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Eastern Sweets

Gai Dan Zai in North Point (HK)

October 18th, 2008  |  by Athena  |  published in Eastern Sweets, Hong Kong

Well, it’s been ages since the last post, and of course tons of eating has been done.
As an extention of procrastination, I suddenly remembered the little Chinese version of pancakes/waffles, affectionately known as Gai Dan Zai, and translated to Chicken Eggs, which really doesn’t say much. It’s a batter that is poured into molds like [...]

University Anomalies: Baking Pilgrimages

April 24th, 2008  |  by Athena  |  published in Baking, East, Eastern Sweets, West, Western Sweets

University eats up your soul one way or another: it either swamps you socially, overwhelms you academically, or amplifies your isolation as you trek to and from school back home. Thankfully, there are people who actively resist it and take a few plunges into the insanity of cooking amid the frenzy of the semester’s end.

We [...]

Spring Morsels amid Torrential Snow

April 24th, 2008  |  by Athena  |  published in Baking, East, Eastern Sweets, West, Western Sweets

I can’t take credit for this one: a friend of mine equally obsessed with food had made it after braving one of the worst snow storms in the year to get the ingredients. I had made shortbread cookies and ameretti, and he chose the lighter and more Asian influenced compliment.

 

 
??????????shiratama cream anmitsu
 
Apples, pears, agar agar [...]



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