These Vietnamese Fried Fish Cakes (Chả Cá Chiên) are crisp on the outside, tender and springy inside, with the characteristic bouncy texture that defines Southeast Asian fish cakes. Made with a blend of mackerel, white fish and squid, they're flavoured with spring onions, garlic, fish sauce and sesame oil before being pan-fried until golden and served with a bright, tangy nước chấm dipping sauce.
These Vietnamese Banana Fritters are wonderfully crisp on the outside with a soft, creamy, almost custard-like banana centre. Coated in a light sesame batter and double-fried until golden, they're a classic Southeast Asian street food dessert that's quick and incredibly satisfying.
Chongqing Chilli Chicken is one of Sichuan’s most iconic dishes. Crispy diced chicken is double fried, then flash tossed with toasted Sichuan peppercorns, garlic, ginger and a mountain of dried chillies. The result is a bold, numbing, sweet-salty heat where the chicken is almost hidden amongst the chillies — exactly how it should be.
Crispy Lattice Bottom Dumplings
Amazing Duck & Hoisin Gyoza combine crispy duck breast with sweet hoisin sauce and classic dumpling technique to create the ultimate pan-fried dumpling. This Amazing Duck & Hoisin Gyoza recipe uses pre-cooked crispy duck, finely chopped and marinated with oyster sauce, sweet chilli and sesame oil for a rich, juicy filling.
Finished with a signature crispy lattice base, these gyoza are pan fried until golden, then steamed to cook the pastry through before forming a delicate, crackling dumpling skirt. The result is crisp underneath, tender on top and packed with savoury duck flavour.
Som Tam is one of Thailand's most iconic dishes, balancing sweet, sour, salty, spicy and umami flavours in every bite. Crisp green papaya is lightly bruised with green beans and cherry tomatoes in a clay mortar before being tossed with a vibrant dressing of lime, tamarind, palm sugar and fish sauce. Finished with dried shrimp and roasted peanuts, it's a refreshing salad that's bursting with bold flavour and texture.
Delicious Chinese Dim Sum Turnip Cake, also known as Lo Bak Go, is a classic Cantonese
dim sum dish made with grated turnip, rice flour and savoury aromatics, steamed until set and
then pan fried until crisp. This Delicious Chinese Dim Sum Turnip Cake recipe follows a
traditional method, building flavour gently before steaming to create that signature soft
interior and golden crispy edge.
Turnip cake is all about texture. Steamed first to set the rice flour paste, then chilled and
sliced before frying, it delivers a crisp exterior with a smooth, melt in the mouth centre and
bites of tender turnip throughout.
This Thai Massaman Curry is a rich, mildly spiced curry made with a homemade curry paste, tender chicken, potatoes and creamy coconut milk. Balanced with tamarind, palm sugar and fish sauce, it's a comforting Thai classic full of warming spices and fragrant flavour.
Warming Vietnamese Beef Stew is a deeply aromatic slow cooked dish packed with lemongrass, garlic, shallots and warming spices, gently simmered until the beef becomes melt in the mouth tender. This Warming Vietnamese Beef Stew recipe builds flavour from a fresh pounded paste, sears secondary cuts of beef for richness, then slowly braises with tomato and stock for hours until naturally thickened.
Known in Vietnam as a comforting cold weather stew, this dish reflects both French and Chinese influence, with five spice, star anise and cinnamon creating a beautifully fragrant broth. The key is slow cooking to allow the paste and spices to fully infuse the beef.
Crispy deep fried chicken katsu layered inside a toasted sesame bun and drenched in a rich, thick Japanese curry sauce. This Chicken Katsu Curry Burger takes the essence of classic katsu curry and transforms it into an indulgent fusion burger. Crunchy panko chicken, sweet apple-infused curry sauce and sharp pickles come together for the ultimate crispy, saucy bite.
This quick wok dish uses a clever homemade “hoisin-style” sauce made from strawberry jam, citrus and miso. Stir fried with blistered green beans, ginger and garlic, it delivers a bold balance of sweet, savoury and tangy flavours with a glossy, caramelised finish.
