My name is Chen Jing. Welcome to my Chinese Home Kitchen!
The sharpness of a knife is very important. If your kitchen knives are not razor sharp, then you will not be able to cut the ingredients perfectly. A dull knife will take more effort, and will crush softer vegetables such as tomatoes. It is very important to keep knives sharpened and free of rust. If the tool is not sharpened for a long time, or if it is put away wet, rust can form and damage the tool. Before preparing ingredients for cooking, we must make sure we have sharp knives.
Kung Pao Chicken is a famous traditional dish in China, and it is served all over China. This dish originated from Shandong cuisine and is related to Sichuan cuisine.
During our trip to Shanghai, we visited Yu Garden. We have admired the architectural style of Chinese gardens. After admiring the beautiful scenery, we always want to learn its story. Then, what is the interesting story of this classical garden in Yu Garden?
To cook a good dish, in addition to fresh ingredients, basic seasonings make food more delicious and more distinctive. There are many kinds of seasonings in Chinese kitchens. Some seasonings are used to cook specific foods, and some seasonings are used in almost every dish. So, what we are talking about today is the basic seasoning found in all Chinese home kitchens.
Family reunion, happiness, and celebration, the warmest time of the Chinese year comes in the winter-time.
On birthdays, we not only eat cakes and have parties, we also have a Chinese expression, which is “longevity noodles.”You can cook this dish for your elders, or cook for your lover. Now, let’s make a home version of ordinary longevity noodles!
This is one of my sister’s recipes for our annual Reunion Dinner. Just like American Thanksgiving dinners started with a live turkey, in China, we still start with a live goose.
Stir-frying is a Chinese cooking technique that uses very high heat to quickly sear meats and vegetables. Follow these stir-frying tips for best results when cooking at home.
Hechai 1972 is a cultural innovation park in Hefei. You are probably unfamiliar with this mysterious name. I was unfamiliar with it too, so I visited Hechai 1972 during the Labor Day holidays. Let us remove the mystery together.
Do you know the eight major cuisines in China? This is famous in China. The eight major cuisines include a lot of delicacies, and Anhui cuisine is one of them. Anhui cuisine pays attention to the delicious taste and the strong flavor of the soup.
The first week of May in China is a Labor Day holiday, usually 3 days. If it were you, how would you spend your holiday? Now there is a good choice here. Come and see Hefei with me.
This is one of Guangxi’s specialties: Kou Rou, or steamed pork belly. The fried pork can be stored for a long time in the freezer. When we are preparing for the reunion dinner, we take it out of the refrigerator, thaw it, cut it into thin pieces, and then stir-fry it with garlic leaves and basic seasonings. It’s very simple.
I was born in Guangxi. As long as I remember, I have liked cooking. When I was a child, my dream was to become a gourmet and travel the world to taste the food of various countries. My ambition is to become a chef. The kitchen is my partner. There are many kinds of Chinese cuisine, there are 8 kinds, reflecting the richness and diversity of Chinese geography and history. I am very happy to share with you Chinese cuisine and cultural traditions.