鲜虾荠菜肠粉 Shrimp and Shepherd’s Purse Rice Noodle Roll

Pinyin: xiān xiā jì cài cháng fěn I was a little bit surprised to learn that Shepherd’s purse, a fairly common weed in Oregon if I remember things right, is a regular vegetable in a Shanghai kitchen. I felt it tasted a bit dirtier than I prefer most of my vegetables, but it wasn’t bad [...]

蟹粉蒸饺 Crab and Pork Steamed Dim Sum

Pinyin: xiè fěn zhēng jiǎo Something a bit different today. A little Dim Sum. Dim Sum as Americans know it, is more of a Cantonese style food. Dim Sum is essentially the Chinese equivalent to finger food and it’s usually eaten while drinking tea. Lots of time the dishes are sweet and dessert like in [...]