Chinese Food

Here in New York, having outdoor space is seen as the ultimate luxury. Whenever you meet someone who has a backyard, front yard, roof deck, terrace, balcony, heck, even a fire escape, it’s hard not to feel very, very jealous. You imagine all the grilling they get to do in warm weather. And all the [...]The post Teriyaki Turkey Burgers appeared first on Appetite for China.

Have you always been super-curious about what goes on behind-the-scenes at some of the biggest food publications in the U.S.? I’m a sucker for any peak into how something is made, whether it’s a chocolate maker, vodka distillery, local urban farm, or major publication that I regularly read. So I was thrilled to join in [...]The post Inside Peak at Bon Appetit, Food52, and The Daily Meal appeared first on Appetite for China.

For the last few weeks I’ve been switching over my morning caffeinated beverages from hot to cold. For the mornings when I’m groggier than usual and in dire need of caffeine, I’ll do cold brew coffee instead of hot. And for the rest of the time, when I’m already pretty functional, I’ll make a nice [...]The post Iced Matcha Latte appeared first on Appetite for China.

A Chinese children fable called “Spring Bamboo Shoot and the Pebbles” (?????) tells a story of a spring bamboo shoot aspiring to burst through the soil, but is halted by a group of pebbles above him. He politely asks the pebbles to let him through but to no avail. With shear determination he pushes through between the pebbles and grows out of the soil. The pebbles are so impressed that they start celebrating him as a superstar. I’m actually not quite sure what the moral of the story is. But “success through determination” is so typically Chinese and very tiger-mom like. Regardless of the moral though, the story does tell of how bamboo shoots surge forth every spring to produce one of the most delicately delicious ingredients in Chinese cooking.The post Spring into Spring Bamboo Shoots appeared first on Red Cook.

If you like making pizza at home and want a quick method that doesn’t include fussing with pizza dough, this is one to try. I first met Chitra from The ABCD’s of Cooking in the winter of last year at a food blogger potluck. Since then, we’ve become good friends, and I’ve become a big [...]The post Naan Breakfast Pizza appeared first on Appetite for China.

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In April, I taught a couple of seasonal cooking classes at ICE and Haven’s Kitchen that focused on pairing Asian techniques with in-season local spring. The classes were quite a hit! So I thought I’d share some of the recipes we did in the round-up below, plus a few extras from Appetite for China and [...]The post 10 Favorite Asian Recipes for the Spring appeared first on Appetite for China.

Many of you loved the easy mapo tofu recipe I first posted in March 2008. Since then, I’ve taught the dish many times in cooking classes, which allowed me to revise it here and streamlined the process. After all these years, it’s still a crowd-pleaser. Make it for one of those nights when you want [...]The post Mapo Tofu appeared first on Appetite for China.

Exploring my father's high school and discovering local foods.

Across a very narrow strait from the downtown waterfront of Xiamen (??) sits the island of Gulangyu (???), a hilly outcrop smaller than Central Park in New York City dotted with colonial-era European style buildings. Warren and I took the short five-minute ferry ride to this island last month while we were in Xiamen. Gulangyu occupies a very special place in my heart because my father spent his formative years there attending the Anglo-Chinese Middle School in the 1930’s.The post My Father’s Island Paradise appeared first on Red Cook.