Today, we are making 蜜汁鸡扒饭. Mi Zhi (蜜汁) means honey glaze. Jipa (鸡扒) means chicken steak. We normally use the chicken leg for this dish, and once it is deboned, it becomes…
Today, we are making Chop Suey. A lot of people believe that this dish was invented in the US by Chinese Americans. I’ve got so many people requesting it so I did…
Today, we are making Dou Ban Yu (豆瓣鱼). Yu (鱼) is fish. Dou Ban (豆瓣) is referring the key ingredients Sichuan Dou Ban Jiang, also known as fermented board bean paste with…
Today we are making Qian Li Xiang Huntun (千里香馄饨). Huntun is wonton. Qian means a thousand. Li is an ancient unit of length, which equals 500 meters. Xiang means fragrance or aroma.…
Today we are making a popular breakfast item all over China – You Tiao (油条), or we call it You Zha Gui (油炸鬼) in Cantonese. They are long, golden-brown deep-fried breadsticks also…
Today, we are making Chi You Huang Chow Mein (豉油皇炒面). Chow (炒) is stir fry. Mein(面) is noodles. Chi You Huang (豉油皇) means “the king of soy sauce”. I know it sounds…
Today, we are making Milky White Fish Soup, or what we call Naibai Yutang (奶白鱼汤). It got its name from the white look, the milky taste, and the creamy consistency. But there…
Today, we are making Hangjiao Niuliu (杭椒牛柳). Hangjiao means Hangzhou pepper; it is a type of mild green pepper. Niuliu is the beef tenderloin. That is why the English name is so…
Today we are making Jiang Bao Ji Ding (酱爆鸡丁). Ji Ding (鸡丁) means chicken bites. Bao (爆) is a cooking method that you toss the ingredients with cooking oil in a super…