Zoie TAM- Mom's home recipes

Zoie TAM, a model-turned-TV host and actress, was talent-scouted in 2000 by Tetsuya Komuro, one of the most famous Japanese music producers. Zoie joined the entertainment industry quite by chance when she was only a teenager. Her work has given her plenty of opportunities to travel and try different kinds of food.

However, the meals she will never forget are her mom's homemade meals. “They are really heart warming!” Also equally hearty is the dumpling party, when the whole family gather to make garlic chives dumplings, and chat at the same time!


Zoie learned cooking as a teenager from her mother. She found her cooking skills really useful during her stay in Japan.

Zoie likes to make herself a healthy breakfast or lunch before beginning a day's work. For her, breakfast is best with a piece of fruit or a milkshake made with banana and soya milk, served with some toast. Lunch for her always includes udon noodles or rice vermicelli with tomatoes, other vegetables, minced pork, dumplings and eggs.


Extract from CookSmart, Issue 19