塔菜冬笋 Chinese Flat Cabbage with Bamboo

塔菜冬笋 Chinese Flat Cabbage with Bamboo

January 11th, 2010 in Food by Chris 1

Pinyin: tǎ cài dōng sǔn Cabbage is prevalent throughout all of China and is one of the most widely eaten vegetables. In fact China produces the most cabbage in the world at more than 36 million tons followed by India at only 5 million tons while the USA produces just a mere million tons of [...]

Spring Bamboo in Chicken Broth

原鸡汁笋丝 Spring Bamboo in Chicken Broth

November 4th, 2007 in Food by Chris 0

Pinyin: yuán jī zhī sǔn sī It’s November now and this dish really hit the spot. It’s a combination of spring bamboo, mushrooms and assorted vegetables served in a bowl of some of the tastiest chicken broth I’ve had in a good long time. It really brought back memories of mom’s home cooking after a [...]

Slow Cooked Bamboo with Duck

笋干老鸭煲 Slow Cooked Bamboo with Duck

October 22nd, 2007 in Food by Chris 0

Pinyin: sǔn gān lǎo yā bāo Bamboo is such a very Chinese thing, from pandas to chopsticks it seems as though everything can be made from bamboo. There are a thousand different ways to eat bamboo, but this slow cooked bamboo with duck is one of the best I’ve discovered. The aroma is full flavored [...]

Sweet Pickled Bamboo

手播笋 Sweet Pickled Bamboo

November 29th, 2006 in Appetizer by Chris 0

Pinyin: Shǒu Buō Suǎn China is known for their bamboo, it really does permeate all aspects of life and as pictured it permeates into food as well. You are looking at pieces of bamboo that have been sweet pickled, or something pretty close to that. I ate this at a Shanghainese restaurant and I have [...]