Category: Vegetarian
Smashed Cucumbers 拍黄瓜 ♥ Perfect Hunan side dish for BBQs
This Chinese cucumber salad is one of the small plates commonly served at Chinese restaurants while you are waiting for your order. Its fierce flavor opens...
Stir-Fried Green Beans 清炒四季豆 ♥ Learn how to stir-fry firm vegetables
Stir-fried green beans is one of my favorite veggie dishes. It is nutritious, delicious, and easy to make. Green beans are firmer and not as...
Japanese Steamed Eggs 蒸蛋 ♥ Fine art at its purest
No one can top my mother’s steamed eggs. She lived through the period when Taiwan was occupied by the Japanese and her individual cooking style...
Stir-Fried Pea Shoots 清炒豆苗 ♥ Chinese favorite
Snow pea shoots (豆苗 dòu miáo) are probably the most loved leafy vegetable by the Chinese. It is not well known by Americans because Chinese...
Stir-Fried Lettuce with Garlic 蒜香萵苣 ♥ Learn how to stir-fry leafy vegetables
This recipe introduces a “Simple Stir-Fry” technique called “清炒” (qīng chǎo). It can be used not only to stir-fry lettuce but also many other green vegetables...
Egg Drop Soup 蛋花湯 ♥ Beautiful and tasty!
Egg drop soup is a staple in almost every Chinese restaurant. Its Chinese name, 蛋花湯 (dàn huā tāng), literally translates to egg flower soup. Thin,...
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