Take-Away’s were a dream to me when I first landed here. But after a while I found out [with the help of my friends ofcourse] that there are a few vegetarian options in a few places!! One such place is the ‘Da Niang Dumpling’. Da Niang means granny in Chinese and it is one of…
Forbidden Rice Pudding- I Just Did The Forbidden Thing Today!!!
Before you jump to any conclusion, I will disclose to you what that ‘forbidden thing’ is. But prior to that I will tell you something else also – Today is a very special day for me. It was just like yesterday that we tied knots but today we are celebrating our 3rd wedding anniversary!! Can’t…
Yiner Hangzao Lianzi Geng For The Grand Finale
Thirty days of non stop blogging was fun.Today is the last day of the marathon and finishing with a sweet note. One of my Chinese friend had come home yesterday and she taught me to prepare this wonderfully healthy dish-Yiner[a kind of fungus] hangzao[red dates] lianzi[lotus seeds] geng. Yiner also know as snow fungus is…
Fried Tofu Fingers with Black Magic Dip
Do you want to overeat something without pangs of guilt?? Presenting – TOFU – also known as BEAN CURD / SOY CHEESE.Sometimes it is also referred the ‘cheese of Asia’ .The Chinese call it ‘Doufu’ It is low in cholesterol and calories but high in protein.It is also a good source of iron,selenium, omega-3 fatty…
A CHINESE WEDDING
Hubby dear’s Chinese colleague had invited us to his wedding reception. This was almost as soon as we landed in China and we were eager to have a look at their customs and sort of compare it with our’s![We were newly weds then!!]. Since the proceedings were in Chinese we could not follow it and…