Chow mein is a step up from the classic stir-fried vegetable noodles: more veggies, a little more sugar, and a lot more flavor. It is also the perfect catch-all recipe – use it to empty your fridge of leftover vegetables. But what is chow mein? Chow mein is a traditional […]
Udon, these deliciously thick Japanese noodles never disappoint. You can cook udon in all possible ways, beef udon is just one of them. In any case, if there’s fat and soy sauce, their magic will do the rest: in short, the dish is impossible to mess up. By the way, […]
Chicken stir-fry is THE DISH that can be found in almost every restaurant I’ve been to. It’s not something I order often because not only is it very simple to make, but generally, restaurants skimp on the quality of ingredients used. So, paying a lot for something like that, no […]
In Japan, yakitori (焼き鳥) are often consumed as a snack, during matsuri in Japan or in yakitori restaurants (yakitori-ya) with alcoholic beverages. Yakitori chicken is truly a classic of Japanese cuisine. It’s not uncommon to see several establishments of this type grouped together on the same street, side by side. […]
I don’t know a single Chinese restaurant that doesn’t serve vegetable noodles, and for good reason – they’re delicious. What bothers me is that restaurants still manage to oversimplify a dish that is already very simple. The result is bland, low-quality noodles where all you taste is soy sauce. Chinese […]
Beef and broccoli is a delicious combination… I want to say brown and green but that doesn’t sound very poetic. Anyway, despite broccoli not being the most popular vegetable, prepared this way it can be given even to the fussiest infants! Trust me! The origins of beef a,d broccoli So […]
Chinese beef with onions or stir-fried beef with onions is one of those dishes that is just as popular in Asia as it is in Europe. In fact, the base of the dish (beef and onions) is found in many traditional dishes almost everywhere. In Mandarin, the dish is called […]
Stir-fried noodles are a cornerstone of Asian and Chinese cuisine. For millennia, cooks have prepared noodles in countless ways. Here is my street-food style stir-fried noodle recipe. Why call it street food? Street food is defined by lightning-fast cooking and plenty of fat. Although almost any stir-fried noodle dish could […]
Here we are again with a Chinese-inspired recipe. It combines the savoriness of oyster sauce with a dash of pepper, and best of all, it is quick to make. Back when I was a student it was one of my go-to lunches (along with Thai pad see ew). The speed, […]
