SouperChef Anna’s Message | Fantastic 15 (Round 1) My children, Isabella and Elijah, are turning 10 and 7 respectively this year. Motherhood has taught me a slew of lessons, and it’s so true how the days are long, but the years are short. Time is a marvellously mysterious thing. It’s terribly elusive – wasn’t it just […]

Kimchi Dubu Doenjang Jjigae (Meat-Free / Spicy / Contains Anchovies / Contains Gluten) I am a big fan of kimchi! I also happen to love soondubu jjigae (soft beancurd spicy stew) and doengjang jjigae (soybean paste stew). Hence when I sat down to create my perfect vegan Korean stew, it made perfect sense to combine […]

Samgyetang My Version (Dairy-Free/Egg-Free/Gluten-Free)   I love Korean ginseng chicken soup! At home, I make it with the traditional method of using a whole ginseng root and a whole chicken, stuffed with glutinous rice. Our rendition here uses tender marinated chicken pieces cooked with carrots, wolfberries, red dates, gingko nuts, chestnuts, a variety of oriental […]

Bulgogi Style Jungol (Beef/Dairy-Free*/Egg-Free/Contains Gluten) *No longer dairy-free once cheddar cheese is added as condiment. Most of us would have eaten bulgogi (bbq meat) at Korean restaurants or attempted to make it at home for parties. In 2011, a poll by CNN even had bulgogi listed at no. 23 on the “World’s 50 Most Delicious […]

SouperChef Anna’s Message | Memories On The Table (Travel Series)  It’s nearly midnight. I’m jetlagged from the recent work trips, a little hungry but pulsating with energy. That’s what travelling does to me. A grand dose of inspirations and reflections, a keen longing to bring their historical and heartwarming stories to a wider audience. And […]

Roasted Vegetables Chilli Cheese Soup  (Vegetarian / Contains Dairy / Gluten-Free / Egg-Free / Spicy) The ultimate experience in Bhutanese dining will always have to be at the home of a Bhutanese family, sharing a specially cooked traditional meal, complete with suja (butter tea) and ara (homemade alcoholic beverage). In the home of a tangka […]

Beef and Tripe Stew Roman Style (Contains Beef / Tripe / Contains Gluten / Contains Dairy / Contains Egg)   (After writing the recipe for this soup and calculating the calories, I initially wanted to scrap the soup as the estimated calorie count was a whopping 515 calories. I recalled how customers wrote in with […]