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Chwee kueh
A 9:16 storyboard, 76 seconds of edit time. Scene lengths are cuts, not the minutes the pot actually needs. Music mood: Sparse acoustic, warm room tone, no lyrics.
Scene 1 · hook · 4s
Hook
Shot. Open tight on the finished Chwee kueh, then pull back just enough to see the plate. Ivory linen, warm window light, no faces, no logos, no text burned into the picture.
Voiceover. Chwee kueh. Chwee kueh, a dish from Singapore (水粿). Here is the whole thing, one move at a time.
On screen. Chwee kueh
Scene 2 · title · 4s
Open on the finished dish
Shot. Slow push-in on the finished Chwee kueh, ivory linen, a gold spoon just out of focus. No faces. No logos.
Voiceover. Chwee kueh. Chwee kueh, a dish from Singapore (水粿).
On screen. Chwee kueh
Scene 3 · ingredients · 6s
Mise en place
Shot. Overhead flat lay. Hands set down small bowls in a quiet rhythm. Labels stay out of frame.
Voiceover. Set out rice flour, water, kosher salt, daikon, shallot. Measure before the pan is hot.
On screen. Mise en place
Scene 4 · equipment · 5s
Equipment
Shot. A slow pan across the tools on the counter, then back to the bowl. No brand logos.
Voiceover. You need Pot with a lid, Steamer basket, Scale, Timer.
On screen. Pot with a lid · Steamer basket · Scale
Scene 5 · step · 6s
Step 1
Shot. Photoreal mise en place for the finished dish Chwee kueh, the actual ingredients of this recipe on a wooden board, Singapore home kitchen, natural side light, no text, no logo, Natural window light, ivory linen, handmade ceramic, shallow depth of field, no text, no logo, no watermark, fine-dining magazine photograph.
Voiceover. Bring water to a simmer under a steamer and heat the lid. For Chwee kueh, start here: steam rice-flour cakes and top them with fried shallot and salted radish.
On screen. Bring water to a simmer under a steamer and…
Scene 6 · step · 7s
Step 2
Shot. Photoreal close photograph of Chwee kueh at the middle of cooking, steam, steam or sheen on this exact dish, no text, no hands covering the food, Natural window light, ivory linen, handmade ceramic, shallow depth of field, no text, no logo, no watermark, fine-dining magazine photograph. Show the action, then a jump cut through the wait. Do not film the full Cook 25 min in real time.
Voiceover. Steam rice-flour cakes and top them with fried shallot and salted radish. A pinch of extra salt stands in if you have no preserved radish.
On screen. Steam rice-flour cakes and top them… · Cook 25 min
Scene 7 · step · 6s
Step 3
Shot. Photoreal Chwee kueh in its cooking vessel just as it finishes, a spoon lifting one portion of this dish, no text, Natural window light, ivory linen, handmade ceramic, shallow depth of field, no text, no logo, no watermark, fine-dining magazine photograph.
Voiceover. The center should be hot and just set, not dry. Stop when this is true of Chwee kueh: Steam rice-flour cakes and top them with fried shallot and salted radish. A pinch of extra salt stands in if you have no preserved radish.
On screen. The center should be hot and just set, not dry.…
Scene 8 · step · 6s
Step 4
Shot. Photoreal finished Chwee kueh on a ceramic plate, three-quarter view, natural window light, the whole finished dish in frame, no text, no logo, Natural window light, ivory linen, handmade ceramic, shallow depth of field, no text, no logo, no watermark, fine-dining magazine photograph.
Voiceover. Lift it out so it does not sit in the steaming water. Chwee kueh is eaten in Singapore as this plate, with the sauce or garnish that belongs to it.
On screen. Lift it out so it does not sit in the steaming…
Scene 9 · doneness · 6s
How you know it is done
Shot. Close on the center of the food. A skewer, tap, or spoon shows the cue. Hold long enough to see it.
Voiceover. Chwee kueh is done when it looks like the finished plate in the last step, with the seasoning tasted and adjusted.
On screen. Doneness
Scene 10 · mistakes · 7s
If it goes wrong
Shot. Split screen is unnecessary. Show the finished, correct texture, then a hand points at the cue.
Voiceover. Chwee kueh looks done on top and is still raw in the center. Trust the cue in the method, not the color alone. Give it a few more minutes and check the center. Chwee kueh spread, sank, or turned out dry. Measure by weight next time, heat the oven fully, and stop when the doneness cue appears rather than when the timer ends.
On screen. Common fixes
Scene 11 · storage · 5s
Cooling and storage
Shot. The dish cools on a rack, then a container is closed. No refrigerator brand in frame.
Voiceover. Cool Chwee kueh, then cover and refrigerate for up to 3 days. Freeze portions for a month if the dish reheats in a pot or oven, not a raw salad.
On screen. Storage
Scene 12 · nutrition · 5s
Nutrition lower third
Shot. Hold on a single serving. A quiet lower third fades in. No medical claims on screen.
Voiceover. One serving is about 251 calories, with 4 grams of protein. Pai marks it Healthy.
On screen. 251 kcal · 4 g protein · Healthy
Scene 13 · plate · 5s
Plate and close
Shot. Spoon or tongs place the last garnish. Pull back to the full plate. End on steam or a still surface.
Voiceover. Serve 4 plates. Eat while it is at its best.
On screen. Chwee kueh
Scene 14 · cta · 4s
Close
Shot. Hold the finished plate. A quiet end card can fade in after the picture. Do not cover the food with a logo.
Voiceover. Cook Chwee kueh from the Pai recipe. The amounts, the heat, and the moment to stop are written under each step.
On screen. Cook it from the recipe
Machine-readable script for a later video tool. Scene durations are edit lengths, not cooking times. Long simmers and bakes are jump cuts. Order: hook, title, mise, equipment, one scene per numbered step (shot, on-screen text, voiceover, duration), doneness, fixes, storage, nutrition, plate, and the closing CTA. Keep the shot list and on-screen facts tied to this recipe.