Asian Essentials

13 Recipes

From wonton wrappers to sweet jams and rice sides, these staple dishes are a basic and essential part of home-cooked meals across Asia.

Wonton wrappers

Wonton wrappers

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55 min

Teochew rice porridge with sweet potato

Teochew rice porridge with sweet potato

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30 min

Mantou buns

Mantou buns

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1 h 30 min

Dou sha (red bean paste)

Dou sha (red bean paste)

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49 h 10 min

Nasi impit (compressed rice cakes)

Nasi impit (compressed rice cakes)

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6 h 40 min

Kaya (coconut jam)

Kaya (coconut jam)

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1 h 10 min

Nasi lemak (coconut rice)

Nasi lemak (coconut rice)

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20 min

Soy milk

Soy milk

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24 h 30 min

Serunding udang kering (dried shrimp floss)

Serunding udang kering (dried shrimp floss)

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1 h 10 min

Inti kelapa (sweet coconut filling)

Inti kelapa (sweet coconut filling)

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15 min

Douhua (soybean curd)

Douhua (soybean curd)

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10 h 25 min

Soy milk and Mantou buns

Soy milk and Mantou buns

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6 h

Mala bakkwa (Chinese pork jerky)

Mala bakkwa (Chinese pork jerky)

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24 h 40 min