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Chinese Year of the Ox
Updated:View Post: Chinese Year of the Ox1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009, 2021 The Ox is the second animal sign in the Chinese zodiac cycle. The old Chinese story behind this was that the Jade emperor ordered a race to select the 12 animals to…
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Hong Kong Egg Tarts
Updated:View Post: Hong Kong Egg TartsHong-Kong style egg tarts, or dan tat in Cantonese, are probably my favorite pastry. Period. And the best part is, you can make them at home! Note: This recipe was first published in July 2014. We have since extensively re-tested…
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Money Bag Dumplings
Updated:View Post: Money Bag DumplingsThese golden Steamed Money Bag Dumplings are a Chinese New Year specialty. Make them for the holiday, and they will help you ring in the lunar new year with abundance and good fortune galore! (At the very least, you can…
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Steamed Pork Belly with Taro (Wu Tau Kau Yuk)
Updated:View Post: Steamed Pork Belly with Taro (Wu Tau Kau Yuk)Pork Belly with Taro (芋头扣肉), or wu tau kau yuk in Cantonese (yùtóu kòu ròu in Mandarin), is home-cooked, show-stopping Chinese comfort food at its best. In this recipe, steamed taro and pork melt together into a perfect centerpiece dish…
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Nian Gao (Chinese New Year Sweet Rice Cake)
Updated:View Post: Nian Gao (Chinese New Year Sweet Rice Cake)The familiar image of a New Year Sweet Rice Cake (红糖年糕), or nian gao, is a welcome sight during Chinese New Year. Nian gao 年糕 symbolizes progress, advancement, and growth. Nián (年) means “year,” and “gāo” (糕) is a homonym for “gāo”…
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Fluffy Cinnamon Rolls
Updated:View Post: Fluffy Cinnamon RollsToday, our family’s tried-and-true, much-loved milk bread recipe gets the Cinnamon Roll treatment. These incredibly fluffy Cinnamon Rolls are the stuff of Goldilocks’s dreams. That is, they have just the right amount of cinnamon, frosting, and of course, the most…
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Chinese Vegetarian Duck (素鸭)
Updated:View Post: Chinese Vegetarian Duck (素鸭)This Vegetarian Duck, or sù yā (素鸭) recipe is a delicious vegan/vegetarian dish that feels super special, but is surprisingly simple to make. A savory, umami filling of shiitake mushrooms, bamboo shoots, and carrots is wrapped inside layers of bean…
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How to Wrap Spring Rolls
Updated:View Post: How to Wrap Spring RollsSpring rolls are a favorite dim sum item, party appetizer, and symbolic Chinese New Year food. However, some people steer clear because they don’t know how to wrap spring rolls properly, causing them to fry unevenly or worse—come apart during…
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Braised Pork Belly with Meigan Cai (梅干菜焖肉)
Updated:View Post: Braised Pork Belly with Meigan Cai (梅干菜焖肉)Braised Pork Belly with Meigan Cai (梅干菜焖肉) is a much simpler version of Mei Cai Kou Rou (梅菜扣肉). Both are well-known dishes from Shaoxing, China, and they are equally scrumptious. I grew up only aware of this braised version, as…
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How to Make Frozen Tofu
Posted:View Post: How to Make Frozen TofuIn today’s post, I’m going to teach you how to make frozen tofu. Tofu (or bean curd) comes in many different forms, and it’s really all about texture. You’d be surprised at how much tofu’s texture can change just by…
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Chicken with Chinese Broccoli & Mushrooms
Updated:View Post: Chicken with Chinese Broccoli & MushroomsThis Chicken and Chinese Broccoli stir-fry is a delicious, light meal that truly brings out the best in tender chicken breast and sweet, crunchy Chinese broccoli, or gai lan. This was one of the very first recipes we posted back…
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Bay Leaf
Updated:View Post: Bay LeafIf you have prepared slow-cooked recipes before, there’s a good chance you’re already familiar with the bay leaf. While you might not be able to identify its subtle flavor in a dish, bay leaves have a place in savory recipes…
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Chinese Crispy Noodles
Posted:View Post: Chinese Crispy NoodlesChinese Crispy Noodles are irresistible. They always disappear in the blink of an eye! Indeed, many readers have asked us to detail how to make them. They’re basically deep-fried egg noodles (or fried wonton wrappers or egg roll wrappers). Golden…
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Rock Sugar & Brown Rock Sugar
Posted:View Post: Rock Sugar & Brown Rock SugarThough you may not always notice it, sugar plays just as important a role in savory cooking as it does in sweets. From braised meat dishes to stir-fries, you’ll find sugar in many of the recipes on our blog. Rock…
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Vegetable Fried Rice
Updated:View Post: Vegetable Fried RiceVegetable fried rice is admittedly not the most popular item at a Chinese restaurant. However, it’s a versatile recipe you can quickly throw together with whatever you have in the refrigerator. It makes a great meatless lunch, side dish, or…
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Steamed Red Bean Buns
Updated:View Post: Steamed Red Bean BunsThese classic Steamed Red Bean Buns are known as dòu bāo (豆包) to Northerners, and dòushā bāo (豆沙包) to Southerners. It took me a while to realize that both refer to this same delicious fluffy bun with sweet red bean…
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Korean Chili Powder (Gochugaru)
Updated:View Post: Korean Chili Powder (Gochugaru)Korean chili powder, or gochugaru, is an essential ingredient in many of our favorite Korean dishes because of its smoky-sweet fire. Find out more about this ingredient below. What Is Korean Chili Powder? How Does It Taste? Korean chili powder…
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5-Min Eggs with Soy Sauce & Scallions
Updated:View Post: 5-Min Eggs with Soy Sauce & ScallionsEggs over easy with soy sauce is one of those rare meals that takes five minutes to put on the table that’s not instant ramen. Translation: it’s the perfect meal to whip together when you’re hungry but don’t feel like…
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