Chinese Fa Gao (fāgāo – 发糕), also known as prosperity cake or fortune cake, is a common sight around Chinese New Year. It’s also served at other holidays, ceremonial events, and weddings. This fa gao recipe will walk you through …
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The weather has been scorching hot, so I think you will appreciate this easy and light Asian Chicken Salad with Lemon. A Surprising Ingredient While you don’t often see lemons in Asian-style salads of this type, it really is one …
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Try this Chinese-style braised lamb cooked in a savory sauce with very simple seasonings until tender and juicy. It will have everyone asking for seconds! Serve it over steamed rice for a special dinner, or enjoy them throughout the week …
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A Steamed Pork Patty with Salted Duck Eggs is classic Cantonese comfort food. My mom used to make it whenever she made a homemade batch of salted duck eggsor if she could find uncooked ones at the market. Needless to …
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This Taro Rice recipe is a big bowl of comfort. I bet you won’t stop at just one bowl! Buttery taro cubes, seasoned rice, Chinese sausage, aromatic dried shrimp, and scallions make a delicious meal for any time of day. …
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So we know that Sour Plum Drink doesn’t exactly sound very good, but it happens to be the commonly used translation of a popular Chinese drink known as suan mei tang (酸梅汤) in Chinese. (While an awkward Chinese translation never …
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If you have not read or tried our 20-Minute Congee, you’re in for a treat to learn this incredible and unique cooking technique, this time with fish and refreshing greens. For many purists and traditionalists, the idea of a 20-Minute …
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Mango pudding (pronounced, mángguǒ bùdīng in Mandarin, or mong guo bo ding in Cantonese) is a refreshing and lightly sweet dessert. It has just five ingredients, which let the mango flavor shine through. A refreshing treat for the hot summer …
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This spicy Sichuan Okra Salad was inspired by a restaurant dish we tried at Sichuan Mountain House in Manhattan. You don’t necessarily think of okra when you think of Chinese cuisine, but this dish puts okra’s delicate flavor and unique …