Category Archives: Chinese

Xinjiang style lamb noodles

Posted on May 13, 2013 by SharmilaSub

Well, that was a bit of a gap. To be honest, life is pretty mental right now, and I have to admit I’m losing the will to blog. Does this happen to everyone in the end? I’m not sure. I … Continue reading →

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Eat the Bits chilli oil

Posted on November 28, 2012 by SharmilaSub

You may know by now that I like a bit of spice when it comes to my food.  I generally think there’s no dish where an addition of chilli wouldn’t help it out a bit (maybe trifle). And I have … Continue reading →

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Sour and hot silken tofu

Posted on November 4, 2012 by SharmilaSub

This was one of those dishes which I’d never really intended to write about, primarily because it’s something I made to scoff down on my own one night rather than something I had set my mind on making, and making … Continue reading →

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My new favourite thing: tofu ‘bamboo’

Posted on October 15, 2012 by SharmilaSub

Or plain old dried tofu sticks. But really, tofu bamboo sounds a lot better than dried tofu.  And I know how many people generally think anything tofu tastes of nothing. So if it can be sexed up slightly, so be … Continue reading →

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Pearly meatballs

Posted on January 29, 2012 by SharmilaSub

So, it probably hasn’t escaped your attention that Chinese New Year has been and gone.  Never avoiding an opportunity to eat Chinese food, I duly set about concocting a bit of a homemade feast. Alongside the wonderful soy sauce chicken … Continue reading →

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Going crazy for corn

Posted on September 26, 2011 by SharmilaSub

Six corn on the cob for a couple of quid. I couldn’t resist. I mean, who doesn’t love the stuff? And then the panic set in when I got home. How am I going to use up six corn on … Continue reading →

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Xinjiang style lamb with cumin

Posted on September 10, 2011 by SharmilaSub

If I was allowed only one spice to use for the rest of my life, it would be cumin. Whole cumin seeds frying in butter or ghee must be one of the most wonderful smells to ever grace a kitchen.  … Continue reading →

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A Hunanese stir fry

Posted on June 3, 2011 by SharmilaSub

I was recently down by Maltby St, which is where a growing number of businesses previously at Borough Market have decamped to.  You’ll currently find a general mix of Neals Yard Dairy, Monmouth, St John’s bakery (still never got there … Continue reading →

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Char Siu!

Posted on May 17, 2011 by SharmilaSub

Excuse the exclamation mark, but I think char siu calls for it. Is there a more delicious porky dish out there? Maybe siu yuk, the crispy pork belly you often see nestling against the char siu in the windows of … Continue reading →

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Making bacon

Posted on December 5, 2010 by SharmilaSub

Bacon with chinese flavourings, in fact.  I have cured my own bacon before, and very nice it was too.  The only issue being I didn’t use any saltpetre.  At the time, I wasn’t bothered about the fact that its absence … Continue reading →

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