a culinary genealogy
Below, view all our posts in chronological order, starting with the most recent. To browse recipes by category, course, or collection, visit our Recipe Index. Also be sure to check out our How-To section and Chinese Ingredients Glossary.
This recipe for stir-fried Chinese yellow chives with pork is especially tasty this time of year—spring and summer—when delicate, mild-flavored yellow garlic chives are in season. It’s easy to prepare, so if you have access to yellow chives, give this seasonal dish a try! What Are Yellow Chives? Before we talk about yellow chives, let’s
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In this post, we’re introducing our brand new series, which we’ll run through the summer: How to Grow Chinese Vegetables. Each month, we’ll publish a comprehensive growing guide for a different crop integral to Chinese cuisine, including traditional growing knowledge and recipes for using that particular ingredient! The Inspiration For This Series A couple summers
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These easy tortilla jianbing wraps are a godsend for anyone who loves this tasty and satisfying street food breakfast treat. Unless you live near a friendly local jian bing man or woman, though, it’s probably the case that this is a rare treat. UNTIL NOW. Jian Bing: Love at First Bite The first time we
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Shredded Pork Pan-fried Noodles is a delicious dish with Hong-Kong-style crispy noodles and a flavorful pork stir-fry on top. The sauce drips down onto the noodles and makes for a very tasty combination! What Sets This Pan-fried Noodle Recipe Apart? This shredded pork pan-fried noodle recipe is the latest addition to our repertoire of pan-fried
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I’ve seen a lot of detox soup recipes out there, but I think this version, which uses Asian ingredients like wakame (dried seaweed), ginger, soy sauce, sesame oil, and silken tofu, is particularly tasty. It also happens to be vegetarian, vegan, low-fat, and quick to make! A Quick Shot of Umami Some of you may
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Hi everyone—we wrote a book! And it has a cover!! We are SO excited to announce that our cookbook is finally available for pre-order. After almost 9 years of blogging, approximately 6 years of telling readers that no, we don’t have a cookbook, but might write one someday, and 2 years of writing, recipe-testing, food
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Beef with black bean sauce is a delicious, classic combination you’ll find on Chinese and Chinese American restaurant menus across the U.S. It’s quick and easy to make, using an ingredient that many of you have asked us about over the years—jarred black bean and garlic sauce! While we often use whole fermented black beans
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If you have a good steamed broccoli recipe in your arsenal, you may find yourself making it every week! This recipe fits the bill. While the broccolis steaming, all just whip up a tasty sauce to drizzle over the top. Your side dish is done in 10 minutes! Broccoli is a dependable vegetable that’s always
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Sweet and sour shrimp is an impressive yet easy dish. Eating shrimp can be a luxury, especially when going out. But by making this sweet and sour shrimp recipe at home, you can splurge on yourself a little while keeping to a budget! Crispy fried shrimp goes really well with a well-crafted sweet and sour
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This Japanese Chicken Katsu Curry Rice is our new favorite recipe of the moment! It’s a symphony of textures—crispy panko-breaded chicken cutlet, creamy curry sauce, and slightly sticky, beautifully translucent Japanese rice. What more could you ask from a meal? We partnered with the rice factory NEW YORK to bring you this Chicken Katsu Curry
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Vegetable Moo Shu is healthy and vegan, but it’s also just plain delicious. We’re pretty confident that anyone will enjoy this dish. Not just vegans and vegetarians. It’s one of those dishes that makes us happy to eat less meat and more vegetables at a meal. Note: This recipe was originally published in September 2017.
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This pan-fried chicken breast recipe is a simple way to prepare chicken breast for a quick dinner or meal prep. It’s a simple, tasty marinade with some key umami-packed ingredients like oyster sauce and light soy sauce, as well as the key velveting ingredients of oil and cornstarch, which keeps the chicken moist and juicy.
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Bok choy (also sometimes spelled pak choy or pok choi) is one of the most commonly available and widely known Chinese vegetables in the United States (and outside of China generally). There are different varieties, which can cause confusion at the grocery store. This article will clearly explain the various types and how to cook
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This cabbage stir-fry with glass noodles and scrambled eggs is an easy, economical, and satisfying recipe. It also happens to be vegetarian! It’s filling enough to be a main meal for one or two people, and makes a great side dish as part of a larger meal. Note: This recipe was originally published in August
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Crystal dumplings (水晶饺子 – shuǐjīng jiǎozi) got their name from the beautiful translucent look of the dumpling wrappers. Although not quite as common or popular as crowd favorite, har gow shrimp dumplings, you’ll see these beauties on carts in restaurants with a bigger dim sum selection. Delightfully chewy and delicate in flavor, you’ll want to
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Ham and Cheese croissants are a real treat to enjoy any time of day. We posted our milk bread croissant recipe a few months ago, but if you haven’t tried it yet, this recipe is a very good reason to break out the butter and flour! Savory ham and melted cheese wrapped in a flaky
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This Hokkien Noodles recipe (Ginger Scallion Hokkien Noodles, that is) is a 10-ingredient wonder. They also take just 20 minutes to prepare from start (i.e. walking into your apartment after a long day) to finish (i.e. parking your butt in front of the TV with a big bowl of noods and a jar of chili
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Use whatever vegetables you have on hand to make this everyday vegetable stir-fry. It’s a great way to use up bits of vegetables you don’t know what to do with, and to get a big dose of colorful veggies into your diet! We call this an “everyday”stir-fry, because it’s such a flexible recipe, you could
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