June 4th, 2010 in Mains by Chris
Pinyin: bái jiāo chǎo jī zá Chicken gizzards and giblets are something I only rarely heard around the kitchen when i was growing up. We would buy whole frozen chickens and sometimes pieces would be stuffed inside the chicken. Typically there was a heart, a neck, a liver, and the giblet. These items would be [...]
May 24th, 2010 in Mains by Chris
Pinyin: qīn jiāo dòu fǔ gān Dried tofu is pretty amazing in it’s resemblance to meat. The drying process gives the tofu a tougher even chewy texture, very similar to rubber. Rubbery food isn’t always desired, but in the case of tofu it’s a nice change. Dried tofu is still fresh, the drying is accomplished [...]
April 1st, 2010 in Food by Chris
Pinyin: jiān jiāo xiāng gū chǎo qiān zhāng The bell pepper has become a common ingredient added to all sorts of traditional Chinese dishes since it was first introduced into the old world by the Spanish in 1493. Bell peppers are a mutant form of a chili pepper that doesn’t produce capsaicin. Bell peppers come [...]