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 […]
Year: 2020
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 […]
Banana Walnut Sponge Cake
Instead of the usual banana walnut bread/cake, a lighter and fluffy textured cake would be nice for a change. To make a light and fluffy sponge cake, a water bath is commonly used during baking. The egg white should be beaten to a firm peak, where the meringue will hold when the whisk is lifted […]