Much like “The Joy of Cooking,” which teaches the basics, “The Chinese Way: Classic Techniques, Fresh Flavors,” by Betty Liu, is a primer for anyone wanting to master Chinese cooking. Before diving ...
Chinese takeaway dishes are crowd-pleasers for a reason: comforting, packed with flavour and impossible to resist. But while ordering in is easy, recreating those favourites at home can feel daunting.
In the last couple of months, three fantastic cookbooks that contextualize what it means to cook Chinese food from a second-generation perspective have been published. Taken together, they provide a ...
It was Shanghainese spring onion oil noodles that catapulted Emma Chung to TikTok success four years ago. “It’s a fragrant oil that you make by frying spring onions and mixing them with noodles; it’s ...
Sarah and Kaitlin Leung are trying to explain luffa to me. “Do you like luffa? Chinese luffa, do you eat it?” Kaitlin asks. It’s a sunny afternoon in September, and we’re crouching in their parents’ ...
“A Very Chinese Cookbook” does not look like most of the output from the publishing arm of America’s Test Kitchen. For one thing, there’s that cheeky title — and even cheekier subtitle: “100 Recipes ...
Curious what to order at a Chinese restaurant? A chef and restaurant owner explains the menu. (Photos: Katie Chin/Wok Star Chinese; designed by Areta Gjicali) For many, myself included, Chinese ...
If you were to tell the story of how Lucas Sin fell in love with food and cooking, you might be tempted to trace it all back to his family — his grandmother, after all, was a cook in a Hong Kong ...