Mooncakes and Milk Bread

Sweet and Savory Recipes Inspired by Chinese Bakeries

by Kristina Cho

Pub Date 12 Oct 2021

Really, if you’ve ever wanted to make those mouthwatering Chinese buns and pastries, this is the book to get. The  author is a recipe developer who dedicate her days cooking up a good variety of foods which are then taste tested by friends and family. The recipes are very detailed and are always accompanied by at least a photo of the finished product so you know how yours should look. I like that step by step pictorial instructions or diagrams are given whenever they’re called for, such as how to mold your moon cake or fold your rose siu mai.

I enjoyed  Ms Cho’s nostalgic and well written food stories of her family and friends and her features of the indomitable Chinese community of bakeries.

I’m on a therapeutic low carb diet and so can’t eat almost all the food here. I’ll admit to requesting for this book to see if I can tweak the recipes so that they are compliant to my way of eating!