My mother-in-law is a Cantonese zongzi (rice dumpling) expert. She was famous for making the best zongzi in her hometown in Kampar. Since the Zongzi Festival (also called Duanwu Festival, Dragon Boat Festival) falls on the fifth month of the Chinese calendar, I decided to make my own rice dumplings, tapping into her expertise and …
This article is about how to prepare Chow Mien (or Chow Mein) which is the American-Chinese version of fried noodles, which were named based on the Chinese character 炒面 means fried noodles. It is far too general to order a plate of Chow Mein in Asia because there are so many varieties, and the restaurant …
Moo Shu Pork (木须肉, 木樨肉, 木犀肉) is one of those traditional Chinese cuisines which has been localized after ricocheted around the world. When it starts to introduce to America, The American Chinese find that it is hard to get dried lily buds and wood ear fungus. As a result, they substituting them with cabbage, carrots, …
Braised tofu with vegetable 瓦煲豆腐 is an authentic home-cooked dish popular among the Chinese household. It is normally braised in a clay pot which adds an earthy aroma to the dish. If you do not have a clay pot, prepare it in a large pan or the wok. Tofu is an excellent source of protein …
Steamed fish with black bean sauce 清蒸豆豉魚 is a traditional Chinese style cuisine popular among the Cantonese. Black bean (douchi, 豆豉) is a fermented bean with a concentrated savory flavor. It is also the main ingredient for steamed spareribs with black bean sauce and black bean chicken, the other related Chinese recipes on this food …
Chinese spareribs with black bean sauce 豉汁蒸排骨 is a savory and easy dish to make at home. This dish is one of the everyday meal for an average Chinese household. If you have tried the typical Chinese food available regularly in the Chinese restaurant, steamed spareribs with black bean sauce is one dish that will …
The best Chinese beef stew (柱侯蘿蔔炆牛腩) I have ever tasted was at an old-school coffee shop in Aberdeen, Hong Kong. They cooked traditionally, nothing fancy, but did it exceptionally well. Serve with a bowl of noodles on the side. The rich flavor is heavenly. After a few months of not enjoying the beef stew, I …
Taiwanese salt and pepper chicken is the crispiest fried chicken I have ever tasted. It stays crispy even after one hour! The secret? Deep-fried the chicken twice. In this article, I want to share with you how to produce the glass shattering crispiness exterior with the correct frying methods, and the proper way to flour …
Turnip cake (lo bak gou / 蘿蔔糕) brings back the fond memory of my childhood seeping a pot of bottomless Pu’er tea with my father in the dim sum house every Sunday morning. Besides the barbecue pork bun, shrimp dumpling, and Shumai, pan-fried turnip cake is the dim sum I always order whenever the lady …
Dan Dan Noodles (担担面) is the new inclusion into the hot and numbing Sichuan dishes that I obsessed lately. It is a dry noodle dish with a strong savory flavor as a result of the combination of Sichuan peppercorn, chili oil, minced pork, vinegar and siumiyacai (green mustard pickle), perfect as a side dish or …