大头菜拌花生 Pickled Rutabaga with Peanuts

大头菜拌花生 Pickled Rutabaga with Peanuts

March 15th, 2010 in Appetizer by Chris 0

Pinyin: dà tóu cài bàn huā shēng Rutabaga is one of those things that you always hear about but rarely happen upon. Originating as a cross between a cabbage and a turnip, the rutabaga comes from humble origins. First seen growing wild in Sweden, rutabaga comes from a Swedish dialect meaning “root ham” Rutabaga has [...]

Peanuts with Spicy Anchovy Oil

海蜒花生米 Peanuts with Spicy Anchovy Oil

October 22nd, 2007 in Appetizer by Chris 0

Pinyin: hǎi yán huā shēng mǐ Peanuts a simple food, yet add some spicy oil and a dash of dried fish and you’ve created a rather tasty Chinese appetizer. The spicy oil added most of the flavor and I’d swear they mixed in a fair bit of white pepper that really livened up the first [...]

Steamed Pork with Garlic

蒜泥百肉 Steamed Pork with Garlic

November 20th, 2006 in Food by Chris 0

Pinyin: Suàn Ní Bái Ròu Meat, my oh my what a tasty site. I have to be thankful for the little pleasures a dish like this brings to me in Shanghai. For you see, this meat is exquisitely flavored, it only has a small bit of fat attached, the garlic, peanuts and cilantro are balanced [...]