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Sichuan Street Food Noodles with Sesame & Pork
Spicy Chinese Dan Dan Noodles are one of Sichuan’s most famous street food dishes, known for their deep savoury flavour, nutty sesame base and warming chilli heat. Traditionally served from street stalls in Chengdu, these noodles combine a rich sesame paste dressing with spicy minced pork and preserved vegetables for layers of texture and umami.
The balance is key. Nutty sesame paste, savoury soy, gentle sweetness, sharp black vinegar and fragrant chilli oil create the base. On top sits caramelised pork mince with pickled Sichuan vegetable, finished with fresh greens and herbs. When mixed together, the sauce loosens with hot stock and coats every strand beautifully.
Pillowy Soft Chinese Steamed Sponge Cake, often known in Cantonese as Ma Lai Go, is a light, airy dim sum classic traditionally enjoyed alongside tea. This Pillowy Soft Chinese Steamed Sponge Cake recipe uses self raising flour, custard powder, evaporated milk and eggs to create a beautifully risen, fluffy sponge that is steamed rather than baked.
Unlike Western baked sponge cakes, this Chinese steamed sponge relies on steam for lift and moisture, resulting in a soft, delicate crumb with a slightly caramel tone from brown sugar. Steaming also gives the cake its signature dome and pillowy texture.
This Special Egg Fried Rice is a traditional Cantonese-style fried rice that uses an old-school technique of coating every grain of cooked rice in beaten egg before stir-frying. Combined with prawns, Chinese barbecue chicken (char siu), colourful vegetables and finished with sesame oil, the result is beautifully separate, golden grains packed with flavour in every bite.
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.
This nourishing Oat Congee swaps traditional rice for steel-cut oats, creating a creamy, wholesome bowl packed with fibre and slow-release energy. Finished with seared shiitake mushrooms, spring onions and chilli, it's the perfect comforting breakfast or light meal.
Bibimbap is one of Korea's most iconic dishes, served in a sizzling hot stone bowl with freshly cooked rice, colourful vegetables, marinated steak, a rich gochujang sauce and a silky egg yolk. As the bowl continues to sizzle at the table, the rice develops a delicious crispy crust while the vibrant vegetables and tender steak create a dish that's as beautiful to look at as it is to eat.
This Beef Fried Rice is a takeaway-style favourite made with freshly cooked rice, tender marinated ribeye steak, fluffy egg and sweet peas. By seasoning the rice before cooking and quickly searing the beef, the result is a perfectly balanced fried rice with separate grains and juicy pieces of beef.
School of Wok Technique Guide
Seasoning a wok is the most important step before you begin cooking with it. Carbon steel woks come with a factory applied anti rust coating to prevent corrosion during storage and shipping. This coating must be removed completely before first use, then the metal must be heated and sealed with oil to create a natural non stick surface.