Pinyin: xī běi lā pí Packed with energy and loaded with potassium and phosphorous mung beans are used in a number of healthy desserts available throughout China and Asian. Also known as green beans and mash beans, they are small green oval shaped beans that grow well in warm temperatures and loamy soil. The beans [...]
Pinyin: wēn bàn yāo huā Every year more than 15,000 people receive kidney transplants in the USA from a mix of living and deceased donors. The first kidney transplant was successfully performed in 1950. Today the kidney is one of the easiest organs to transplant and the live donation procedure is relatively free of complications. [...]
Pinyin: suān là yún ěr There are over a dozen different kinds of jelly fungus and most of them are edible, a few of them are delicacies, and a few of them are commonly found in dishes throughout Asia. Jelly fungi have earned their name because they have the consistency of jelly or something a bit [...]
Pinyin: xiāng xī tǔ fěi yā Anethol is the main chemical compound found in anise and Chinese star anise that give the two spices their distinct flavor even though the two spices are biologically unrelated. Star anise comes from an evergreen tree found in southwest China that is a member of the Mangolia family while [...]
Pinyin: gān guō wō sǔn là ròu Asparagus Lettuce is something I only discovered after living in China for nearly a year, as It’s not a vegetable typically grown in the USA. It goes by many names including celtuce, celery lettuce, stem lettuce, and asparagus lettuce. In China it is called 莴笋 (wō sǔn). It [...]
Pinyin: mǎ qiáo xiāng gān diào guō I’ve raved and raved about tofu before, so it should be obvious that I dig it. I know lots of people say they don’t like tofu but seriously there are hundreds of kinds of tofu out there, something for everyone so to speak. The smoked tofu in this dish [...]
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