Welcome to our Milk Bread Experiment Finale!!! We’ve been testing out some of the most popular milk bread recipes online and finally after double and triple checking them, we’ve finally determined our favorite recipes. Can you guess which one it is? We tested 6 total recipes: Chopsticks Chronicles, Umi’s Baking, Kitchen Princess Bamboo’s 2 recipes, […]
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Fastest Homemade Boba | Boba Tea Series
We’ve always wanted to make a tasty boba drink at home. We aren’t die hard boba people by any means, but we know the taste and texture we like when we order boba and the reality is that there are more shops that fail us than satisfy our tapioca cravings. When it comes to boba […]
The Best Milk Bread Recipe Experiment Ep 3 | Josh Weissman v. Inga Lam
Hey guys, this is part 3 of our Milk Bread experiment! We’ve been testing various yudane and tangzhong recipes and then tested a direct comparison and found that which starter we use doesn’t seem to make a giant difference. So perhaps a bit reversed, we’re going to compare a recipe with a starter and one […]
Mochi with the Tiger Mochi Maker | Mochi Making Journey (Part 5)
Making Legit Mochi from Rice with a Machine! Welcome back to our Mochi Making Journey! If you’re just joining us, feel free to catch up with Part 1 where we tried steaming, Part 2 when we tried cooking over the stove, Part 3 when we tried shiratamako rice flour, and finally Part 4 where we […]
The Best Portable Induction Burner: Duxtop Professional Portable Induction Cooktop P961LS/BT-C35-D
Today we are sharing one of our favorite kitchen tools – an induction cooktop! Specifically the Duxtop Professional Portable Induction Cooktop P961LS/BT-C35-D. What is Induction Cooking? First, let’s go over what induction cooking is. Induction cooking has been around for awhile but it’s gained a lot of popularity lately because companies are trying to produce […]
Dòuhuā/Dòufuhuā (豆花/豆腐花) | Tofu Pudding
Dòuhuā/dòufuhuā (豆花/豆腐花), or “Tofu Pudding” is a common Asian dish that’s usually eaten for dessert or breakfast. Essentially, it’s like an instant tofu that you can make at home with just a couple ingredients: soy milk and a coagulant. There are a couple of options, but we opted to try it with gypsum since that’s […]
The Best Milk Bread Recipe Experiment Ep 2 | Kitchen Princess Bamboo Shokupan
Welcome back to our Milk Bread Recipe experiment! Last time we talked a little bit about the common starters for milk bread called yudane and tangzhong and we explored both methods and while it wasn’t a direct comparison on the techniques, it gave us an introduction into making milk bread. We did notice that Umi’s […]
The Ultimate Chocolate Valentine’s Gift: Gooey Brownies
It’s a covid Valentines this year and maybe you haven’t been able to be with your significant other during these super tough times but that doesn’t mean you cant whip something up for them and drop it off like you are the sexiest delivery driver out there! Nothing says “I love you” or “I miss […]
The Best Milk Bread Recipe Experiment Ep 1 | Chopstick Chronicle (Yudane) vs 우미스베이킹 Umi’s Baking (Tangzhong)
To make milk bread, you technically do not need the starter 湯種, or yudane (“you-da-ney”, Japanese) or tangzhou (“tahng-drung”, Chinese). But chances are that the most popular recipes you’ll come across will use one as a means to get a taller, fluffier and softer milk bread. So what does 湯種, yudane or tangzhong mean? Yudane […]
Journey To Making The Perfect Omurice: Part 1
Have you ever had omurice? It’s a thin yet fluffy omelet, runny on the inside topped on fried rice then drizzled with a homemade ketchup, or wait, doused with a special sauce that can range from a savory demi-glace or a velvety cream sauce. If you were to look in the dictionary under “comfort food”, […]