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Chinese tea eggs

With the Chinese tea eggs recipe we get in the heart of the Chinese culinary tradition. It is a simple but unmissable and characteristic preparation. In the shops and sellers of baoz and dumplings, near to the big bamboo steamers, you will always find a large basket full of tea eggs. And it is not...

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Chrysanthemum tea : an infusion from China

Teas, infusions, tisanes… I drink a lot of these and I like to try new ones. What is more comfortable than a hot mug in the hands during a cold day? And this chrysanthemum tea, since I discovered it, is my evening drink. The chrysanthemum tea is an infusion of flowers, belonging to the Chrysanthemum...

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Enoki mushrooms with garlic and scallion sauce

  Today, for the chinese recipes section, i’ll show you the enoki mushrooms. Here in Asia are widely common and I cannot not to try them with some typical recipe! That as usual is very simple but rich in taste. “Enoki” is the Japanese name, here in China they’re called  金针菇, jin-zhen-gu. Enoki mushrooms are...

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Snow peas with lily bulb and goji berries

Today I’ll show you a simple but tasty side-dish, tried for the first time here in a restaurant in Shanghai and immediately repeated at home. Snow peas are one of our preferred vegetable! Sweet and crunchy, they pair perfectly with the dried lily bulb, lightly bitter, while the goji berries give to the dish a...

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Sichaunese wontons in chilli oil sauce

The wontons. One of the first dishes that I tried when I came to China, thanks to which I had a positive feeling with this cuisine, today are here on this blog, in the Chengdu version. Dumplings filled with pork meat, seasoned with a sauce that is a joy of spices and aromas, that will...