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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 in!-->!-->!-->…
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 or ‘xiao chi‘ (small!-->!-->!-->…
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 To Make Chinese Hot Pot Dipping!-->!-->!-->…
How To Make Chinese Morning Glory With Fermented Bean Curd
Stir-fried Chinese morning glory with fermented bean curd is one of my all time favourite dishes. I’ve been enjoying it ever since I was a young teenager, regularly ordering it in Cantonese!-->…
How To Make Chinese Steamed Fish
I’m sure you know how much Chinese restaurants charge for Cantonese steamed fish. Rather than spending in excess of £20 to £40 on this one dish, why not prepare it at home instead? It’s!-->!-->!-->…
How To Make Wonton Noodle Soup
When I was researching restaurants to visit in Hong Kong last year, I came across passionate debates on Chowhound and other forums on where to eat the best Cantonese wonton noodles,!-->!-->!-->…
Sweet Mandarin Chinese Cookery Class
Although I cook Chinese food at home and I know more or less how to combine various ingredients and achieve the flavours that I want, I’ve always regretted not learning more from my!-->!-->!-->…
How To Make Chinese Steamed Egg
Here’s a recipe from my mother for a simple Cantonese dish that transports me right back to my childhood. It was one of three or four dishes served at dinner, along with steamed white rice.!-->…
How To Make Chinese Chicken and Potato Stew
Chinese chicken and potato stew is my all-time favourite childhood dish. I think my mother invented this many years ago, and she always cooks it for me. Other relatives have tried!-->!-->!-->…
How To Make Chinese Egg With Mince Meat
This is another of those precious hand-written recipes that my mother sent me when I started living in Beijing in 1996. She was worried I’d go hungry eating northern Chinese food,!-->!-->!-->…