Taiwanese Spring Rolls Recipe
One-roll Taiwanese spring rolls with red-braised pork, vegetables, and peanut powder—a clear, non-fried classic. Learn the history, ingredients, and techniques to make restaurant-quality lumpia at home.
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Taiwanese and Asian recipes adapted for life in Japan
Garlic Steamed Shrimp: Golden Garlic Sauce, Ready in 6 Minutes
When it comes to impressive yet effortless seafood dishes, Garlic Steamed Shrimp is always a showstopper. Butterfly-cut shrimp loaded with golden garlic sauce, steamed for just 6 minutes — the result is fragrant, juicy, and beautiful on the table. This…
Three Cup Chicken – Taiwans Most Iconic Stir-Fry
📋 In This Article What Is Three Cup Chicken? If there’s one dish that captures the soul of Taiwanese home cooking, it’s Three Cup Chicken (三杯雞, Sān Bēi Jī). The name is straightforward: one cup each of black sesame oil,…
Vietnamese Rice Paper Ba Wan – A Lighter, Crispier Twist on Taiwan’s Classic Stuffed Dumpling
Skip the tricky sweet potato starch skin and use Vietnamese rice paper instead! Steamed to a crystal-clear finish, packed with juicy pork filling, and served with a savory dipping sauce — easy, healthy, and incredibly satisfying.
Taiwanese-Style Mapo Tofu – Silky, Bold, and Better Than Takeout
You sit down for a quick weeknight dinner — and somehow, before you even realize it, your rice bowl is empty. Then you refill it. Taiwanese-style mapo tofu has that effect on people. It’s silky, savory, just the right amount…
How to Stir-Fry Cabbage So It Stays Crispy (6 Tips from Taiwanese Cooks)
Stir-fried cabbage is one of the most iconic everyday dishes in Taiwanese home cooking — simple, fast, and deeply satisfying when done right. But if you’ve ever tried to recreate it at home in Japan and ended up with a…
Taiwanese Oyster Omelette – Night Market Classic at Home
That sizzle. That smoky, savory hit of oysters hitting a blazing-hot iron griddle — if you’ve ever wandered a Taiwanese night market after dark, you know exactly what I’m talking about. The Taiwanese oyster omelette (蚵仔煎, Ô-á-chian in Taiwanese Hokkien)…
Bitter Melon Pork Rib Soup – Taiwan’s Summer Comfort in a Bowl
If you grew up eating Taiwanese home cooking, the smell of bitter melon simmering with pork ribs probably takes you straight back to your grandmother’s kitchen on a sweltering summer afternoon. This soup — humble, slightly bitter, deeply savory —…
Lu Rou Fan – Taiwan’s Soul Food You Can Make in Japan
There’s a bowl of braised pork rice sitting somewhere in Taiwan right now — sticky, glossy, impossibly fragrant — and once you’ve tasted it, no amount of konbini onigiri will ever quite fill that particular hole. Lu Rou Fan (滷肉飯)…