There are foods you know you can love even if you’ve never tasted them. On which when you finally manage to get your hands (and your teeth) you have only a delicious confirmation of the affinity that you already suspected and add an indelible memory to your sensory memory. So it went between me and...
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Bok choy with fresh shiitake
The bok choy or pak choy is a vegetable that belongs to the cabbage family. Its origins are Chinese and the name means “white vegetables”, and can be found in many varieties: baby bok choy, shanghainese bok choy, green bok choi … I have already tasted all of course! They are always fresh at the...
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...
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...
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...