chinese food, dumplings

A History of Dumplings (Plus Bonus Peking Pork Dumpling Recipe)

Dumplings are universally loved, with different takes for different countries and regions. There’s the Italian ravioli, the pierogis of the Polish, Japan’s gyoza, and you’ll find more if you check out various cuisines around the world. Surely, you’ll find a dumpling recipe, whether it calls for boiling, steaming, or frying. You see, the dumpling is ...

Raven Montmorency

A bamboo basket of dumplings.

Recipe: Sweet and Sour Prawns

Sweet and sour dishes are very popular in China, although the Chinese tend to use sweet and sour sauces as dipping sauces rather than for cooking, as is done in Westernized sweet and sour dishes. Here is a recipe for sweet and sour prawns. Ingredients: Large prawns — 16 (peel the prawn shell off, but ...

Emma Lu

Sweet and Sour Prawns.

American Chef, Chinese Flavors

Josh Grinker is an American chef, but he cooks delicious Chinese food in his Kings County Imperial Restaurant in New York, which attracts diners from all over the world. The Michelin Guide and USA Today both wrote praising Josh for cooking the most authentic Chinese food in New York. Josh and Jane then became the ...

Helen London

Josh Grinker and Jane Young.

First Swine Fever, Now a Plague of Armyworms Threatens China’s Food

The crop-eating fall armyworm has been found in 11 provinces in China as of May 9, now threatening the production of staples such as corn, rice, and wheat in about a third of the country since it was detected in late January. This plague of armyworms threatens China’s food supply. Along with African swine fever, ...

Max Lu

Fall armyworm moth.

Observing Chinese Starbucks Patrons Reveals What Their Ancestors Farmed

Starbucks patrons reflect the findings in a new study analyzing behavior patterns of people across China suggests that the traditional interdependent rice-farming culture of southern China has resulted in today’s residents — even city dwellers far removed from farming — being more interdependent and less controlling over their environment compared to their countrymen who hail from ...

Troy Oakes

Rice Dishes 2 Ways

Don’t just serve up simple, plain rice at your next dinner. Instead, let your taste buds enjoy the flavors of these two rice dishes that have few ingredients and are quick to make. Give them a try. Spring onion and soy fried rice Serves 3-4 Ingredients 2 tbsp peanut oil 3-4 cups cooked white rice ...

Troy Oakes

Salt and Pepper Prawns Recipe

The following recipe is inspired by a Chinese cooking show called Daydaycook on YouTube. If you are a seafood fan and love cooking, then this Salt and Pepper Prawns recipe might be just what you have been looking for. The video below even includes a step-by-step guide to preparing the dish. We are greeted by a ...

Hermann Rohr

Salt and Pepper Prawns.

Chinese Roast Duck With Pineapple

Duck has been roasted in China since the Southern and Northern Dynasties Period (420-589). Chinese roast duck is one of the most noted dishes in China, with Peking Duck now considered a national dish — it was a favorite dish of the imperial courts. Chinese Roast Duck with Pineapple is one of the many delicious ...

Emma Lu

A plate of roast duck on rice with bok choy.