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The Best Tomato Egg Drop Soup Recipe

Tomato Egg Drop has always been one of my favorite soups. Today I’d like to share with you this amazing tomato egg drop soup recipe! Tomato Egg Drop Soup Recipe

How to Season a Chinese Wok

How to Season a Chinese Wok Tools: Dishwasher detergent 1 steel scrub 1 soft scrub 1/3 cup high smoking point oil, plus 2 tablespoons 6 ounces pork belly (0r replace

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

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

Korean BBQ Short Ribs (LA Galbi Recipe)

  Get ready to bring the sizzling flavors of Korean BBQ right to your kitchen with this juicy, tender, and sweet-savory Korean BBQ Short Ribs or LA Galbi recipe. These

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

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 pounds) chicken wings ¼ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon

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 Build a Raised Vegetable Bed?

<   Let’s build a raised garden bed!  Board: You can customize the broads you need, and Home Depots will cut them for you. The broads that we got are

Grow Bean Sprouts at Home

    Growing Bean Sprouts at home is super easy, fun, and rewarding. All you need are mung beans, a few kitchen tools, and just a little bit of patience.

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

Scallion Pancakes (Cong You Bing Recipe)

  Scallion Pancakes, or cong you bing, are one of China’s and Taiwan’s most beloved traditional snacks and appetizers. These irresistibly thin, pan-fried flatbreads boast a perfect contrast of textures

Chicken Sticky Rice Recipe

  Chicken Sticky Rice in a Lotus Leaf is a cherished classic in Cantonese cuisine. The combination of tender chicken, fragrant sticky rice, and the subtle aroma of lotus leaf

Chicken Egg Rolls

  Egg rolls—those crispy, golden parcels stuffed with meat and vegetables—are one of the most beloved Chinese-American appetizers. But despite their popularity, they’re often confused with their sleeker cousin: the

Shrimp Egg Drop Soup Recipe

  This colorful and comforting Shrimp Egg Drop Soup is a beloved dish in Chinese home kitchens—and for good reason! It’s warm, savory, and deeply nourishing. With swirls of silky

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

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

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