No matter how you cook them, they’re no subsitute for pasta.
Category: Recipes
Yunnan fresh cheese — in the factory!
The woman making the cheese was a genuine expert–with her two burners running, it was like watching an 80s DJ spin turntables
The perfect burger
Get ready for three recipes. You will need to start a day in advance
Beet green and potato frittata
Beets are wonderful things, including the greens, despite the fact that many people throw them out. Do not do that. Do this instead.
Kale chicken saag curry
Some people talk about kale season in the same way they would flu season, or zombie snail season. Even I will admit that getting a giant bunch of kale each week in the community veggie coop does start to test the ol’ culinary creativity
Honey sesame tofu snacks
Ah tofu… Maligned, unloved, and misused, tofu can be wonderful, or it can be awful. But one thing it is this week is cheap. Ten packages for ten dollars at Tops, so guess what we just bought a whole hell of a lot of. Even before that though, I considered it a personal challenge to…
Yunnan rice noodles
I can’t say many good things about my current hotel. It reeks of smoke, and this morning I woke up covered in what I can only hope are mosquito bites. But the breakfast is outstanding. Yesterday I had the rice noodle soup, and again was struck my the smoky taste. This time I had the…
Bamboo soup with pork ribs and rice cakes
You can buy dried bamboo shoots in any Asian store… but now you have to cook them.
Banana bread
Don’t be fooled, it’s actually bread with bananas.
Today’s question from culinary history: Did Chinese people eat meat?
We know it wasn’t General Tso’s chicken, but what was on the table in a Chinese household?
