Rice ball is a popular afternoon snack for Vietnamese people. There are many variations, including sweet rice balls coated with sesame, caramel, sugar and savoury balls filled with minced pork, onion, carrot, glass noodles, wood ear. This type of street food is served all year long on various streets and markets in Vietnam. But the […]
Danish butter cookies in Royal Dansk blue tin have been so popular as seasonal gifts for Christmas and New Year. Crispy, delicious and full-of-butter-taste, they are especially enjoyed in teatime and as snacks. In Denmark, the cookies are traditionally served, along with rice pudding as desserts at Christmas, in various shapes and various names (yes […]
Most of us probably have tasted and love the famous Cinnabon. Would a homemade version of Cinnabon / Cinnamon rolls sound even more appealing to you? We are still in the midst of winter and what’s better than a kitchen that is filled with the sweet aroma of freshly baked bread and cinnamon? Every once […]
I am always on the quest to look for a new tea time treat. This week’s treat is Malaysian honeycomb cake (kek sarang semut), which takes its name from its beehive-like interior, full of little air pockets. The caramel toffee flavour and the spongy, airy texture sure makes this cake a lovely afternoon delight. Malaysian honeycomb […]
Bánh bò (Vietnamese honeycomb cake) is a type of sweet and chewy sponge cake from Vietnam, and a relative of Indonesian bika ambon or Malaysian honeycomb cake (kek sarang semut) (click on the link for the recipe). You don’t eat bánh bò by immediately biting into it, because the cake is very chewy and rather leathery, but […]
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