Most Popular Chinese Dishes
What is the Chinese dish ants on the tree? When you walk into a Chinese restaurant, there is a dish on the menu called “Ants on a tree” or “ants climbing a tree”, don’t be surprised, it does not contain any ants, it is a super tasty Sichuan dish consisting of vermicelli in a delicious …
Much folklore is connected with rice. For instance, it’s considered a bad omen if you break a rice bowl any time of year but especially during Chinese New Year. It means you may lose your job or suffer some financial loss in the coming year, because, to lose your job, is to break your rice …
There are two basic steps in Chinese cookery: preparation and cooking. First in the preparation phase is to dice, cut or slice the meats and vegetables to about the same size. Second, always marinate your cut meats with corn starch, soy sauce, sugar, sherry and fresh ginger root. The marinade helps to tenderize and impart …
1.Cleaver Why do Chinese chefs use cleavers? The cleaver is a tool for cutting. dicing. mincing, slicing. chopping. mashing and scooping meats and vegetables. It comes in various weights. The lighter ones are used for slicing. mincing. etc, while the heavier ones are for heavy chopping or disjointing a chicken into bite size pieces. Because …
Speaking of wok, many friends in Western countries may be unfamiliar with it. A wok is a cooking utensil, which can be used for stewing,boiling, str-frying and other cooking tasks. Chinese people have been using wok for a long time, and it is an indispensable tool in Chinese cooking. The countries that use woks to …
Chiffon cake is a dessert, it is a kind of sponge cake. The difference between the chiffon cake and a sponge cake is that chiffon cakes have vegetable oil in them, whereas sponge cakes do not. A chiffon cake is made with vegetable oil, eggs, sugar, flour, baking powder, and flavorings. However, due to the lack of …
If you have never eaten zucchini, then next time you come to China, you must try this dish. Guangzhou is a city in southern China, a magical city with only winter and summer, because its spring and autumn are very short. Shortly after the New Year, the weather starts to get sultry and makes people …
I don’t know if Americans eat bamboo shoots or not, in China, bamboo shoots are a very common dish, it is popular in Sichuan, Chongqing, Jiangxi, Fujian and other places. Bamboo shoots aka bamboo sprouts are actually the tiny beginning shoots of those bamboo trees, and when it is just sprouting it is still soft, …
Salmon is a type of fish that lives in the ocean. They are born in fresh water but migrate to the ocean when they grow up. Salmon is one of the most popular types of fish. It is rich in omega-3 fatty acids, which are essential for the human body. The history of salmon can …
Food is something that many people cannot refuse. With the opening of people’s horizons, people have invented a lot of creative dishes using various ingredients. These dishes are not only very good in appearance, but also richer in taste after mixing and matching. It makes people who make creative dishes feel infinite satisfaction, which is …
