A delicious treat next week – Gok Cooks Chinese is repeated on Channel 4 every afternoon at 12.15pm Monday – Friday (12.40pm on Tuesday). Don’t take my word for it – here’s Jane Rackman in the Radio Times: “If you missed this delicious morsel of a series… do try to catch these repeats because Gok […]
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Feasting is super-important to the Chinese community, it’s the ultimate opportunity for family and friends to join together as one and celebrate. Whether it’s a baby’s one-month party, a wedding or a birthday, an elaborate feast is prepared consisting of as many as twelve courses, each dish with its own special significance. The menu is […]
Read More I cannot remember a single childhood meal that didn’t revolve around sharing with my family – not just the food that Mum and Dad had prepared and placed at the centre of the table but also the stories from our day, gossip about the family and, of course, the love we had for one another. […]
Read More There might seem to be a lot of cutting and chopping in this recipe, but once all your prep work is done, this dish will come together very quickly. I love the prep stage of any dish – it’s the behind-the-scenes work that makes for a great cooking performance and is very satisfying. SERVES 4 […]
Read More Forget the multi-dish platters, considered assortments or the requirement to share . . . sometimes all you want is a one-pot meal. Over hundreds of years, the Chinese have developed the art of noodle-making. Whether it’s thin al dente wonton noodles, thick and starchy ho fun or carefully hand-crafted dragon noodles, there seems to be a […]
Read More Food has always been at the heart of my family, whether we were cooking it and eating it ourselves, or whether we were dishing-up for our customers in the restaurant. I have to say that my dad is the best Chinese chef in the entire world and this soy chicken recipe of his is based […]
Read More Chopsticks were invented before forks, and handswere around before chopsticks – and never will eating with your fingers feel so satisfying as tucking into this dish. It conjures up memories for me of total food euphoria, as Dad would usually cook this for us as a tastebud teaser, flirting with our hunger before we eventually […]
Read More The Chinese community is one of the most social out there, and any excuse is used to get together. Because I’m always working I don’t get the chance to cook for others as much as I used to, but maybe three times a year I’ll spend two or three days putting a menu together, a […]
Read More When I think of warmth and happiness at the dinner table, I think of this bowl of beautiful food. Not only is it Poppa Wan’s signature dish, it is also one of the most recognized Hong Kong – Chinese meals. I’ve cooked prawn wonton soup my whole life and yet I never get bored with […]
Read More There are not enough words in the English dictionary to describe how much I love this dish. It just screams home comfort and I love the fact that you can eat this on its own and feel 100 per cent satisfied. You can literally add whatever you want: fish, meat, veg… it doesn’t matter as […]
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