March 15th, 2010 in Appetizer by Chris
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]