Tiffy Cooks

Informationen zum Autor Tiffy Chen Klappentext "The wildly popular blogger and TikTok sensation @Tiffycooks shares 88 favorite easy everyday and family-style recipes from Asia and beyond"-- Leseprobe From My Kitchen to Yours Welcome to my kitchen! I'm Tiffy and I'm a proud home cook. While I don't have any professional culinary training, I love to draw inspiration from my childhood growing up in a food-loving family in Taiwan. As we take this culinary journey together, you will find my personal stories tied to authentic recipes from my culture, as well as dishes updated with my own twists. As I sat thinking about writing my cookbook, I knew I wanted to bring happiness into this book and your home and share some of my family's traditions and stories with you. I reflected on my food blogging journey and how blessed I have been. I also started to reminisce about my childhood in Taiwan and learning how to cook with my mom and grandma. I remembered how happy I felt spending time with my family as we all raised our glasses (mine was filled with juice, of course!) before eating a big, yummy meal. In Mandarin, we call this ?? ganbei, for cheers. This word is shared across several Asian cultures, as cheers is kanpai in Japanese and geonbae in Korean. Even today, before every meal, my family always drinks a toast to good health, happiness, and safety. It brings me back to my days growing up in Taiwan, when we'd go to my grandma's house during holidays and have big, delicious meals together as a family. As I started curating my recipes for this book, I began thinking about the stories and rich history behind each dish. I wanted to ensure that I was staying true to my heritage, so, after not seeing my grandparents for over five years, I traveled back to Taiwan. It was such a fun journey, as I got to cook with my grandma in her kitchen and all my childhood memories came rushing back. Taiwan is foodie heaven, as no matter where you go you can find amazing dishes made with the freshest ingredients sourced from local producers. From day markets to night markets, there is a diverse culinary landscape that was an endless source of inspiration for me. Day markets are similar to farmers' markets, where vendors sell fresh produce, meats, and seafood for extremely affordable prices. I remember wandering the stalls to see what fresh local ingredients were available throughout the week. Taiwanese night markets are outdoor markets that open in the evening and typically operate until late at night. They offer a wide variety of products and food, including clothing, electronics, and traditional Taiwanese street food. The atmosphere is lively and bustling, with vendors calling out to attract customers and music playing. Many night markets also feature games and other forms of entertainment. Night markets are a popular destination for both tourists and locals and are considered a unique aspect of Taiwan's culture. Some of the best traditional Taiwanese street food is found at night markets, and there is always a wide variety of delicious and affordable options. I worked really hard with my family to re-create all of my recipes to be as easy yet as authentic as possible. I'm a strong believer that there is no right or wrong when it comes to cookingthe most important thing is to have fun. And so, in these pages you will find traditional Taiwanese recipes passed down in my family for generations, going back to my great-grandmother's kitchen. There are also recipes that have evolved over twelve years of my own passionate home cooking. A lot of those recipes stemmed from when I moved away from home to attend university in a small town and craved home-cooked Asian food. Tiffy Cooks features eighty-eight recipes. Why eighty-eight, you ask? Because eight is considered the luckiest number in Chinese culture. It symbolizes luck, success, and prosperity. My book is divi...

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Tiffy Chen was born and raised in Taiwan. As a teenager, she immigrated with her family to Canada. She turned her passion project of cooking and sharing food videos and stories into a widely successful online platform with her immensely popular TikTok, Tiffy Cooks, featuring her signature easy-to-make Asian recipes. Tiffy lives in Vancouver with her family, her husband, Dom, and their cats, Panthy and Stormy.

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The wildly popular blogger and TikTok sensation behind Tiffy Cooks shares 88 of her favorite easy, everyday, family-style recipes from across Asia.

Tiffy Chen started blogging about food and recipes after learning to cook from her mother and grandmother. In her debut cookbook, Tiffy shares memories and recipes shaped by growing up in Taiwan—a country with rich culture, diverse cuisines, and some of the best street food in the world—along with beloved family recipes and unique dishes inspired by her travels across Southeast Asia.

With eighty-eight (a very lucky number in Chinese culture) flavor-packed recipes, Tiffy offers her favorite quick and easy everyday dishes, like a classic Taiwanese Breakfast Sandwich and her grandmother’s Sesame Chicken Rice. Also included are family-style dishes to pass around and enjoy, from Drunken Chicken and Braised Five-Spice Beef to Garlic and Scallion Lobster and Braised Sticky Pork Belly. You'll find favorites like bao, buns, wontons, and dumplings that are great to make in bulk—all freezer-friendly to help you save time and have them on hand for when the mood strikes!

With gorgeous step-by-step photography and heartwarming stories about traveling in Asia and finding the best street food in Taiwan, Tiffy Cooks celebrates Asian food and family in this must-make collection of go-to, easy recipes.