Bao Baby, Bao…made Easy: Have you ever tried Bao? I have – in all the best Chinese restaurants in London. These little fluffy white steamed pancakes hold a delicious filling and make the perfect light meal or starter. Would I ever normally try to make them myself? well not unless I was making a very […]
Masaman Roast Poussin at the School of Wok
Wok Skills with WorldFoods and a Recipe for Masaman Roast Poussin: I’m a huge fan of the School of Wok. Jeremy Pang’s compact cookery school is perfectly located on the edge of China Town and, having been to one or two events there previously, I’ve always come away with new skills and with recipes that […]
China: The Cookbook – Review
A Comprehensive and Fascinating Guide to Chinese Home Cuisine – China: The Cookbook I am the sort of cook who tends not to follow recipes. That’s not to say I don’t enjoy reading recipe books, I do. But, for the most part, I improvise a lot (with varying degrees of success). My own recipe […]
Celebrating Chinese New Year with Hong Kong Tourism Board – Claypot Rice
Claypot Rice at the School of Wok: In the last few years, I’ve been to quite a few cookery classes at the School of Wok. A favourite of mine, I particularly enjoy the classes there – many of the techniques are ones I still use, many of the recipes are accessible. Each time I […]
Understanding the Wok – School of Wok
Banishing Bank Holiday Blues with a School of Wok Cookery Day: Londoners, like lemmings, leave the Smoke for sunnier (possibly) climes on Bank Holiday weekends. Nose to tail traffic on the roads, packed trains with Sunday service and a general feeling of mass evacuation. The experience is not one particularly enjoy. So I don’t. That […]