This Salmon Poke Bowl combines perfectly cooked Japanese rice with sashimi-grade salmon marinated in a vibrant dressing of citrus, soy sauce, sesame oil and fresh dill. Served with crisp vegetables, creamy avocado, wakame and sweetcorn, it's a fresh, colourful meal inspired by the Japanese influence on Hawaiian poke.
Crispy Pork Belly is one of the most celebrated dishes in Chinese roast meat cooking, prized for its contrast of juicy, tender pork and incredibly crisp crackling skin. This Crispy Pork Belly recipe follows a classic Chinese preparation technique that focuses on drying the skin, seasoning the meat and carefully roasting the pork in stages to achieve the perfect fluffy crisp. By blanching the pork first, curing the surface with salt and finishing with rice vinegar, this Crispy Pork Belly delivers that signature bubbly crackling with rich, succulent meat underneath.
Super Tasty Fish Fillet Tofu Rolls are a delicate dim sum style dish made with tender chunks of white fish and crisp winter melon wrapped in bean curd skin, tied with chives and steamed in a light savoury sauce. This Super Tasty Fish Fillet Tofu Rolls recipe focuses on balance of texture, tight rolling technique and finishing with a glossy oyster sauce that gently steams into the rolls.
Bean curd skin, also known as tofu skin, provides a unique bite that softens beautifully when steamed while still holding structure. The fish remains soft and flaky, while the winter melon adds clean crunch and freshness.
Crispy Shiitake & Chive Dumplings are a fully vegetarian take on classic Chinese deep fried dumplings, packed with finely chopped vegetables, rehydrated shiitake mushrooms and fragrant aromatics. This Crispy Shiitake & Chive Dumplings recipe focuses on texture, balance and proper seasoning, delivering a crunchy golden shell with a juicy, flavourful centre.
Using dried shiitake mushrooms gives deeper umami and better flavour absorption than fresh mushrooms. Combined with Chinese chives, Chinese leaf and vermicelli for body, the filling stays moist while remaining light. These dumplings are deep fried until crisp and served with a simple soy and black rice vinegar dipping sauce.
Biang Biang Noodles are wide, hand-pulled noodles from Xi’an, known for their chewy texture and dramatic “biang” stretching technique. Tossed in a fragrant chilli, garlic and black vinegar oil, they’re simple but packed with bold flavour.
Shiraz Pad Thai is a creative twist on the classic Thai street food favourite, combining the traditional sweet, sour and salty balance of Pad Thai with the rich fruitiness of Shiraz wine. Rice noodles are stir fried over intense heat with egg, tofu, pickled radish, dried shrimp and aromatics, then coated in a tamarind based sauce enriched with Shiraz. The result is a smoky, deeply savoury noodle dish where wok hei meets the bold character of Thai wine country cooking.
Singapore Style
Hainanese Chicken Rice is one of the most iconic dishes in Singapore’s hawker centres, originally brought by Hainanese immigrants and adapted into a national favourite. This Hainanese Chicken Rice recipe follows the classic Singapore style method, gently poaching a whole corn fed chicken in ginger and spring onion infused stock, then using that fragrant broth to cook fluffy, aromatic rice.
The magic of Hainanese Chicken Rice lies in precision. The chicken must never over boil. Instead it is simmered briefly, then left to sit in the hot stock to cook through gently. The rice is cooked in rendered chicken fat and stock for rich flavour, and the dish is served with vibrant chilli sauce and fragrant ginger and spring onion oil.
