My name is Chen Jing. Welcome to my Chinese Home Kitchen!
December 30th on the lunar calendar is the Chinese New Year’s Eve. At this time of the year, everyone in the family gathers for dinner. We call it a reunion dinner. The dinner recipe varies according to the region. Some families pay more attention to the beauty of food, and some families pay more attention to the delicious food, but in any case, reunion and happiness are the most important.
When you read the title of this article, you must be wondering, “March 3rd? Is this a special day? Your birthday? Whose birthday is it?” The answer is: “No, I’m talking about a special festival in Guangxi, China.”
Guangxi is a place with ethnic characteristics, where one of China’s largest ethnic minorities, the Zhuang people, live. What we are talking about today is the special cuisine of the Zhuang nationality: five-color glutinous rice. When you read the article on March 3, you may be curious and ask: “Five-color glutinous rice? What is that? How does rice have such a rich color? Is the color added? Is that healthy?”
Good question, let me tell you the answer next!
Everyone celebrates their birth, we call it a birthday. So, do you know how Chinese celebrate birthdays?
The roots of soy sauce go back at least 2,000 years to China’s Western Han dynasty. Soy sauce is made by combining cooked soybeans and cooked wheat grains into a paste, then adding either Aspergillus oryzae or sojae molds to begin fermentation. The culture is added to a salt brine and left to ferment further […]
Shanghai has a special name: “The Magic Capital.” Not many people know why Shanghai is called The Magic Capital, so let me tell you.
This dish is simple, easy to prepare, and does not take much time to cook. So when you occasionally want to be lazy and don’t want to make complicated dishes, this delicious and simple hot and sour potato is your best choice. When hot and sour potatoes meet rice, oh, I can eat it all!
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.