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 tradition—eating noodles!?The old saying really sums Continue Reading
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 pound Chinese egg noodles 1 1/2 Continue Reading
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 up leftover cooked ham. Ingredients: 8 Continue Reading
Brown bean sauce (sold in cans in Asian markets) adds its own distinct flavor to this warming dish from northern China. If unavailable, you can use brown miso as a substitute. If you don’t want to make the garnishes, another Continue Reading
This recipe goes by several different names, including “both sides browned” and “twice browned” noodles. In all cases the boiled noodles are browned on one side, then turned over and cooked on the other side. If desired, the noodles can Continue Reading
More and more people are realizing the importance of a healthy diet, and they are wondering if certain foods can help prolong their lives. Fan Zhihong, a professor with Beijing Agricultural University’s food department, offers some suggestions. Preventing Cancer Some Continue Reading
People always eat little for losing weight. As people trying to lose weight often think that whatever they eat will add to their inches, they tend towards obsessive, crash dieting. But this is a misconception, as attributes of certain foods Continue Reading
Origin : Wontons(馄饨Húntun) can be dated back to the Han Dynasty over 2000 years ago. Wontons arecrescent shaped and were originally used in activities of sacrifice and worship. During theWinter Solstice Festival (冬至Dōngzhì)of the Song Dynasty (960 －1279), shops would Continue Reading
When communicating in Chinese you may often make mistakes using Chinese grammar like: False: 我在上海里学习汉语。 Wǒ zài Shànghǎi lǐ xuéxí hànyǔ True: 我在上海学习汉语。 Wǒ zài Shànghǎi xuéxí hànyǔ. “上海”是地理名称，它的后边不能再用方位词“里”。 上海 is a proper name of Continue Reading
When communicating in Chinese you may often make mistakes using Chinese grammar like: False: 我把那张画挂在屋子的墙里了。 Wǒ bǎ nà zhāng huà guà zài wūzǐ de qiáng lǐ le True: 我把那张画挂在屋子的墙上了。 Wǒ bǎ nà zhāng huà guà Continue Reading
