Pickled and fermented vegetables are a signature ingredient in Chinese cooking. With our garden bursting with early spring kale this year, we decided to make these Chinese Preserved Greens. You can use any leafy, robust vegetable, like tender kale, mustard greens, or radish greens, which are ideal candidates for this recipe! Preserving An Abundance of
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This Chinese Seaweed Salad is a light and healthy summer recipe that’s easy to prepare. It makes a great side or appetizer, keeps in the fridge for a few days, and gets more flavorful each day. That’s why this recipe makes a large batch! Our Chinese Cold Salad Dressing Recently, we posted our all-purpose Chinese
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This spiced tofu stir-fry with garlic chives is a new favorite in our house. I’ve made it three times in the last couple weeks! What Are Garlic Chives? Garlic chives, also known as Chinese chives, are different from the run-of-the-mill chives you might be familiar with. They have broader leaves and distinctive garlicky flavor. I
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This Stir-fried Celtuce recipe with wood ear mushrooms may look humble, but it’s one of the most satisfying vegetable stir-fries you can make. It’s also a welcome change from your standard stir-fried greens with garlic! Just Like the Restaurant There are some dishes that I always order when we hit our favorite Chinese restaurant, and
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In this post, we’re going to talk about how shockingly easy it is to dry your own mushrooms at home without any special equipment. Indeed, when one thinks about how to dry mushrooms, their minds first jump to a dehydrator, or even an oven. Well, we’re here to tell you that while you certainly can
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We partnered with Mizkan™ Rice Vinegars and Sauces to bring you this post. As always on The Woks of Life, all opinions are our own. Enjoy! Teriyaki Mushrooms. I swear they taste so close to teriyaki chicken, it’s crazy! We’ve been looking for more ways to eat less meat as a family, and this teriyaki
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This preserved daikon radish is a tasty accompaniment to breakfast congee, soy milk soups, and noodle soups. Preserved daikon is usually sold in vacuum sealed packages in Asian grocery stores, but it’s easy to make at home. Why We Love Daikon Daikon radish is a type of radish. Sometimes it is referred to as “Chinese
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We could all use a few more veggies in our diet these days, right? Well this Vegetable Yakisoba recipe is a delicious way to get tons of bright veggies into a meal! We partnered with Mizkan™ Rice Vinegars and Sauces to bring you this post. As always on The Woks of Life, all opinions are
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