Spring Wrap
Today is the second day of the second month in the lunar calender, a traditional Chinese Festival. It is literally referred to as “Dragon rises its head” (lóng tái tóu, 龙抬头). Starting on this day, everything is waking up, Spring is here and the weather gets warmer. My father told me when he was small, in […]
Dumplings – Jiao Zi
Today is Winter Solstice, a traditional Chinese festival. It is one of my favorite festivals during the year, because we are going to have dumplings for today! Dumplings are the most essential and popular food for Winter Solstice, especially in northern China. There is a legend that Zhang Zhongjing, a renowned medical scientist at the […]
Jian Bing
When thinking about Chinese breakfast, many people would think of Dim Sum, which is a typical Cantonese style breakfast. In fact just like different areas in China have different cuisines, different cities also have their signature breakfasts. We have Hot and Dry Noodles from Wuhan, baozi stuffed with juicy pork from Shanghai, hand pulled noodle soup from Lanzhou… If […]
Potstickers – Guo Tie
There are three main ways to cook dumplings, boiled, steamed and pan fried. Pan fried dumplings have another name: Guo Tie (Potstickers). Potstickers – Guo Tie Ingredients: (serves 2) 4 cups high gluten flour 500g minced pork 1 Chinese cabbage 2 leek (white part) 2 spring onion 20g ginger 3 tbsp light soy sauce 3 […]
Fried Rice in Soy Sauce
Sometimes after a delicious meal, you will find that you still have a lot of left over cooked rice, if you ask Chinese people ‘what to do?’, 95% of them will say : Make Fried Rice! The rest 5% probably don’t cook… Fried Rice in Soy Sauce Ingredients: (serves 2) 400g cooked rice 1 carrot […]
Pan Fried Vegetable Pie
Pan Fried Vegetable Pie (Cai He Zi) is a common home-made dish in Northern China. It’s a popular dish, especially the ones stuffed with Chinese chives and eggs. It has been one of my favourite dishes since I was a little girl. The first time my husband visited my family, my Mum made him Cai He Zi, and of course […]
Stir-fried Noodles in Soy Sauce
We like to have few bags of instant noodles in the kitchen just in case. This has been proven a very good idea, especially when you have a lazy day at home. But isn’t it boring to have the same instant noodle soup all the time? Well, actually, there is a lot more you can […]
Rice with Stewed Pork – Taiwan Style
Rice with stewed pork is one of the most famous Taiwanese style dishes. In Taiwan, from street stands to fancy restaurants, you can always find this dish on the menu. It is also a common dish in normal Taiwanese families. When kids come home, mothers always make a big pot of stewed pork with thick broth, pour over just-cooked […]
Noodles with Soy Bean Paste – A Traditional Beijing Dish
When we consider Beijing style dishes, most people will think of Beijing Duck. But there is another delicious traditional Beijing style dish – Noodles with Soy Bean Paste. In a hot summer afternoon, once the day of work has finished, come back home while the sun is going down. Fill up a big bowl with noodles that have just […]
Fried Rice with Bacon and Vegetables
After a delicious curry dinner last night, we still have a lot of cooked rice left. So I decided to make fried rice today. Fried Rice is one of the most popular dishes in Chinese restaurants, but you know you can make it at home easily. Fried Rice with Bacon and Vegetables Ingredients: (serves 2) […]
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