I love fusion cuisines. This type of cuisine can hardly be boring because it incorporates elements from different parts of the world. I tried baking chicken wings using western cooking techniques and then coating them with Chinese sweet and sour sauce. They turned out so …
Stir fried sliced lamb is a very common Chinese dish. It’s very easy to make, flavorful and delicious. People in China usually cook the dish with Allium fistulosum (Welsh onion, 大葱, which is rarely found in grocery stores in North America, so I replaced welsh onion …
Pearl meatballs 珍珠圆子 are a traditional Chinese dish commonly eaten during Chinese New Year. These meatballs are covered with sticky rice, then steamed. The sticky rice resembles small pearls after the meatballs are steamed, that’s why we name them pearl meatballs. Similar to tang yuan …
Tang Yuan (汤圆 in Chinese) is one of my favorite Chinese dessert dishes. With tomorrow being Chinese New Year 2018, it’s probably a good time to share some a recipe of this traditional Chinese dish. Tang yuan is mainly made of glutinous rice flour and …
Taro ball is a popular Chinese dessert originated from Taiwan. It’s normally made of steamed taros, sugar, potato starch and sweet potato starch. There’re also variations of taro balls made with sweet potatoes and pumpkins. This time I tried replacing potato starch and sweet potato …
Mao Er Duo literally means cats’ ears in Chinese, but it’s actually a type of traditional Chinese pasta dish. It’s similar to Italian Orecchiette pasta. The shape of the pasta resembles cats’ ears, that’s how people come up with the name, mao er duo. So don’t …
Shengjian bao, also known as pan-fried buns or simply shengjian, is a typical Chinese street food found in southern China (Zhejiang province, Shanghai, etc.). The buns are usually filled with pork and fried in a large pan until the bottoms become crispy and golden. Finally, …
Glutinous rice flour is a typical ingredient used in Chinese desserts like Tang Yuan and Nian Gao. I love anything made from glutinous rice flour because of its chewy and sticky texture. These glutinous rice balls are easy to make. Simply boil the rice balls, …
I do not usually eat vegetarian dishes because I have a (biased) perspective that they will be bland and dull. I came up with this recipe simply because I was trying to loose weight after indulging myself for a week during my trip to Spain …
Many friends of mine have started ‘eating clean’ after all those feasts during Chinese New Year holidays. Well I think it is totally fine to indulge once in a while. Life will be so tiresome without treating yourself. I’d like to stick to the 20/80 rule: …