used instead. Nyonya changs are different from the rest due […]