Tag: Chinese Food
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Mung Bean Jelly Noodles Chinese Liang Fen
Make this iconic Chinese street food at home! These refreshing mung bean jelly noodles are flexible, stretchy, chewy, and made of only two ingredients. Liang Fen is a type of cold noodle dish that is super popular in China, especially as a street food. These cold noodles are made from two ingredients – mung bean…
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Chinese Turnip Cake Dim Sum (萝卜糕)
A cornerstone dim sum dish and a great way to enjoy a super underrated root vegetable! These turnip cakes are a humble yet iconic delicacy. Chinese turnip cake, also known as Luo Bo Gao in Mandarin or Lo Bak Go in Cantonese, is a cornerstone of Chinese dim sum. Its English translation name always confused…
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Chinese Napa Cabbage Rolls with Tofu Fillings
The most comforting meal in one bite – hearty, savory, and “meaty” stuffings wrapped in juicy napa cabbage leaves, pan-seared to golden perfection, and dressed in a shiny, umami, garlicky sauce. Cabbage rolls are widely loved in many parts of the world – Central, Northern, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe and most of Asia, as well…
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Sichuan Chili Oil Mouthwatering Tofu
Inspired by the iconic Sichuan mouthwatering chicken, or 口水鸡 (Kou Shui Ji), this quick and easy tofu version is very bit as mouthwatering and only healthier! Kou Shui ji is a classic Sichuan cold appetizer featuring tender, poached chicken served with a bold, savory, and spicy chili oil sauce. The name, which literally translates to…
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Black Sesame Soup – Ancient Chinese Beauty Secret for Healthy Hair
This is a bowl of literal black gold that is not only a decadent sweet treat, but will also nourish your skin, hair, and body from within. Did you ever notice the concept of dessert is quite different in Eastern and Western cultures? In North America and most European countries, desserts are often indulging and…
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Snow Ear Soup Ancient Chinese Beauty Secret
Unlock the ancient Chinese beauty secret with this ethereal treat! It’s a dessert AND a medicinal soup that nourishes our skin and health from inside out. Snow ear and peach gum soup is a popular Chinese dessert known for its nourishing and rejuvenating properties. It’s believed to give our skin a healthy glow, promote collagen…
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Ba Bao Fan 8-Treasure Sticky Rice
A literal treasure with a long history, this traditional Chinese dish is simply ingenious. And how much treasures can you count? 😉 Ba Bao Fan, which literally means eight treasure rice in Chinese, is a culturally significant dish as it’s always served at the most important occasions – weddings, Lunar New Year’s Eve, milestone birthdays…
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Homemade Chili Oil Sizzling Aromatic
What’s the sexiest lil vixen in the family of condiment that can get your mouth water from just a sound or a whiff of smell? Chili oil! And it’s way easier than you might imagine to make your own at home. Chili oil makes everything better, no literally, not only noodles, rice, toast, I even…
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Easy Crispy Rice Paper Dumplings with Chili Oil Dip
Literal little satisfaction bombs – these pan-fried rice paper dumplings are golden crispy on the outside and filled with savory, juicy, and umami fillings inside. Everything used is naturally vegan and gluten-free. There are few heat-intensive recipes I’m willing to make in the current over 100°F weather, and these rice paper dumplings are definitely one…
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Pineapple Sweet and Sour Tofu with Cashews
Convert the most stubborn tofu haters with this dish! Crispy fried tofu coated in a sweet, sour, and sticky sauce, mixed with juicy pineapples, crunchy bell peppers and hearty cashews. I call this dish the “rice killer” because you’ll want to wolf down as much fluffy, steamy rice as you possibly can with this lush…
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Cold Sesame Noodles Chinese Takeout Style But Better!
A perfect summer meal, rich, creamy, aromatic, and still refreshing. It’s super quick and easy to throw together, no fuss and barely any heat needed! Not to be dramatic but a lot of times I would order Chinese takeouts just so I could get the cold sesame noodles as a side. The sesame paste and…
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Chinese Style Braised Tofu Balls Vegan Gluten Free
Turn your tofu into these umami, soft, savory, and “meaty” tofu balls braised in a refreshing and nourishing broth. This is definitely one of the most comforting meal I’ve ever made. Bite into the tender but firm tofu balls, your teeth will be greeted with the delightful crunch from the vegetables in them, slurp up…
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Snow Skin Mooncake Bunny Mochi
Happy Mid-Autumn Festival with the cutest mooncakes ever! These mooncakes are super easy to make – no bake and no mold. Instead of the traditional baked sugary pastry mooncake wrappers, I used a rice flour based “snow skin” with a golden, creamy pumpkin filling. There are many different types of mooncakes in Chinese cuisine –…
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