How To Make Chinese Cold Noodles
Whenever the weather becomes warmer, I feel like eating lighter and more refreshing dishes. After making zaru soba and sampling two delicious cold appetisers (five-spiced beef salad and spicy potato …
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How To Make Congee With Pork & 1000 Year Old Egg
I’ve always loved my mother’s congee. She makes it very simply, mostly with pork or chicken and shreds of dried scallop. I also had congee for breakfast every day on …
How To Make Chinese Tofu With Dried Scallops & Mushrooms
Tofu is so healthy and versatile. We had it a lot at home when I was growing up, and my mother loves cooking with it. Here’s another of those home-style …
What is Sichuan Hot Pot?
In earlier posts, I’ve described how my family and I prepare hot pot at home in How To Make Chinese Hot Pot, and what dipping sauces to use in How …
Cantonese Home Cooking
My mother and I haven’t lived together for many years now, so I always look forward to her home-cooked meals. They remind me of my childhood, so when we see …
How To Make Sichuan Wontons
Being Cantonese and with a preference for more delicate, subtle flavours, my repertoire of Sichuan dishes is miniscule (dan dan mian, Sichuan hot pot), although I do like to eat …
How To Make Sichuan Dan Dan Mian
Reading Eileen Wen Mooney’s Beijing Eats a short while ago inspired me to start cooking more Chinese food. I chose to start with dan dan mian, a Sichuan snack dish …
How To Make Chinese Dumplings or Jiaozi
Here is another way to make Chinese dumplings, also known as jiaozi (Mandarin), gau gee or gow gee (Cantonese) or gyoza (Japanese). See also the post on How To Make …
How To Make Momos or Tibetan Dumplings
Momos are tasty dumplings that are popular in Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan and parts of India bordering the Himalayas. They can be steamed or fried (see How To Make Chinese Steamed …
How To Make Chinese Steamed and Pan-Fried Dumplings
Here’s my recipe for making vegetarian Chinese steamed dumplings and Chinese pan-fried dumplings (the latter are known as ‘potstickers’ in America). My husband and I prefer the latter, but the …