Ah the green bean...why so many people cringe at the idea of having to eat this delectable vegetable either ate them out of a jar or cooked until mush while growing up. This vegan dish boasts a tremendously savoury flavour thanks to a preserved vegetable called olive v...

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Experience Cooking in Hong Kong as a Local

Hong Kong July 30th 2017 - After only one year, Local Cooking Experience Hong Kong has already become one of the best reviewed Cooking Class on TripAdvisor. Passionate about cooking since a very young age,...

Believe it or not, potatoes have gone way beyond from just being mashed or french fried. They can be very tasty while cooking Asian style too! All you need is some inspiration. This time, I'm introducing two dishes that are quick, tasty and very economical.

If beef is y...

Chinese lettuce is very similar to iceberg lettuce yet so much more functional in my opinion just because there is so little room for breakage and tearing of each leaf when washing. Lettuce is superb for wraps and salad but it is not a leaf to fry, right? Wrong :)! Whe...

Chinese pumpkin can be found in supermarkets all over Hong Kong as well as cut up into meal-sized chunks for sale at your local wet market. They are smooth, long and gourd-shaped compared to their short, fat and stout western version. They are also affordable and oh so...

Okay, who's not heard of celery? Now who's heard that there is something called Chinese celery? The two share a resemblance but one pales in taste compared to the other (personal opinion). The Chinese version is long, thin, leafy and bursting with celery flavour!...

What's not to love about Chinese baby kale (pronounced 'gai lan') except when you fail to buy it in season and end up eating them bitter rather than sweet and crunchy? I first tried this specific dish in a Chinese restaurant and thought to myself, 'This is good!' Too b...

A big shout for beansprout this week! Well, technically, this one is not GREEN but the cilantro is and if you add enough to the dish, it can be quite green indeed. I sampled this dish for the first time at my godmother's home. She is in her 70's and has been cooking fo...