Magic ingredients: Papery dried shrimp 虾皮
I always keep a bagful of these tiny dried shrimp, known as ‘shrimp skin’ in Chinese, in my freezer. A spoonful or two can be used…
A wild breakfast in Adelaide
This excellent breakfast, enjoyed at the Big Table café in Adelaide’s Central Market, might look like a run-of-the-mill fry-up, but it’s not. I’d been browsing the…
Dumpling heaven in Adelaide
I’ve long been fascinated by the connection between Turkish mantı dumplings – and all their relatives across central and eastern Asia – and Chinese mantou (my…
James Beard award nomination!
Totally thrilled to be nominated for a James Beard journalism award for my piece in the Chinatown issue of Lucky Peach!