Author: Billy Chan

Places for Ordering DIM SUM in Toronto

Billy Chan

During this COVID-19 Pandemic, some of us are craving for dim sum. To be honest, in this period of time, we ate dim sum more than ever in our normal life due to the convenience of the delivery service. All dim sums are frozen when they come, we only need to steam them for about 10 – 15 mins (according to your type of dim sum). Here are few places that you can order dim sum. Let me know if you know more places and I can add it into…

Who’s fault: Social Media or the Pedophiles?

Billy Chan

Social Media Dangers Exposed by Mom Posing as 11-Year-Old For those who have kids, you may want to watch this short video. It is definitely very easy for your kids to reach strangers online. A mom who is 37 years old made a fake social media account as an 11-year-old kid, tried to be a prey of some pedophiles. Within minutes of the publish of the account, there are lots of responses already. Social media supposed to be a tool to improve communications. It can also shorten the distance between…

Vietnamese Mooncake － [VIDEO | 有片]

Billy Chan

This year’s Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival lies on Monday, September 24 according to the Lunar Calendar. It will always be the 15th day of the 8th month of the Lunar Calendar, a night where the moon is at its roundest and fullest ?. People usually go out to “catch” the moon, play lanterns and of course, eat moon cakes to celebrate this festival. Having mooncakes during this festival is as important as eating turkeys on Thanksgiving Day for the western cultures.

Tofu Flower Dessert – 豆腐花食譜 – [VIDEO | 有片]

Billy Chan
豆腐花製法

Tofu Fa (豆腐花) is a traditional Chinese dessert. You can often order them in Chinese restaurants. “Fa” in Chinese means flower. It’s an image to describe when the tofu cracks. If you made it with fresh soy milk, there will be a strong aroma of soy beans which is quite delicious. It is white, smooth and silky. Here is the recipe our family used for years. Enjoy! Recipe 食譜 For 4 people | 四人份 Time: 30 mins | 時間：30 分鐘 1. Pour 1L of unsweetened soy milk in a pot,…

A New Healthy Choice for Ramen in Toronto – TSUJIRI

Billy Chan

Ramen (ラーメン) is a Japanese adaptation of the Chinese Lamian (拉麺). “拉” means pull and “麺” means noodle. In full that means Ramen is made by twisting, stretching, pulling and folding the dough into strands, using the weight of the dough. A bowl of ramen must be combined with wheat noodles and soup. A good bowl of ramen is usually not very healthy. If we combined the fat, cabs and sodium together. One bowl of tonkatsu ramen (568g) can be up to 656 calories. On top of that, it also…