What do Chinese eat in Great Heat/Major heat?大暑吃什么
Pigeon meat has the effects of nourishing both liver and kidney, replenishing the Qi and blood and relieving internal heat and fever. It also has the effect of relieving uneasiness of mind and body tranquilization, and is especially good for Continue Reading
Recommended recipes and dishes for Great heat/Major heat
Recipe:clean the mung beans with clear water. While the mung beans are still wet, add some salt and stir evenly. After a few minutes wash the mung beans. Peel the pumpkin and throw out the pulp. Cut the pumpkin Continue Reading
How to cook Beef Fried Rice牛肉炒饭
Make a room in one corner of the wok and pour in the beaten egg. Scramble the egg and then combine with the fried rice. Stir in the chopped green onion. Do a taste test and add a bit Continue Reading
How to cook Chinese Potato Salad 土豆沙拉
3. Whisk the dressing again and then add it to the potatoes in a large bowl. Toss to mix thoroughly. Let the potatoes cool, then mix in the remaining ingredients. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve. Stir the Continue Reading
Oolong tea 乌龙茶
4. Taiwan oolong tea, including Dongding Oolong Tea, Pouchong and Oolong tea, etc. 乌龙茶是一种发酵茶类,也叫做青茶。乌龙茶的品质特点是,既具有绿茶的清香和花香,又具有红茶醇厚的滋味。基本工艺过程是晒青、晾青、播青、杀青,揉捻、干燥。乌龙茶种类因茶树品种的特异性而形成各自独特的风味,产地不同,品质差异也十分显着。 Oolong tea is a semi-fermented tea, also named green tea. The quality feature of oolong tea is that it has not only the faint Continue Reading
Chinese Jiaozi 中国的饺子
Nearly 1,800 years have passed since Zhang Zhongjing’s contributions. But his story of donating “anti-chill jiao er soup” has been handed down among the people. In Winter Solstice and Spring Festival every year, people eat jiaozi and remember Zhang Continue Reading
Diets for Laba Festival in Various Regions 腊八节的各地食俗
Laba Porridge is made mainly with millet, with materials such as cowpeas, red bean, mung bean, Chinese date, sticky yellow rice, rice and glutinous rice. In southeast Shanxi Province, people cook porridge with red bean, adzuki bean, cowpeas, peanuts, Continue Reading
Origin and Evolution of Hot Pot 火锅的渊源与演变
The hot pot developed gradually, adapting to historical introduction of vessels, social demands and ingredients, just like China’s dietary development. For instance, it was impossible to have spicy hot pot before huajiao (pricklyash peel) and chili peppers were introduced Continue Reading
Chaozhou Snack – Laopo Cake (Wife Cake) 潮州小吃——老婆饼
The traditional Chaozhou Laopo Cake uses Chinese wax gourd spread as a sweet stuffing. Thus, it is also known as wax gourd cake. When the cake was introduced to Taiwan, the stuffing was replaced with sugar, but the taste Continue Reading
Chinese Food Names: Chinese rice & soup
鱼丸汤 Fish ball soup 饭类 稀饭 Rice porridge白饭 Plain white rice糯米饭 Glutinous rice蛋炒饭 Fried rice with egg 面类 Noodles刀削面 Sliced noodles麻辣面 Spicy hot noodles乌龙面 Seafood noodles板条 Flat noodles榨菜肉丝面 Pork , pickled mustard green noodles米粉 Rice noodles 汤类Soup紫菜汤 Seaweed Continue Reading