Golden Milk: the Secret to Keeping the Doctor Away

Beauty Health Recipes, Exotic World Recipes

Want an alternative remedy to stay healthy and sleep like a baby? Try a cup of golden milk a day: made from turmeric golden paste, nutmeg, a mineral rich sweetener, and any milk you like. Do you know what my greatest fear is in January and February? Getting...

Zha Jiang Mian | 炸酱面 | Chinese Fried Sauce Noodles

Main Course Recipes, Exotic World Recipes

Zha Jiang Mian, or Fried Sauce Noodles, is a classic Chinese comfort food made from a luscious dark soybean sauce and ground pork, served over a bowl of thick wheat noodles. This recipe pumps up the meat and veggies per bowl to make a complete main dish...

Do You Want to Discover China’s Finer Teas?

Exotic World Recipes, Drink recipes, Reviews

Toss those supermarket teas in the trash and discover the thrill of finer teas. A high quality sourced tea is so much more refined, pure and crisp. It will change how you look at tea forever. One of my colleagues jokes that his mom kept a pot of orange pekoe tea...

Beetlejuice Swiss Roll Cake for Halloween

Dessert Recipes, Exotic World Recipes, Recipes from food films and TV

BOO! The cute &  adorable Japanese deco Swiss Roll Cake recipe was hijacked this month to create a gousligh Beetlejuice movie themed cake for Halloween. I am always super excited to present my big main Halloween post each year! And this year, with my goolish...

Neko Manma with Chinese Broccoli

Exotic World Recipes, Vegetable and Side Dishes Recipes

Neko Manma is a Japanese dish that translates literally to “cat rice”. It is a plain yet delicious bowl of rice topped with bonito flakes and a dash of soy sauce. You can add a little fish, greens, or other seasonings. This very simple dish...