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Youtiao, Chinese Doughnuts, Fried Breadsticks Recipe
Youtiao is also known as Chinese doughnuts or fried breadsticks. There’s an interesting legend behind Youtiao. History has it that Qin Hui and Lady Wang are the most hated husband
Chinese Fermented Pickled Cabbage Recipe
Fermented Chinese pickled cabbage aren’t just delicious, but it’s also a great source of vitamins and probiotics. Chinese Fermented Pickled Cabbage Recipe 1/2 (1 pound) Taiwanese flat cabbage, halved, sliced
Authentic Kung Bao Chicken Recipe
Kung Pao Chicken is a classic Sichuan dish. It’s named after Ding Baozhen, an Qing Dynasty official. It used to be his favorite dish. And it’s about to become yours
Red Lotus Seed Paste Mooncakes Recipe!
Tips for Mooncake Success: The ratio of filling to dough is usually between 2:1 and 3:1. The mooncake mold I used is for 4.4-ounce mooncakes, so I measure out 2.6
4 Ways to Store Garlic for Longer
Garlic is a quintessential ingredient for Chinese cooking. Today let’s take a look at how we can store garlic for weeks, months, and even a whole year. 1. Store whole
Roast Salted Pork Belly Recipe
Roast Salted Pork Belly Recipe Serves: 4 Prep Time: 1-3 days, and 30 minutes Cook Time: 1 hour and 20 minutes Pork and marinade: 2 pounds pork belly, boneless, skin
Growing Basil from Cuttings
Growing Basil from Cuttings Tools: 1 large basil plant 1 kitchen shears 1 glass Water Plotting mix Containers Instruction: First, cut 3-4 inch long cuttings with kitchen shears. Then snip
Sweet and Sour Shrimp Recipe
Sweet and sour pork, or gu lou yuk, is an iconic Cantonese dish. Made with crisp, deep-fried pieces of meat, sweet peppers, and golden pineapple chunks all coated in a
How to Grow Mustard Microgreens in Water?
Mustard Microgreens are loaded with antioxidants, vitamins A, C, E, and K.Today let’s take a look at how we can easily grow mustard microgreens in water in just 7 days.
Crispy Chinese Lemon Chicken Recipe
Today let’s make some crispy, sweet, and tangy lemon chicken! Portion: 2 people Prep time: 40 minutes Cook time: 20 minutes Crispy Chinese Lemon Chicken Recipe Chicken and marinade: 1
Stir-Fry Vegetable Lo Mein Recipe
Homemade vegetable lo mein, a Chinese takeout favorite, ticks all the boxes for a go-to weeknight dinner. It’s simple, versatile, flavorful, and fast—it comes together in all of 20 minutes
How to Quickly Grow Cilantro Indoor?
What do we need? 1/3 teaspoon coriander seeds 1 small Ziploc bag 1 rolling pin 桿麵棍 1 pot, 8” deep and 8” wide 1 saucer tray, 10 inches Indoor potting
5 Minutes Asian Cucumber Salad Recipe
Hot and humid days call for cucumber salad: crisp, cold, and easy to toss together in minutes. Cucumber salad recipes vary across countries and cultures, but the Chinese version typically gets
How to Cook LA Galbi (Korean BBQ Short Ribs)
I’d like to share with you how we can cook Korean BBQ short ribs in a frying pan. Let’s get started! Korean BBQ Short Ribs Recipe Serves: 4 people Prep
4 Ways Preserve Scallions for Weeks or Months
1. Persevere the scallions in a glass of water and a Ziploc bag in the fridge. • First, wash the scallions. • Fill a glass with 1.5 inches of
Swallow Bird’s Nest Soup Recipe
According to traditional Chinese Medicine, swallow bird’s nest has anti-aging effects and promotes tissue regeneration. It’s super-rich in protein, amino acids, and minerals that help to nourish yin and implement
Red Bean Zongzi Recipe
Red Bean Zongzi Recipe Serves: 12 zongzi Prep time: overnight and 1 hour Cook time: 2 hours For the bamboo leaves: 36-48 bamboo leaves 1 teaspoon vegetable oil For the
Easy One Pan Maple Chicken Wings Recipe
Easy One Pan Maple Chicken Wings Recipe Serves: 4 people Prep time: 5 minutes Cook time: 20 minutes Ingredients: 14 (1 1/2 pound) wings ¼ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon black
3 Ways to Preserve Cilantro for Weeks or Months!
1. Persevere the cilantro in a glass of water and a Ziploc bag in the fridge. First, wash and clean the cilantro. Fill a glass with 2 inches of water.
How to Grow Pea Shoots Without Soil?
Grow pea shoots: 1 pound whole green peas 4 cups water, room temperature 3 (10”x12”) roasting trays with covers 3 towels Paper towels 1 Spray bottle Recipe: 2 tablespoons vegetable
How to Regrow Romaine Lettuce from Scrapes?
Regrow in Water To prepare, first, cut the lettuce 2 inches above its end. You can use the lettuce directly or put it back in the fridge. Then, in
How to Grow Bean Sprouts at Home
I hope that you are all doing well during this self-isolation time. To some of us, getting groceries have been a problem, so today I’d like to share
Easy One-Pot Braised Chicken Drumsticks
Today let’s cook a very easy one-pot braised chicken drumsticks. Two of the most popular braising techniques in Chinese cuisine are hong shao (“red cooking,” or “red braising”) and lu.
How to Regrow Scallions in Water
How to Regrow Scallions in Water Why keep Buying scallion if you can regrow it yourself? Here we’ll show the easy way to save on money and scallions! Cut
DIY Hand Sanitizer to Combat COVID-19
Hand sanitizers have been sold out everywhere because of COVID-19. So I ordered a few ingredients that are still available in markets, and I’d like to share with you on
4 Immunity-Boosting Ways to Help Fight Viruses
I’d like to share with you 3 drinks and 1 amazing meditation that will help to boost your immunity. At the same time, it will help to fight bacteria
Scallion Pancakes (Cong You Bing) Recipe
Scallion pancakes, or cong you bing, are a classic Chinese street snack and restaurant appetizer. These thin, pan-fried flatbreads are shatteringly crisp on the outside, full of flaky, delicately
Chicken Sticky Rice Lotus Leaf Recipe
Chicken sticky rice over lotus leaf is a classic Cantonese dish. It’s one of my favorite ways to eat sticky rice and it’s about to become yours too. Chicken Sticky
Chicken Egg Roll Recipe
Egg rolls, those deep-fried, hand-held packets of meat and veggies, are one of the most popular Chinese-American appetizers in the United States. But they can also be a point
Must Eat Shrimp Egg Drop Soup Recipe
Egg drop soup or Danhuatang is a very popular Chinese home cooking dish. Nowadays, it has becomes so popular that you can even find it throughout Chinese restaurants in the
Chinese Steamed Pork Belly with Taro Recipe
Rich, meltingly tender pork belly meets sweet, starchy taro in kau yuk, a traditional Hakka dish from China’s southern Guangdong Province. Slices of pork belly and taro are fried, layered into
Chinese Steamed Milk Buns, Mantou Recipe
Mantou are plain Chinese steamed buns, made from a yeasted dough of white wheat flour, milk, and sugar. They have smooth, snowy white surfaces and soft and fluffy insides,
Shen Yun Shows Us a Connection to the Divine
AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France—Corinne Micchi is a ballet teacher. On Thursday, April 4, she enjoyed discovering Shen Yun’s classical Chinese dance at the Grand Théâtre de Provence. “I was very, very thrilled
Crispy Sweet and Sour Fish Recipe
Sweet and sour fish is a popular Chinese restaurant and home cooking dish. The fish is served whole, first lightly battered and deep-fried for flaky-tender meat and crispy skin, then doused in
Shen Yun’s Messages Inspire CEO to ‘See What Is Going on Within the World’
SEATTLE—Regina Glenn returned to see Shen Yun Performing Arts for the fourth time at the Marion Oliver McCaw Hall during the evening performance on April 6. And like every other time, she
Gobi Manchurian, Crispy Cauliflower Manchurian
Gobi Manchurian is one of the most popular Indian-Chinese dishes. You can’t find this dish in Manchu or China, but it is everywhere in India and even throughout Indian-Chinese restaurants
Former Ballet Dancer Says Shen Yun Dancers’ Skill Level Is ‘100 Percent’
ATLANTA—Therapist and former ballet dancer Alisa Abdullaeva had wanted to see Shen Yun Performing Arts for many years. After finally seeing the performance in Atlanta, the former dancer was awe-struck. “I’m speechless,” she
Shen Yun ‘Uplifts You Into Something More Divine,’ President of Lobby Firm Says
WASHINGTON—Greg Mitchell, president of a government relations and lobbying firm, was uplifted after watching Shen Yun Performing Arts with his wife in Washington, D.C. “I loved it,” he said. “I