{"id":187714,"date":"2022-01-18T08:00:51","date_gmt":"2022-01-18T00:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thehoneycombers.com\/hong-kong\/?p=187714"},"modified":"2022-01-18T07:39:17","modified_gmt":"2022-01-17T23:39:17","slug":"hong-kong-cookbooks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehoneycombers.com\/hong-kong\/hong-kong-cookbooks\/","title":{"rendered":"Homemade in Hong Kong: cookbooks to enjoy from locals in The 852"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Anybody else struggling with flashbacks to 2020? Two years later, here we are, sitting in our pyjamas at 6pm, wondering what to make\/order\/eat for dinner. We are over the banana bread and sourdough starters from the first COVID-19 <a href=\"https:\/\/thehoneycombers.com\/hong-kong\/things-to-do-during-lockdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lockdowns<\/a>, but we still want to be nurtured and looked after, because outside it is madness.\u00a0We want something fuss-free, delicious and maybe even <a href=\"https:\/\/thehoneycombers.com\/hong-kong\/health-food-stores-in-hong-kong\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">healthy<\/a>, because it is still January and as forgiving as sweatpants can be, we are still hopeful for <a href=\"https:\/\/thehoneycombers.com\/hong-kong\/rent-junk-boats-in-hong-kong\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">junk season<\/a> and, dare I say, Phuket Summer 2022? Here is a round-up of some of my favourite Hong Kong cookbooks, written by Hong Kong writers, for Hong Kong cooks. We know these ingredients will be easy to find and will hit home with our favourite flavours!<\/p>\n<h2>Hong Kong cookbooks<\/h2>\n<h3>1. Chicken and Charcoal: Yakitori, Yardbird<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_187715\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-187715\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-187715 size-medium lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/01\/Hong-Kong-cookbooks-yardbird-900x600.jpeg\" alt=\"Hong Kong cookbooks Yardbird\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/01\/Hong-Kong-cookbooks-yardbird-900x600.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/01\/Hong-Kong-cookbooks-yardbird-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/01\/Hong-Kong-cookbooks-yardbird.jpeg 1080w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 900px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 900\/600;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-187715\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Enjoy chicken and egg rice with Yardbird&#8217;s very own recipe.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As a <a href=\"https:\/\/thehoneycombers.com\/hong-kong\/love-local-readers-choice-awards-hong-kong-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2021 Love Local<\/a> winner for best restaurant, we know that you all love <a href=\"https:\/\/yardbirdrestaurant.com\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Yardbird<\/a> as much as we do. \u00a0It feels like a family restaurant that we all own and want to show off to the world. Now I can have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/COMgldOsTiK\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">KFC<\/a> anytime, anywhere because when Yardbird launched their cookbook written by Matt Abergel, I finally had access to their secret sauce recipe! This is a beautiful book not only to have on your coffee table, but in your kitchen as well. Grab the book, all the ingredients for a sando, and you will thank me.<\/p>\n<p><em>Buy online at <a href=\"https:\/\/store.sundaysgrocery.com\/collections\/goods\/products\/chicken-and-charcoal-book\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Sunday&#8217;s Grocery<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h3>2. 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border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CGglbKYHB4T\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Grassroots Initiatives (@grassroots.initiatives)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>Chef Peggy Chan is a Hong Kong stalwart, who spear-headed the vegan and conscious cooking movement in Hong Kong with her beloved, but sadly now closed, restaurants Grassroots Pantry and Nectar. She launched her cookbook, <em>Provenance<\/em>, in 2020 through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/chefpeggychan\/provenance-principles-of-plant-based-cookery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Kickstarter<\/a>, in order to use the sales of the plant-based cookbook to support the food sustainability nonprofit organisation, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerofoodprintasia.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Zero Footprint Asia<\/a>. Among the 80 recipes featured in the cookbook, there are some new recipes and some are adapted from the signature dishes at Grassroots and Nectar. I personally love this book as it gives you tips on where to buy the ingredients locally and even some stories from the farmers and producers.<\/p>\n<p><em>The e-book version of the cookbook is available for free on <a href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/provenancehk\/docs\/provenance_issuu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">ISSU<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h3>3. A Spark of Madness<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_187718\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-187718\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-187718 size-medium lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/01\/hong-kong-cookbooks-spark-of-madness-900x643.jpeg\" alt=\"Hong Kong cookbooks A Spark of Madness\" width=\"900\" height=\"643\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/01\/hong-kong-cookbooks-spark-of-madness-900x643.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/01\/hong-kong-cookbooks-spark-of-madness-scaled.jpeg 1400w, https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/01\/hong-kong-cookbooks-spark-of-madness-768x549.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/01\/hong-kong-cookbooks-spark-of-madness-1536x1097.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/01\/hong-kong-cookbooks-spark-of-madness-2048x1463.jpeg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 900px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 900\/643;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-187718\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Get cooking with Simran&#8217;s cookbook, A Spark of Madness!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Writing a cookbook was never part of my life-plans. I am not a writer, nor am I a chef. I choose to freestyle in the kitchen with both disasters and successes, and this pan-Asian vegetarian cookbook is a consolidated compilation of the winners. I am still on my journey of learning more about food and cooking, but I know when a dish hits the right flavours. All 116 recipes are foolproof, flavourful and not just for the meat-free. Together it is an amalgamation of comfort food favourites from Dan Dan Noodles and <a href=\"https:\/\/thehoneycombers.com\/hong-kong\/vegetarian-holiday-recipes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Katsu Curry<\/a>, to the outrageous Ema Datshi Beer Bread and Green Curry Gnocchi. Altogether, the cookbook includes a wide range of vegan and gluten-free dishes.<\/p>\n<p><em>Buy <a href=\"https:\/\/asparkofmadness.co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">online<\/a> or at <a href=\"https:\/\/bookazine.com.hk\/products\/9789887590842?variant=39639022239830\" rel=\"nofollow\">Bookazine<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h3>4. Indulgent Eats at Home<\/h3>\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"4 Minute Spicy Peanut Noodles in 1 Minute - Easy &amp; Addictive Pantry Friendly Recipe\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/onxjZ0foBjA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Jen Balisi, of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/IndulgentEats\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Indulgent Eats<\/a> fame, has put together a cookbook of all her drool-worthy indulgent dishes. I am always salivating when I see her photos and I can\u2019t wait to start making some of her dishes, especially her Mozzarella en Carozza, Japanese Jiggly Pancakes and Buratta-topped Crispy Skillet Pizza. Did I mention each recipe includes a video link, showing you how to make it? She really has your back!<\/p>\n<p><em>Pre-order now on <a href=\"https:\/\/indulgenteats.com\/cookbook\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Indulgent Eats<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h3>5. Hong Kong Local: Cult Recipes From The Streets That Make The City<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_187719\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-187719\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-187719 size-medium lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/01\/Hong-Kong-cookbooks-Hong-Kong-Local-900x553.jpeg\" alt=\"Hong Kong cookbooks Hong Kong Local\" width=\"900\" height=\"553\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/01\/Hong-Kong-cookbooks-Hong-Kong-Local-900x553.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/01\/Hong-Kong-cookbooks-Hong-Kong-Local-1400x861.jpeg 1400w, https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/01\/Hong-Kong-cookbooks-Hong-Kong-Local-768x472.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/01\/Hong-Kong-cookbooks-Hong-Kong-Local-1536x944.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/01\/Hong-Kong-cookbooks-Hong-Kong-Local-2048x1259.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/static.thehoneycombers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/01\/Hong-Kong-cookbooks-Hong-Kong-Local-scaled.jpeg 1627w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 900px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 900\/553;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-187719\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">If only all of our kitchen projects always looked this beautiful!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This is a Hong Kong cookbook that will make you fall in love with the city all over again, written as a love-letter by an ex-Hong Konger, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/archan_n\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">ArChan Chan<\/a>, who\u2014since the book has been published\u2014has moved back to Hong Kong and is heading up the recently renovated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.holeefook.com.hk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Ho Lee Fook<\/a>. She takes you on a journey with this book\u2014from early, mid to late\u2014with recipes that makes this city\u2019s food scene tick!<\/p>\n<p><em>Buy online at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Hong-Kong-Local-Recipes-Streets\/dp\/192581162X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Amazon<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anybody else struggling with flashbacks to 2020? Two years later, here we are, sitting in our pyjamas at 6pm, wondering what to make\/order\/eat for dinner. 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