If you were to ask me to name one fad that is currently raving in the Chinese culinary world, I’d say it is Yipinguo 一品锅. While all westerners know about ‘Chinese fondue’ (also known as hotpot, or shabu shabu), not…
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Chinese: 当归/當歸 Latin: Angelica sinensis French: angélique de Chine Thai: ตังกุย Vietnamese: Đương quy Danggui is known in Chinese culture as the ginseng for women. Danggui is widely used in Chinese medicine for gynecological ailments, fatigue, mild anemia, and high blood…
Yangzage 羊杂割 is a street food common in the northern region of Shanxi 山西 in China. It consists of lamb offal and lamb meat, served in a creamy broth with some cellophane noodles. It is a common breakfast food, eaten together…
There is a saying in Chinese: ’When the spring wind blows, sow thistles thrive. Wild plains turn into stores of food.’ (春风吹，苦菜长，荒滩野地是粮仓) There are 24 seasons in the Chinese calendar and the eighth season is known as Xiao Man…
Dear friends, in case you are wondering whether I practice what I preach, here is an example of what I have been making for myself to prepare for the impending autumn. As discussed in the previous post (Autumn is coming….
When summer ends and autumn begins, the period is known as Chu Shu 处署/處署. The Chinese calendar was fixed as early as in the Chunqiu Period 春秋 (770BC-476BC), and it divides the year up into 24 seasons. Chu Shu is…
I haven’t written a medicinal recipe for some time, so I thought I’d introduce a dish to you for the benefit of the guys. This is a very simple dish, that helps to increase the male libido. Its main ingredient…
The taste of this dish is very light, so light that many might overlook its nutritious value. First of all, amaranth leaves (Xiàn Caì 苋菜) are a detox agent. It is an instant cure for constipation and it aids urination…
Scientific name: Amaranthus dubius/Amaranthus mangostanus L. Mandarin Chinese: Xiàn Caì 苋菜/莧菜; Or 青香苋、红苋菜、汉（汗）菜、红菜、野刺苋、米苋、人旱菜，杏菜、莹莹菜、玉米菜、米谷菜、云仙菜 Cantonese Chinese: Yin Choy 莕菜 Minnan Chinese: Heng Tsai 荇菜 English: Red spinach, Chinese spinach Vienamese: Rau Den Thai: Phak Khom ผักโขม Khmer: Ptee Bahasa Melaya: Bayam…
Scientific name: Vigna umbellata Mandarin Chinese: Chi Xiao Dou 赤小豆/飯豆 English: Red rice bean I know I have not been posting for a long time. That is because I have been away, trying to recover from a serious bout of…
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