You might be familiar with these buns because they resemble char siu bao, the grab-and-go barbecue pork bun that is a Chinese street food staple. This version of the pork bun has more in common …
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Taiwanese-Style Seafood Noodle Soup
[View high resolution image] Whenever I return home from a trip, especially during the winter, I am always looking forward to eating something delicious and piping hot, but simple to prepare. A steaming bowl of …
Guava Tarts
Guava is a round green fruit so common in Taiwan that it could be considered the Taiwanese pear. Â We have a guava tree in our backyard, which yields small, sweet fruits with many seeds, in …
Seafood Bisque
Seafood is an integral part of Taiwanese cuisine. This recipe for a slow-simmered savory seafood stew brings together fresh calamari, shrimp and scallop. Ingredients Instructions: Tip Fish can also be added to the recipe, but …
Egg Tarts (Dan Ta)
These custard egg tarts are a common fixture at dim sum restaurants across the United States. They originated in Hong Kong in the 1940s and were eventually introduced to China and Taiwan. This recipe produces …
Pork Dumplings
Ingredients: Seasoning Ingredients: Dumpling Serving Sauce: Instructions: Tip You can add shrimp to the dumpling filling to enhance its flavor. You can also incorporate different types of vegetables into the mixture, as well as use …
Golden Sesame Red Bean Puffs
Many traditional and old-fashioned Taiwanese desserts feature sweet potatoes or yams as a main ingredient. In this recipe, we use yam to make the puffs. Deep-frying is a way of drawing out the fragrance of …
Stewed Pork Hock
Pork is stewed slowly for hours in sweet, tangy juices to enhance the flavor and tenderize the meat in this traditional Taiwanese entree, a treat that is generally reserved for special occasions. Stewed pork hock …
Seasoned Pumpkin
Halloween is not celebrated in Taiwan, but the pumpkin is nevertheless a popular seasonal ingredient. In this recipe, pumpkin is steamed and then seasoned with plum powder. Ingredients: Instructions: TipSprinkle plum powder over the pumpkin …
Seaweed Shrimp Rolls
This dish introduces cooked seafood, a staple of Taiwanese dishes, to the sushi roll. Ingredients: Instructions: Tip You do not need to wrap the rolls if you wish to cut the rolls into sections and …