Featured
【Video】Warren Stuart | Godfather of skateboarding – Persistence and community (Part 1)
Video, Culture, Hobbies, Personal, Sports
【Video】Warren Stuart | Godfather of skateboarding – Persistence and community (Part 1)
Video, Culture, Hobbies, Personal, Sports

Warren Stuart is a Hongkonger who helped shape the skateboarding community in Hong Kong. In Part I, he recounts his earliest memories of the sport, and explains Hong Kong’s skateboarding scene. He also offers advice for amateur skateboarders.

Read More →
Video, Culture, Hobbies, Personal, Sports
Gary Yau | Hong Kong Road Signs and Prison Gothic Font Preservation
Culture, History, Personal
Gary Yau | Hong Kong Road Signs and Prison Gothic Font Preservation
Culture, History, Personal

Gary Yau, a Hongkonger in his 20s, created the “Road Research Society” in 2016. He has spent several years cataloguing the remaining 500-600 road signs featuring Hong Kong’s unique bilingual “Prison Gothic” font and have reproduced this font in published books and online posts that share information regarding roadways.

Read More →
Culture, History, Personal
Michelle Cheung | Paragon Tea Room—Tea for the open-minded
Career, Arts, Culture, Food, Identity
Michelle Cheung | Paragon Tea Room—Tea for the open-minded
Career, Arts, Culture, Food, Identity

Michelle Cheung is a prolific young business owner who is making waves in the Vancouver cafe scene. Her current endeavour: Paragon Tea Room, has just celebrated its 2nd anniversary, boasts a modest 4.8 stars on Google, and attracts guests from all over the Greater Vancouver area. Born and raised in Hong Kong, she never planned to have a career in Canada, but now that she’s cultivating a gateway for Vancouver to connect with Eastern tea traditions, she hopes she can make Hong Kong proud someday. Read on to discover her ambitions for Paragon and beyond.

Read More →
Career, Arts, Culture, Food, Identity
Yam's HK Kitchen
Japanese Salted Salmon
Yam's HK Kitchen, Easy, Baking, Dishes, Fish, Japanese
Japanese Salted Salmon
Yam's HK Kitchen, Easy, Baking, Dishes, Fish, Japanese

I cannot get fresh whole fish where I currently live in the US. As a result, when I am craving fish, I often resort to salmon filet from the grocery store. Lately, I have been feeling bored with always pan-frying our salmon, and want to experiment with new ways of cooking.

I recall eating salted salmon filet as part of my breakfast when I was staying in a Bed-and-Breakfast in Tokyo. It turns out that this staple Japanese dish is very easy to make!

Read More →
Yam's HK Kitchen, Easy, Baking, Dishes, Fish, Japanese
Simple Shrimp, Cashew, and Vegetables Stir-Fry
Yam's HK Kitchen, Chinese, Easy, Stir-Fry, Shrimp, Cashew
Simple Shrimp, Cashew, and Vegetables Stir-Fry
Yam's HK Kitchen, Chinese, Easy, Stir-Fry, Shrimp, Cashew
Read More →
Yam's HK Kitchen, Chinese, Easy, Stir-Fry, Shrimp, Cashew
Fluffy Stuffed Tuna Buns & Curried Turkey Buns
Yam's HK Kitchen, Chinese, Turkey, Spicy, Buns, Medium, Tuna, Baking
Fluffy Stuffed Tuna Buns & Curried Turkey Buns
Yam's HK Kitchen, Chinese, Turkey, Spicy, Buns, Medium, Tuna, Baking

This bun is emblematic of the hybrid food culture in Hong Kong because the filling is essentially a Western tuna salad, made by simply tossing canned tuna with mayo. As a result, ingredients in this recipe can all be easily found at any grocery stores abroad.

Because we had ground turkey left in the fridge, we improvised and made a curried turkey filling as well. The curried turkey version is inspired by samosas, originally from South Asia but are commonly found in local Hong Kong bakeries. Hong Kong has a sizable South Asian community because of the city’s colonial history.

Read More →
Yam's HK Kitchen, Chinese, Turkey, Spicy, Buns, Medium, Tuna, Baking
Eggplant and Ground Meat Stir-fry
Yam's HK Kitchen, Chinese, Dishes, Easy, Stir-Fry, Turkey, Spicy
Eggplant and Ground Meat Stir-fry
Yam's HK Kitchen, Chinese, Dishes, Easy, Stir-Fry, Turkey, Spicy

This dish and variations of it is very common in Chinese home kitchens. Not only is it flavourful, it is also extremely easy to make. While I used ground turkey in this recipe because that’s what I had in the fridge, but the more traditional way is to use ground pork.

Read More →
Yam's HK Kitchen, Chinese, Dishes, Easy, Stir-Fry, Turkey, Spicy
Juicy Chinese Beef Dumplings with Homemade Wrappers
Yam's HK Kitchen, Chinese, Dishes, Sauce, Beef, Steam, Difficult
Juicy Chinese Beef Dumplings with Homemade Wrappers
Yam's HK Kitchen, Chinese, Dishes, Sauce, Beef, Steam, Difficult

Dumpling-making is usually a familial activity among Chinese people. During Lunar New Year, families usually get together to make dumplings from scratch and eat it at the beginning of a new year to symbolize wealth.

Depending on regions and family traditions, the dumplings may take different shapes. They can be steamed, boiled, or pan-fried.

Read More →
Yam's HK Kitchen, Chinese, Dishes, Sauce, Beef, Steam, Difficult
Chinese-American Beef and Broccoli Stir-fry
Yam's HK Kitchen, Chinese, Dishes, Easy, Sauce, Beef, Stir-Fry
Chinese-American Beef and Broccoli Stir-fry
Yam's HK Kitchen, Chinese, Dishes, Easy, Sauce, Beef, Stir-Fry

I was a very picky eater as a kid. Every night, my mother would try all her might to coax me into finishing my dinner--or at least a small bowl of rice and vegetables. The only time I would gladly comply was when she made soy sauce chicken. The sauce rendered the rice so flavorful that I couldn’t resist it.

Read More →
Yam's HK Kitchen, Chinese, Dishes, Easy, Sauce, Beef, Stir-Fry
Tender Instant Pot Soy Sauce Chicken
Yam's HK Kitchen, Chinese, Dishes, Easy, Chicken, Sauce, Instant Pot
Tender Instant Pot Soy Sauce Chicken
Yam's HK Kitchen, Chinese, Dishes, Easy, Chicken, Sauce, Instant Pot

I was a very picky eater as a kid. Every night, my mother would try all her might to coax me into finishing my dinner--or at least a small bowl of rice and vegetables. The only time I would gladly comply was when she made soy sauce chicken. The sauce rendered the rice so flavorful that I couldn’t resist it.

Read More →
Yam's HK Kitchen, Chinese, Dishes, Easy, Chicken, Sauce, Instant Pot
Flavourful Steamed Laap Cheung Rolls
Yam's HK Kitchen, Chinese, Dishes, Difficult, Steam, Pork, Pan-Fry, Buns, Dim Sum
Flavourful Steamed Laap Cheung Rolls
Yam's HK Kitchen, Chinese, Dishes, Difficult, Steam, Pork, Pan-Fry, Buns, Dim Sum

I am obsessed with Chinese sausage (laap cheung). I am also obsessed with making steamed buns. This recipe combines both of them for a flavorful, classic dim sum dish. This recipe is adapted from The Woks of Life.

Steamed laap cheung rolls is a classic dim sum dish that has become increasingly rare in restaurants. You can think of it as a more classic Chinese style of the Hong Kong hot dog b...

Read More →
Yam's HK Kitchen, Chinese, Dishes, Difficult, Steam, Pork, Pan-Fry, Buns, Dim Sum
Tomato and Egg Stir-fry with a Twist
Yam's HK Kitchen, Chinese, Stir-Fry, Dishes, Easy
Tomato and Egg Stir-fry with a Twist
Yam's HK Kitchen, Chinese, Stir-Fry, Dishes, Easy

Like most Hongkongers, I am keenly familiar with the tomato and egg stir-fry. It’s a simple, cheap, and healthy dish that I have grown up eating. I never gave this humble dish much thought until my American partner Asher exclaimed how much he enjoyed this combination. Before meeting me, he had never had this dish.

I had some Chinese sausages in my fridge one night, and I decided to add that...

Read More →
Yam's HK Kitchen, Chinese, Stir-Fry, Dishes, Easy
Fragrant Spiced Salt Pork Chops
Yam's HK Kitchen, Chinese, Pork, Dishes, Pan-Fry, Medium
Fragrant Spiced Salt Pork Chops
Yam's HK Kitchen, Chinese, Pork, Dishes, Pan-Fry, Medium

I was inspired to make this dish after getting a pack of thin pork chop on sale at the supermarket. It’s easy to overcook pork chop that thin. A quick pan-fry is the way to go. This is a quick Hong Kong classic that is both easy and flavorful. It goes well with a bowl of white rice.

My white American partner Asher had never had this dish before, nor had he tasted spiced salt....

Read More →
Yam's HK Kitchen, Chinese, Pork, Dishes, Pan-Fry, Medium