Prepare for a burst of Chinese cuisine flavors with this mango and bell pepper chicken recipe. This vibrant dish pairs tender chicken, crisp bell peppers, and succulent mango, all coated in a sweet-and-sour sauce that will thrill your taste buds. A marinade of light soy sauce, cornstarch, and grated ginger […]
Pineapple fried rice comes from Thailand, though you will find versions everywhere. Many recipes add only a token splash of soy sauce in the name of being “healthy”. This recipe stays true to Thai cooking and will whisk you back to mellow evenings in a beach hut in Thailand, toes […]
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, […]
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 […]
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, […]
Pork noodles. I simply can’t live without them. This recipe doesn’t come with a grand backstory; it’s simply the classic framework of Chinese stir-fried noodles (article coming soon), adjusted to my taste and to feature pork. You’ll end up with pork noodles bursting with INTENSE flavor, and I can’t go […]
Lift the lid off a bamboo steamer, whether you’re wandering through Beijing’s hutongs or standing in front of a Flushing food court. The same scene unfolds: a hiss of steam, a cloud of warm wheat aroma, and rows of plump, glossy buns. Vendors move quickly—lids clatter, tongs click together. The […]
