No-churn vegan black sesame ice cream with hints of coconut, flecked with black sesame seeds, and drizzled with an umami soy sauce caramel. If you’re lazy like me (or simply just don’t own an ice cream machine), this recipe is… Read More »Vegan Black Sesame Ice Cream
These cauliflower florets are baked to crispy golden-brown and coated with the most amazing sweet & spicy sticky sauce. Inspired by pub-style Korean Fried Chicken — only plant-based, much healthier, and arguably tastier. Since these are baked, they are much… Read More »Korean Baked Cauliflower
Sichuan-Taiwanese Mapo Tofu, plant-based. It is spicy, numbing, pungent, and umami — easily the most hearty and fulfilling vegan dish I can think of. Mapo Tofu (麻婆豆腐) is one of my favorite Sichuan-Taiwanese dishes. Growing up, I remember having (a… Read More »Vegan Mapo Tofu (素麻婆豆腐)
Dan Dan noodles, a Sichuan street food classic. This is a Taiwanese-style take. Numbingly spicy, nutty, and umami, this bowl is everything you wished in a bowl of vegan noodles, and more. Dan dan noodles (担担麵) is an extremely popular… Read More »Vegan Dan Dan Noodles
Homemade Pan Fried Dumplings with a crispy top crust and meaty, umami vegan filling. One bite will take you right back to the street vendors in Taiwan. These vegan pan-fried dumplings are stuffed with textured vegetable protein, mushrooms, green cabbage,… Read More »Pan Fried Dumplings (素水煎包)
Chili Oil, the quintessential Chinese condiment. As with almost anything else, chili oil is much better homemade. Incredibly easy as well — only requiring 5 minutes of active time! A homemade chili oil will top any store-bought chili oil by… Read More »Homemade Chili Oil
My simplified take on the popular Chinese sweet treat known as 紫薯餅, or Purple Sweet Potato Cakes. They are crispy and toasty on the outside, soft and glutinous (or as we call it, “QQ”) on the inside —naturally sweet &… Read More »Purple Sweet Potato Cakes (紫薯餅)
A simple, no-bake, healthy yet indulgent vegan dessert. The ultimate mash-up of my two favorite Asian flavors: matcha and yuzu. No-bake matcha white chocolate cups with a hint of yuzu. I love eating healthy, frosty little tarts/cups like these —… Read More »Matcha Yuzu Cup
A simple and customizable teriyaki fried rice, featuring a super flavorful homemade teriyaki sauce. I also give a brief review of Gardein’s meatless turk’y cutlets. My verdict on the Gardein Meatless Turk’y Cutlets: they taste great! After baking, they achieve… Read More »Vegan Teriyaki Fried Rice
Ridiculously rich & creamy vegan matcha spread with just two main ingredients: matcha powder and oat milk. Skip the dairy, oil, and cream! Ever since Oatly took the world by storm and flooded every cafe with their barista grade oat milk, I’ve… Read More »Oat Milk Matcha Spread