Our Singapore Noodles recipe tastes just like what you’d get at any Chinese takeout or Cantonese restaurant (or maybe better). This updated version of our original recipe (published 11/4/13) includes more detailed instructions as well as recipe improvements and a video! We hope you give it a try and enjoy this iconic dish! If you’re […]
Salt and Pepper Tofu
Our Chinese Salt and Pepper Tofu recipe is a vegan/vegetarian interpretation of a classic Cantonese flavor pairing. If you love the combination of salt and white pepper as much as we do, this recipe will become a new favorite! White Pepper: An Underrated Ingredient White pepper is really an underestimated ingredient. You all loved Kaitin’s […]
Sichuan Peppercorns
An essential ingredient in Sichuan cooking, Sichuan peppercorns (huā jiāo, 花椒) give spicy Sichuan dishes their unique mouth-numbing quality. Along with spicy Chinese chilies, they create a flavor known as mala (麻辣), or “numbing-spicy.” This unique taste profile is characteristic of dishes from Sichuan Province in southwestern China. Chinese chefs also use this ingredient in […]
Vegan Adobo
This vegan adobo is a plant-based version of a classic Filipino dish. Chicken Adobo has grown to become one of our favorite go-to dishes, sparking offshoots like Pork Adobo (which is excellent on little mini sliders for a party, in case you ever wondered). Naturally, I came to wonder how I could veganize it! And […]
Zha Cai Rousi Mian (Shredded Pork with Zha Cai Noodle Soup)
This bowl of Zha Cai Rousi Mian is as tasty as it is easy. It’s one of my favorite quick meals, and also my kryptonite at any restaurant that serves it. If I see it on a menu, I have to order it! What Is Zha Cai? Zha cai is a type of Chinese pickle […]
How to Make Lotus Seed Paste
Today, we’re going to talk about how to make lotus seed paste for mooncakes, steamed buns, and other Chinese pastries. With the Mid-Autumn Festival (mooncake season) coming up, I thought I’d post a recipe for this delicious filling, so you can craft your own Chinese pastries at home! My favorite application? Lotus mooncakes! What Are […]
Egg Rolls
Egg rolls. They’re the quintessential Chinese takeout food. This egg roll recipe is a copycat of the basic version you’ll find in takeout places and Chinese buffets, with cabbage and roast pork in the filling. It’s been a very long time since I was regularly making them in my parents’ takeout restaurant, when we’d crank […]
How to Make Golden Syrup
Golden syrup isn’t an ingredient commonly used here in the U.S. However, it’s often essential to British cooking and baking, and it’s also used in some Chinese traditional desserts, like mooncakes. Golden syrup is extremely easy to make at home, requiring just 3 common ingredients (regular sugar, water, and lemon juice), and very little active […]
