Dash of Soy

04/13/2026

12/24/2025

Daikon is in season! New online class on Jan 16 to learn how to make this classic dim sum favorite: Lo Bak Go, or Steamed Turnip Cake.

Some of my past students called this the most delicious Lo Bak Go they have ever had.🥹

Register on dashofsoy.com or via link in bio

10/02/2025

Come experience the gastronomic world of Rumi, Mira, and Zoey. Link in bio!

09/25/2025

I feel like I have really upped my day-to-day meals since I have been getting my groceries from .

The flavors are amazing without much efforts and I feel better. It's a no brainer.

Do yourself a favor and go get some Asian Vegetables with Jesse at the market today outside from 3-7pm. It's Asian aunties approved for over 30 years experience. Can't make it today? You have two more Thursdays to make it right.

My favorites this season have been their G*i Lan, G*i Choy, Tong Ho, and Baby Bok Choy. They can all be stir-fried with some garlic and Shaohsing rice wine.

So. Good.

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05/28/2025

Ever want to learn how to make this classic combo from Hong Kong? My all-time favorite Bolobao and HK Milk Tea. The only place in Seattle you get to learn this from a native and fellow "honger" is at Dash of Soy!

Under the expert guidance of Winnie Au, a Hong Kong native and culinary enthusiast, you'll learn the pre-fermentation method to craft mouthwatering milk breads. Shape the dough into two beloved buns: the Famous Bolo Bao (菠蘿包 or Pineapple Bun) and the irresistible Sausage Bun with Cheese and Mayo (腸仔包 or cheong jai bao). Impress your friends with the classic look of the Bolo Bao by mastering the craquelin topping technique. To complete the authentic experience, discover the secrets behind the perfect pairing for these buns—the indulgent Hong Kong Style Milk Tea (港式奶茶 or gong s*k nai cha). To satisfy your sweet tooth, learn the craft of the Easy Sweet Tofu Custard (豆腐花 or dau fu fa), paired with a Versatile Ginger Syrup (薑糖 or goeng tong) you can use for other desserts.

This class runs only a few times a year. Next Saturday June 7 11am is your chance!

Sign up on the website or via the link in bio.

#菠蘿包 #港式奶茶 #豆腐花

05/22/2025

Do you have any Gen Z in your life? If you do, one of the best life skills you could give them is to teach them how to cook, or more importantly, to share with them the joy of cooking.

Why joy? Because if you don’t enjoy it, even if you know how to, you will not do it.

This July and August, Chef Mikiko and I are partnering up to offer an exclusive 4-Day Summer Camp for teens (aged 13-17, July 14-17) and kids (aged 8-12, August 4-7), with only 4 students per camp! With 2:1 chef to student ratio, each kid/teen will have the best opportunity to be hands-on, to receive private coaching, and to ask questions.

This year’s menu features the all-time-favorite classes:

Day 1: Homemade Pork Dumplings
Day 2: Host Your Own Sushi Party
Day 3: Homestyle Bento Box
Day 4: Wok Cooking 101

Camps are 4-hour per day, from 10:30am to 2:30pm, Monday to Thursday. $880 per student. Guaranteed leftovers so please bring your own to-go boxes! If your young chef has any dietary requirements, let us know before registering.

Register on website (dashofsoy.com) or via link in bio!

05/02/2025

Spent $10 and 30 minutes to make a simple "Stir Fried Chicken Thigh and Napa with Sa Cha Cheung" for lunch.

I cooked it without a recipe but here's a quick recipe for your reference:

4 pieces chicken thigh, cubed
1 tablespoon kosher salt
1-inch fresh ginger root
1/4 cup Chinese Shaohsing rice wine
1 teaspoon granulated sugar
pinch ground white pepper
1/4 cup corn starch
2 slices fresh ginger root
half napa cabbage
pinch kosher salt
1 tablespoon Sa Cha Cheung
vegetable oil, for cooking

Marinate the chicken with salt first.
Grate the ginger and squeeze the juice into a small bowl.
Add rice wine and sugar to the ginger juice.
Add marinade to chicken, plus some ground white pepper.
Mix, then add corn starch and mix again.
Let stand while you cut, wash, and drain napa cabbage.
Cut 2 slices of ginger.
In a wok with high heat, add oil, sliced ginger, and napa cabbage with salt.
Cook until slightly wilted. Set aside.
Same wok with high heat, add oil and cook chicken undisturbed until brown.
Flip chicken and cook the other side until cooked.
Add Sa Cha Cheung and napa and stir-fry.
Serve with steamed jasmine rice and enjoy!

Comment "recipe" and I can send this recipe via DM.

Let me know what you think and if you find this helpful?

01/14/2023

Believe it or not, Chinese New Year is just around the corner! Celebrate the Year of the Water Rabbit in style by joining me on January 28, 2023 for a special cultural and cooking adventure called Chinese New Year Feast with Market Tour (only 2 seats left!)

It’s an exclusive 5-hour experience starting with a market tour in Seattle’s Chinatown, visiting an iconic market for fresh produce, and a Traditional Chinese Medicine shop that specializes in healing remedies and dried goods like dry shiitake mushroom. We will browse around, ask questions, and do all our shopping before heading back to Georgetown to cook up a feast of seasonal and festive 5-course meal! The menu includes the popular dim sum dish Lo Bak Go, or Steamed Turnip Cake, the classic Slow Cooked Soup with Lotus Root that carries a special new year’s blessing for happy marriages, Spicy Beef Stew that goes perfectly with a steamy bowl of rice, the iconic CNY dish Buddhist Delight Vegetable Stew that is full of flavors and perfect for the first day of lunar new year when many families go meat-less, and the dessert Sweet Fried Egg Twist that has become a long-lost art in Hong Kong’s street food scene.

10% of ticket sales for this class goes to the charity 💖

Only two seats left so sign up soon! Link in bio!

12/15/2022

New Merch Store!

Excited to share my new store to give you more holiday gift ideas this year!

If you are one of the self-proclaimed dumpling monsters, you will be delighted to know that you can now make your 100+ dumplings while rocking an apron with matching illustrated recipes printed on them! Both pork and vegan recipes available.

Also got a tea towel with my Mochi recipe to keep you clean and dry in the kitchen. Or go grocery shopping with a sturdy tote bag with two mochi recipes printed on both sides. Get ready for some jealous shoppers around you. 😍

Order today or tomorrow to hopefully beat the holiday shipping and get it in time for Christmas! Link in bio.

12/11/2022

Need a gift for someone who loves food and culture?

Believe it or not, Chinese New Year is just around the corner! Dash of Soy is celebrating this important cultural and culinary festival with a special class on Jan 28: Chinese New Year Feast with Market Tour!

Starting with a market tour in Seattle’s Chinatown, we will explore a Chinese herbal shop and do some shopping before heading back to Georgetown to cook up a seasonal feast of all new dishes, all with a story behind it. Yes, including the iconic and beloved Steamed Turnip Cake!

A unique and thoughtful gift for someone who is not just interested in traditional foods, but also the cultural significance behind them.

Learn more and sign up here:

https://www.dashofsoy.com/classes/cny2023