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Every year, hundreds of restaurants open up across the capital; from Uyghur to Nigerian cuisines, London has a home for them all. Out of all of these openings, only a handful are halal and some are so under the radar that finding them is near impossible! So, we’ve made life a little easier for you and done the research.  Here is a list of all the new halal restaurants in London. Be sure to bookmark this page as it will be updated continuously.  Have we missed a new opening that you think deserves to be on this list? Shoot an...

Oyster sauce can be found in a variety of Chinese and Asian recipes, including many of the recipes on this site. It’s also included in our list of 10 Essential Chinese Pantry Ingredients, for good reason.  A sauce made from oysters may sound a little bit scary, but it is actually quite mild, and adds […] The post Oyster Sauce appeared first on The Woks of Life.

As we approach Thanksgiving, I’m always looking for cultural mash-ups. That’s because they’re what the holiday means to me — the diversity of the nation coming together at the table. This cranberry sweet and sour sauce recipe fits the bill. It comes from Double Awesome Chinese Food, a cookbook by Andrew, Irene, and Margaret Li — siblings who own and operate the Mei Mei Group, a restaurant, food truck, and catering company in Boston.  The Li family offers up Chinese-American food that blends their Taiwanese, Chinese, and New England experiences. Their grandmother ran one of the best Chinese restaurants in...

Ginger chicken in white wine stew for those cold nights. Ginger chicken in white wine stew is a variation of a classic traditional Malaysian-Chinese dish: Ginger wine chicken. In the original classic recipe, this dish is made with chicken on the bone that’s slowly boiled in a soup made with a combination of strongly aromatic ginger and high-quality Chinese rice wine. A Nourishing Tonic for Postnatal Care It is usually consumed as a nourishing tonic for postnatal care, or to boost maiden strength, or, because of its body warming properties, simply as comfort food on colder evenings. Every grandma, auntie...

Sorry to my gluten free friends but I had a bunch of phyllo dough in my freezer.  Do you ever just want to clean out your freezer? My Easy Asparagus Tart is just so easy to make.  There are 5 main ingredients.  This tart is a perfect example of how the recipe lets the ingredients shine.  Now mind you, goat cheese is pretty strong.  So is asparagus.  The phyllo dough is just the vehicle to carry the goat cheese and the asparagus.  The dish is made super creamy with the base being cream cheese.  Are you loving how this recipe...