Donal’s Asian Baking Adventure

Food writer, cook and social media host Donal Skehan presents a new ten-part series exploring the growing popularity of baking and flour-based foods in Asia. In this series, Donal jets between six different territories from the glitz and glamour of Hong Kong and Tokyo to the street markets and hipster cafes of Melaka & Macau meeting celebrity chefs, family bakers and food entrepreneurs who are all inspired by the growing trend for Asian Baking.

Back home in his kitchen, Donal creates his own version of baking classics inspired by his trip, with a good mix of contemporary twists and Asian flavors thrown in.

From the very latest pandan croissants and cheese tart craze to traditional dim sum, wedding trends and popular street snacks. In fact anything savoury or sweet made with any type of flour, and baked steamed or fried and inspired by his travels, he shares with us in his top 20 easy recipes for fantastic Asian bakes!

Countries visited: Japan, Korea, China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore and Malaysia