5 Minute Food Fix

It's HOT CROSS BUNS SEASON and everyone has an opinion on What To Do (and what NOT to do) with this most raisiny of buns.

What are your thoughts on Simon's advice?

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Simon is BACK! And what a welcome return.

Yumi and Simon discuss what it was like to have comedian Jennifer Wong onboard as guest host, and Yumi has some tips about what to order - and what NOT to order - when going out for Yum Cha.

And if you want to make Gai Lan (Chinese Broccoli) at home? Here's Nagi's recipe. And to do it at home?

1 Bunch of Gai Lan. If you can't get this vegetable, try it with broccolini, it's very good!

Trim the woody ends off the green vegetable. Wash well. If any of the stems are especially thick, slice down their length.
Place the gai lan in a steamer basket or plunge into a big pot of boiling water. Cook for about 5 minutes but test to make sure it's to your liking. You want it not too chewy and raw, but you definitely don't want to overcook it either. In this case I would get sexy with a timer to really make sure.
Meanwhile, gently heat 4tbs oyster sauce with 2-3tbs water. Add a teaspoon of vegetable oil and 1/2 teaspoon of sesame oil IF YOU CAN BE BOTHERED.
Toss the cooked vegetable through the sauce but try not to make it a messy jumble: at yum cha it's all neatly laid out facing the same way and halved. Enjoy!

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Special Guest Host Jennifer Wong shares a couple of great ways to make instant ramen LESS GRIM.

And if you love Jen and want to see her in person, a good link to upcoming shows is here.
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Both Jennifer Wong and Yumi have had experience with going viral on social media - which they've decided is low-key pointless - but it doesn't mean they're not both dead keen on trying a great hack when other food influencers recommend one...
It might be as simple as using a fish weight when frying a good quality piece of fish...
Or it could be this little hack as tested by Nat's What I Reckon in this video which, at time of publishing this podcast episode, has 11 million views!

BTW if you wanna see Jennifer Wong in person, she has a VERY FOOD RELATED SHOW coming up at Vivid Sydney 2026. More info and a link to the Great Debate that both Yumi and Jen will be on here.
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What is the dumbest gadget you ever bought?

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Yumi and guest-host Jennifer Wong share their thoughts

PLUS - Yumi has a gadget to help your fish fillets turn out AMAZING - that you probably can use tonight at home!
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