Feb.3-5 立春 Spring Begins 春天开始，天气回暖，万物复苏。春属木，与肝相应，有生发特性。饮食调养方面要顾护肝气，宜食辛甘发散之品，不宜食酸收之味。Beginning of spring，temprature rises and nature wakes. Spring belongs to Wood in the Five Elements, correspongding to Liver in the Five Internal Organs, more pungent food and less acidic food Read More

Fancy Beijing snack is a must in tasting the authentic Beijing flavor. These dishes emanate from many different cuisines, but the Chinese Muslim influenceis the most apparent. There are probably 200 varieties of snacks Read More

                                           Chinese cuisine, rich and colorful, has, as its main features diversified color, aromatic Read More

St Regis Beijing will host the annual Yangzhou food festival from Wednesday through Jan 26. In its third year, the event is co-organized by the city government of Yangzhou, Jiangsu province, and aims to Read More

Staring up at row after row of soy sauce bottles at a Chinese supermarket, who wouldn’t get confused? Some of the liquids look black and syrupy, others thin and brown and some bottles even Read More

There are almost as many different ways of preparing this Szechuan recipe as there are Chinese chefs! Classic Dan Dan Noodles is made with fresh noodles and has a meat topping made with ground Read More

Dofa fa is a popular northern Chinese treat. Edible Terra alba is also called food-grade gypsum or food-grade calcium sulfate. Ingredients: 11 ounces (about 1 lb) soy beans water for soaking beans 7 cups Read More

In summer, Chinese likes to eat cold noodles. On June 21st, people across the Northern hemisphere celebrate the longest day and shortest night of the year, but residents of China also observe an ancient Read More

Feel free to substitute Italian fettucine or linguini if Chinese egg noodles aren’t available. Ingredients: 1/2 pound raw shrimp, shelled and deveined 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry 1 teaspoon cornstarch 1/2 Read More

Symbolizing a long life, this is a popular dish on birthdays and other celebratory occasions. This simple version is basically an egg drop soup served over noodles – it’s a nice way to use Read More