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A Trip to Suzhou

A Trip to Suzhou

China, Chinese Cities & Tourism, Chinese Culture

My friend and I took a spontaneous 3-day trip to Suzhou during National Day. Suzhou is known as the Venice of the East and the cradle of Wu culture.

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Chinese Sweet Bean Paste (tianmianjiang)

Chinese Sweet Bean Paste (Tiánmiànjiàng 甜麵醬)

Authentic Ingredients for Chinese Recipes, Sauces and Oils

Chinese Sweet Bean Paste (Tiánmiànjiàng 甜麵醬) is a savory condiment made from wheat, water, and salt. Some use sugar or fermented yellow soybeans. We use Tiánmiànjiàng in Jing’s Shredded Pork in Beijing Sauce.

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Dried black mushrooms (shiitake)

Dried Black Mushrooms (Shiitake)

Authentic Ingredients for Chinese Recipes, Chinese Vegetables, Eat Healthy on Budget

Mushrooms are an excellent source of essential nutrients. Dried black mushrooms (Shiitake) are a great way to eat healthy on a budget. A single package is sufficient for any of our Shiitake recipes. I keep several on hand in my pantry.

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Red-braised Daikon Radish with Pork

Red Braised Daikon Radish

Mains & Sides, Pork, Soups & Stews, Vegetables

Red-braising (hóngshāo) is a Chinese cooking method that works for meat and firm vegetables. Today we will make red braised daikon radish.

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Cilantro stir-fried potatoes

Cilantro Stir-fried Potatoes

Appetizers, Chinese Modern Cuisine, Home Cooking, Mains & Sides, Vegetables

This Chinese stir-fried potatoes recipe, “Cilantro Stir-fried Potatoes,” combines red and green peppers with garlic, doubanjiang, and sesame oil. The dish is easy to prepare and full of potassium, vitamin A, vitamin C and fiber.

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Sichuan Mouth-watering chicken mouth water chicken saliva chicken

Sichuan Mouth-watering Chicken (口水鸡 Kǒushuǐ Jī)

Mains & Sides, Poultry, Sichuan Cuisine

This Sichuan recipe, Kǒushuǐ Jī “mouth water chicken” can mean “saliva chicken.” The delicious aroma and spicy flavor will make you salivate, so the better English translation is “Sichuan mouth-watering chicken.”

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Laz ji Hot Pepper Chicken

Hot Pepper Chicken (Làzǐ jī, 辣子鸡 )

Mains & Sides, Poultry, Sichuan Cuisine

Làzǐ jī is a famous dish in Chinese Sichuan cuisine, but the most descriptive translation is Hot Pepper (辣子, Làzǐ) Chicken, or more loosely, “Sichuan Chili Chicken.” Hot Pepper Chicken is also easy to make at home, because it doesn’t have complicated processes and professional chef techniques. You can prepare this dish successfully with just a few steps.  

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My Mom's Homemade Noodles: (Qīngjiāo fānqié jīdàn miàn) Green Pepper, Tomato, and Egg Noodles.

Mom’s Homemade Noodles

Appetizers, Egg, Guangxi cuisine, Home Cooking, Mains & Sides, My Mom's Cooking, Noodles, Recipes

Lately I have begun to remember things from my childhood, like my mom’s homemade noodles. This is my childhood memory, the taste of my mother’s cooking.
In China, home-cooked vegetables served over noodles are inexpensive and common, but my mother used these ingredients to cook countless lunches and dinners for us. 

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A rainbow is an auspicious sign of good fortune for our visit to Liuzhou

A Trip to Liuzhou With My Sister

China, Chinese Cities & Tourism, Chinese Culture

This August I had a rare opportunity to travel with my sister. We took a trip to Liuzhou in Guangxi, famous for luosifen and natural beauty.

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Soak dried chili peppers in warm water for 20 minutes

Rehydrating Dried Chili Peppers

Authentic Ingredients for Chinese Recipes, Chinese Chili Peppers, Choose and Prepare Fresh Ingredients, How-to

Rehydrating dried chili peppers is a simple and useful technique when you cannot obtain fresh Chinese chilies.

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Healthier Kung Pao Chicken

Healthier Kung Pao Chicken, Professional Style

Eat Healthy on Budget, Mains & Sides, Poultry, Sichuan Cuisine

Combining the rich flavor and texture of our professional style recipe with the economy and health benefits ot the home style recipe to create a healthier Kung Pao chicken recipe. Same great taste, less fattening, and yields more servings while reducing cost.

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ground, roasted Sichuan peppercorn

Roasting and Grinding Sichuan Peppercorn

Chinese Cooking Techniques, Chinese Spices, Choose and Prepare Fresh Ingredients, How-to

Roasting and grinding Sichuan peppercorn helps release their flavor and spreads the mala numbing effect more evenly in your dish.

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