Fried Glass Noodles, or Fried Bean Vermicelli, stir fried with vegetables and proteins, is a yummy and easy to make dish known for its unique chewy texture and flavour. Made from mung bean starch, these translucent noodles absorb flavours beautifully.
View RecipeFish head can be substituted with fish bones. If using a large fish head, have your fish monger chop the fish head into smaller pieces, approx. 6cm for easier frying. Besides clams, you can use razor clams or mussels. Add mung bean vermicelli or rice vermicelli to make it a meal. But be sure to put the fish head or fish bone in a fish bag to prevent bones from getting mixed with the vermicelli. It’s also common to add tofu, fish balls and preserved vegetables to this soup.
View RecipeThe ingredients I used in this recipe can all be vamped up depending on your budget. I spent around NULL Canadian and NULL of that went into the frozen sea cucumbers. For environmental reasons, I didn’t use any wild caught items and I found everything at a Chinese supermarket. I also didn’t use any shark’s fin. I used mung bean vermicelli instead which I actually like more because it soaks up the very flavourful sauce. This is an “easy” recipe designed to not break the bank but still super delicious and impressive!
View RecipeThe ingredients I used in this recipe can all be vamped up depending on your budget. I spent around NULL Canadian and NULL of that went into the frozen sea cucumbers. For environmental reasons, I didn’t use any wild caught items and I found everything at a Chinese supermarket. I also didn’t use any shark’s fin. I used mung bean vermicelli instead which I actually like more because it soaks up the very flavourful sauce. This is an “easy” recipe designed to not break the bank but still super delicious and impressive!
View RecipeThe ingredients I used in this recipe can all be vamped up depending on your budget. I spent around NULL Canadian and NULL of that went into the frozen sea cucumbers. For environmental reasons, I didn’t use any wild caught items and I found everything at a Chinese supermarket. I also didn’t use any shark’s fin. I used mung bean vermicelli instead which I actually like more because it soaks up the very flavourful sauce. This is an “easy” recipe designed to not break the bank but still super delicious and impressive!
View RecipeFish head can be substituted with fish bones. If using a large fish head, have your fish monger chop the fish head into smaller pieces, approx. 6cm for easier frying. Besides clams, you can use razor clams or mussels. Add mung bean vermicelli or rice vermicelli to make it a meal. But be sure to put the fish head or fish bone in a fish bag to prevent bones from getting mixed with the vermicelli. It’s also common to add tofu, fish balls and preserved vegetables to this soup.
View RecipeIn Morocco this is traditionally known as Fdawesh bil Halib or Sha3riyah bil Halib. It is often served for breakfast or even a light dinner. In Ramadan it is often made for Suhoor (the pre-morning meal eaten before sunrise). There are many ways to serve it so I made a video to highlight the most popular. It can be served hot or cold.
View RecipeThe red glutinous rice wine chicken mee sua (红糟鸡面线) is a traditional Foo Chow (福州) dish that is typically served during Chinese New Year or birthdays. It's made with red glutinous rice wine, chicken, ginger, sesame oil and served with mee sua.
View RecipeYou can also use winter melon or luffa (sing gua) for this soup. You can also replace the ground pork with sliced pork or fish. Any other ground meats would work as well.
View RecipeThe ingredients I used in this recipe can all be vamped up depending on your budget. I spent around NULL Canadian and NULL of that went into the frozen sea cucumbers. For environmental reasons, I didn’t use any wild caught items and I found everything at a Chinese supermarket. I also didn’t use any shark’s fin. I used mung bean vermicelli instead which I actually like more because it soaks up the very flavourful sauce. This is an “easy” recipe designed to not break the bank but still super delicious and impressive!
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