There is nothing more satisfying than enjoying the perfect Chinese roast chicken with super crispy skin. I know there is nothing simpler than roast chicken. However, you need to know certain tricks if you want this crispy skin chicken with tender meat underneath. And it can be more satisfying to make a crispy roast chicken …
Cooking fried rice is easy, tasty, and with a wide margin of error. So, you may wonder why I write about how to fry rice in great detail in this post. Because there is a catch! Most Asian restaurants prepare it with a high-power stove that generates intense heat, which is essential to produce excellent …
Have you tried Chicken and corn soup, Chinese style, before? My childhood memory evokes a nostalgic feeling whenever I make this soup. It is something that is served in nearly all Chinese restaurants that I know. My mother used to cook this often, constituting the creamy soup directly from a can of cream corn. She …
Ninety years ago, the proprietor of 怡珍茶樓 (Yee Zhen tea house) at the Five Phoenix Village 五鳳鄉 in Guangzhou created Har Gow (shrimp dumpling). He combined the shrimp, bamboo shoots, and pork fat and made a dumpling with the rice flour pastry. He named this delicacy the Five Phoenix dumpling. Later, other chefs improvised the …
Shumai 烧卖 is the well-known Dim Sum along with barbecue pork bun 叉烧包 and shrimp dumpling 虾饺. The quality of these “Cantonese Big Three” Dim Sum dishes is often used as the golden rule to gauge the standard of a Dim Sum restaurant. Shumai has remained my favorite Dim Sum through the years. My mother-in-law …
Which Chinese restaurant serves the best takeout sweet and sour chicken? Unfortunately, you probably won’t find any store. This is because the best time to eat the sweet and sour chicken is when it is fresh from the wok immediately after deep frying. This moment is when the chicken is crispy, and chicken juice is …
Char Siu brings back many fond memories and pivotal moments in my life. My mom is a typical homemaker who prepared nearly every meal for me. When I was young, I had breakfast before going to school, brought along the lunch box with rice, stir-fried vegetables and pork chops. At home, we will have dinner …
If you like Cantonese dim sum, you must be familiar with Hong Kong egg tarts. While the barbecue meat bun is the signature item of dim sum restaurants and Chinese bakeries, the most lovable dessert will be none other than the Hong Kong egg tart. Hong Kong egg tarts are derived from the Portuguese pastel …
The flavor of Chinese steamed fish is out of this world. That is why my family likes to set out on a gourmet trip to fishing villages to savor the spectacular flavor of the perfectly steamed fish. The texture is tender, the meat tastes like crabmeat, and the sauce is of divine quality. Tempting to …
The first time I tried this amazing Taiwanese chicken steak was at a night market called Shilin in Taipei, Taiwan. I was fascinated by the insane size of the steaks, which the local described by comparing to the dimension of the face. It is thin and large, look-alike schnitzel snack with a crumbly, crispy and …