I first tried tofu after I moved to China. Even though I am not a vegetarian, since then I’ve been eating less meat and have been feeling healthier. Seeing the benefits of eating less meat and substituting it with tofu, I decided to learn how to make tofu by myself. I...
As my time to leave China approaches, I have been scrambling to learn how to make the dishes that I know for sure I will be missing after I’m gone. Steamed shitake mushroom vegetable buns are among the first on my list. Warm, soft, and nutritious, the bao buns have...
The Eight Treasures Congee is classic Chinese comfort food, usually served for breakfast. Made of variety of whole grains, naturally sweetened with jujubes, it is very tasty and keeps you feeling full and energized well past lunchtime. It is a great choice of...
Back home breakfast for me was whatever I was able to find in the fridge; Leftover pizza, quick oatmeal, or I’d skip breakfast entirely. A cup of coffee would suppress appetite and soon it was already lunchtime. I often skipped breakfast. However, living in China and...
Here at the Hobbit Hold, we’re all about home, comfort food, warm drinks for winter, as well as the minor indulgences that make life magical. We also realize that we hold a minor obligation to the fandom from which we take our domain name. So, it behooves us every...
The cold of winter will soon be setting in, which means that it’s time to embrace comfort food once again. On cold, winter nights nothing warms you up quite like a bowl of soup. Winter comfort foods bring added coziness to your home in the evenings. When it comes to...
Hong Kong Milk Tea is one of the most popular drinks in Hong Kong (HK) and can literally be found on every block. It is made of strong black tea with the addition of evaporated and condensed milk. The condensed milk adds a dash of sweetness and makes it all the more...
In one of my previous posts about green tea, I wrote that after tasting green tea for the first time I felt like I’d discovered my elixir of life. Since then my fascination with exploring green tea in all its shapes and forms hasn't ceased. I’ve been constantly...
Kombucha tea is a fermented drink considered healthy and very beneficial to health. What makes kombucha so exotic is the SCOBY, which stands for “symbiotic colony of bacteria and yeast”. When added to black tea and sugar the SCOBY causes the mixture to...