There's hardly a single person in the world who hasn't heard of Chinese cuisine. In fact, statistics show that Chinese food is one of the most beloved worldwide. This is evidenced by the fact that almost every city has an Asian restaurant or cafe...
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Views: 1,745Fortune cookies are often seen more as a pastime than a tasty treat. Some people don't even eat the cookies after receiving their prized one. This recipe will change everything! The dough...
Views: 3,640Niangao is a moderately sweet, sticky rice cake loved for its chewy and springy texture. It's a popular treat for Chinese New Year, as the dessert's name translates as...
Views: 1,065Corn side dish is prepared using almost all the same ingredients as beef. In summer and fall, make it with corn on the cob, and in winter, you can substitute 4 cups of frozen...
Views: 1,407This Asian stir-fry is a great way to prepare summer vegetables in a unique way. It features a whole crop: bell peppers, onions, eggplant, zucchini, squash, bok choy, and peas. And teriyaki sauce and...
Views: 614To smoke salmon, you'll need a special long fish pot. It can easily be used to create a smoker using rice and tea. Serve the smoked salmon with a piquant wasabi remoulade...
Views: 1,060Make delicious meatless dumplings that are much healthier than the traditional version. Soy sauce and sesame oil give the tofu a savory flavor that will appeal to both vegetarians and...
Views: 617This stir-fry was inspired by the popular New York City Chinese restaurant dish, General Tso's Chicken, but the chicken was replaced with shrimp and the broccoli with broccolini. Red pepper flakes are typically not...
Views: 851Super-crispy egg rolls filled with meat, vegetables, mushrooms, and glass noodles are served in a pool of homemade sweet and sour sauce with bell pepper and hot mustard. A great Asian appetizer for...
China boasts one of the most developed and sophisticated cuisines in the world. It is here that many culinary techniques originated, and traditional Chinese dishes
In our opinion, the main advantage of fried rice is its versatility. Mushrooms and ginger, pork and green onions, bacon and egg—all possible combinations
Views: 726With its deliciously chewy texture, jellyfish is a blank canvas, ready to absorb any flavor you choose. In this recipe, the savory-sweet soy dressing imparts a stunning flavor, while the...
Views: 732Tofu chrysanthemum has become a social media hit: thinly sliced tofu floats in a bowl of broth like a beautiful flower. This dish is considered a test of Chinese chefs' skill...
Views: 1,065This appetizer is made with jellyfish, which has a pleasant, squid-like texture, tender and slightly firm. To save time on the recipe, we recommend using quick-cooking jellyfish...
Views: 527Tang tsai jook is a variant of congee (rice porridge), the name of which translates as "boat porridge," a reference to its fishing origins. Congee (or jook in Cantonese) is considered...
Views: 5 277Chicken with broccoli is a popular dish in Chinese restaurants, where it's typically topped with a rich brown sauce. This recipe features a milder, but no less delicious, Chinese white sauce...
Views: 1 131Bao zaifan is a delicious clay pot rice dish popular in many parts of China, especially Hong Kong. Its distinctive feature is the layer of crispy rice (fan jiao) at the bottom of the pot,...
Views: 731This vegetarian dish is inspired by the braised eggplants popular in Cantonese restaurants. They're typically prepared with pork or chicken, but in this case, we've replaced the animal protein with tofu and...
Views: 8 223Snow-white mooncakes (yuebing) are a soft, chewy mochi-like dessert with a variety of sweet fillings. Exchanging mooncakes is an important part of the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival,...
Views: 832Herbal jelly drinks like this one are especially popular in Hong Kong cafes. Herbal jelly (liang fen) is made from a Chinese mint-like plant. It has a distinct herbal flavor and...
Views: 938Chinese green onion pancakes are more like flatbreads and are easy to make with minimal ingredients. For the dough, you'll need only flour and water, and for the filling, vegetable oil and...
Views: 766"Abalone and mushrooms are popular ingredients in Chinese New Year dishes, symbolizing gold bars and coins and believed to bring wealth, good luck, and prosperity to the family. I...
Views: 795Although these cookies are baked and eaten year-round, they are especially popular during Chinese New Year celebrations. Resembling golden coins, they are decorated with whole almonds and are believed to...
Views: 1,220Traditionally eaten by Buddhist monks, Buddha's Delight (Lo Han Jai) is now popular worldwide as a healthy Chinese vegetarian noodle dish. It's especially popular on the first day...
Views: 1,297The name niangao, or rice cakes, roughly translates from Chinese as "good year," so they are often included in sweet and savory dishes during Chinese New Year celebrations. This...
Views: 737"We always eat dumplings for good luck during Chinese New Year," says Tony Nguyen. "It's believed that the more dumplings you eat, the richer you'll be next year! The recipe for these delicious..."
Views: 1,006This recipe works best with day-old cooked rice. Slightly dry, it absorbs the flavors of the other ingredients better and turns out fluffy. This is also a great way to use...
Views: 711Even if you don't have any fresh seasonal vegetables on hand other than onions, you can still make a delicious vegetarian dish the whole family will love. This recipe uses four popular types...
Views: 1 156Whole cooked fish is a traditional part of the Chinese New Year feast, symbolizing abundance, wealth, and good fortune in the coming year. However, this recipe is suitable for...
Dumplings are an integral part of Chinese cuisine and a true "comfort food." These recipes include both traditional and modified versions.
Views: 951Chinese milk bread is loved for its soft, fluffy crumb and sweet, golden-brown crust. Each bite of this soft bread literally melts in your mouth. This bread is similar to Japanese milk bread...
Views: 1,285Crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, fried sesame balls (jiang dui) are a popular snack at dim sum restaurants and some bakeries in China. The dough, similar to Japanese mochi, gets its...
Quick and easy to prepare, elegant rice noodles make a wonderful addition to soups, salads, and other dishes.
Views: 1 281Har gow is a popular dim sum dish in China. These shrimp dumplings are known for their slightly chewy, translucent dough, orange shrimp filling, and numerous tiny folds...
Views: 1,267No dim sum table is complete without siu mai, open-topped dumplings. While the filling recipe varies from restaurant to restaurant, pork and shrimp siu mai are particularly popular.
Views: 537"After a long day of running errands in Chinatown with my parents, we'd order donabe with spare ribs, black beans, and rice at a restaurant," recalls Vivian Chan. "The rice was soaked with everything..."
Views: 704Plum sauce is typically made with vinegar, sugar, and spices. This version offers the perfect balance of sweetness, tartness, and a hint of heat. Traditionally, plum sauce is served as a dip...
Views: 649Spicy eggplant makes a great appetizer or side dish for your Asian-inspired dinner. The eggplants are cut into small sticks, deep-fried until golden brown, and then...
Views: 1 151Chinese noodles are served in a thick vegetarian sauce made with meat substitute, hoisin sauce, garlic, and ginger. Topped with fresh vegetables, julienned strips, and sprouts...
Views: 709Potstickers (gyoza) are Chinese dumplings that are distinguished by a special cooking method: they are first fried scallop-side up until the bottom is crispy, and then...
Views: 473Any Asian thin wheat noodles, even instant (without seasonings), will work for this salad. Combine them with boiled chicken, fresh vegetables, and herbs in a warm peanut sauce, and...
Views: 1,812This Shanghainese dish is made with thick, springy noodles, similar to fresh Japanese udon. Soy sauce gives them a dark caramel hue, and the greens add a fresh flavor. The pork strips are just...
Views: 841“When I was little,” Molly Yeh recalls, “whenever my family ordered food at our favorite Chinese restaurant, it was the same thing: lots of dumplings and kung pao chicken, but without...
Views: 1,573Chow fun is a Cantonese dish made with pan-fried pieces of spiced beef, wide rice noodles, and mung bean sprouts. The traditional chow fun recipe includes...
Views: 828"As a child, I always helped my mother in the kitchen preparing New Year's treats," recalls recipe author Vivian Chan. "My main job was grating kilograms of daikon while she...
Views: 805Make fluffy, tender steamed buns with carrot filling. To make these, roast carrots in the oven and mix them with peanuts, green onions, Sriracha sauce, and teriyaki sauce. The filling is...
Views: 935These spicy Sichuan noodles are worth the extra time to make their own fragrant chili oil. The recipe makes more oil than you'll need for these noodles, but you...
Views: 430Molly Yeh makes teponk braised pork using her grandmother's recipe. The meat is juicy, tender, and sweetly spicy, with hints of clove and anise. After removing the braised meat from the pot, heat it through...
Views: 579This traditional snack from the coastal city of Ningbo combines crispy deep-fried seaweed with aromatic red peanuts. A touch of sugar enhances the umami flavor.
Views: 1,097Despite the fancy name, this dish is incredibly easy to prepare. If you have all the ingredients on hand, a bowl of delicious noodles will be on your table in 15-20 minutes. In fact, there's so much...
Views: 908Orange chicken is a popular Chinese-American dish, often served as takeout. But it's equally delicious and mouthwatering to make at home. Skinless chicken breast or thigh pieces...
1. Chinese cuisine is very diverse. It varies from province to province. For example, in the north of the country, noodles are the staple, while in the south, it's rice.
2. However, noodles and rice are the most common foods in China and are consumed throughout the country.
3. In ancient China, neither knives nor forks were used for eating, as they were previously used as weapons. Therefore, most Chinese dishes are prepared in bite-sized pieces that can be picked up and placed directly into the mouth without being bitten.
4. The Chinese use virtually every part of plants and animals for food, so their food production is waste-free. But what a variety of dishes there is in Chinese cuisine!
5. A traditional Chinese breakfast consists of rice, rolls, rice porridge, bread, pancakes, and tea or soy milk.6. The main meal usually consists of meat with rice or vegetables or noodles.
7. Most Chinese products have medicinal properties. For example, traditional Chinese tea can be successfully used to prevent allergies.
8. Chinese cuisine is low in calories. It's rich in fresh fruits and vegetables, as well as seafood, which are very low in calories.
9. When the Chinese use the phrase "fragrant meat," they mean dog meat.
10. Chop suey was invented in America, but by Chinese immigrants.
11. China has its own rules of table manners. For example, during a meal, one may eat from a dish placed to the side of the diner, rather than directly in front of them.
12. The Chinese are very fond of tea and drink it many times throughout the day.
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