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Fried Brown Rice
Updated:View Post: Fried Brown RiceWhen we say Fried Brown Rice, we don’t mean white rice fried in a classic brown sauce, we’re talking about actual brown rice fried rice! Why Brown Rice? When you eat white rice, the tough outer husk, bran and germ…
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How to Cook Brown Rice: 2 Easy Methods!
Updated:View Post: How to Cook Brown Rice: 2 Easy Methods!Brown rice has become a popular alternative to white rice. Though it seems simple, cooking brown rice can be hard to get right if you don’t make a couple important moves. That’s why today, we’ve got all the tips you…
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Five Spice Chicken
Updated:View Post: Five Spice ChickenWhen we bought our first house over twenty years ago and money was tight, we were always looking for good deals at the local supermarket. The Chicken leg quarters at $0.39/pound sounded pretty good. This oven-baked five spice chicken is…
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The Ultimate Asian Vegetable Stock
Updated:View Post: The Ultimate Asian Vegetable StockWe have many soup recipes on The Woks of Life that can be adapted for vegans and vegetarians. The only problem was, we never had a high quality Asian vegetable stock or Chinese vegetable stock recipe we could recommend. Most…
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Easy Peking Duck with Mandarin Pancakes
Updated:View Post: Easy Peking Duck with Mandarin PancakesEver since we left Beijing to come back to the US, one of the things we really miss is the abundance and variety of the authentic foods China had to offer, including authentic Peking Duck. What Is Peking Duck? Peking…
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Grass Jelly Dessert
Updated:View Post: Grass Jelly DessertMy earliest memory of grass jelly is from my Cantonese neighbor who lived above us way back when I lived in Shanghai. We all called her Ah–Mou, a respectful way to address an elderly woman in Cantonese. I still remember…
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Celebrating the Last Days of Summer in Montauk
Updated:View Post: Celebrating the Last Days of Summer in MontaukThis summer, we found ourselves in Montauk as a whole family for the first time in almost 20 years (tried and failed to write that sentence without feeling old). The last time we visited as a family, Sarah and I…
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Chinese Winter Melon Soup with Meatballs
Updated:View Post: Chinese Winter Melon Soup with MeatballsNow that the air’s beginning to turn crisp, it’s time for us to share this Chinese Winter Melon Soup recipe with meatballs. Winter melons are grown in summer and harvested in late summer through early winter, making this a great…
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Baobing Chinese Shaved Ice
Updated:View Post: Baobing Chinese Shaved IceChinese Shaved Ice, or baobing, is something I’ve only seen made the right way in China. On hot days in Beijing, when my parents and sister lived there for a 3-year stretch while I was in college, there was nothing better than…
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10 Traditional Mid-Autumn Festival Foods
Updated:View Post: 10 Traditional Mid-Autumn Festival FoodsThe Mid-Autumn Festival is almost here! I hope you’re ready, but in case you’re not, we’re sharing 10 traditional Mid-Autumn Festival Foods served during this holiday! Mid-Autumn Festival Memories The Mid-Autumn Festival can get lost in the American mainstream, but…
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Pork Fried Rice
Updated:View Post: Pork Fried RicePork fried rice is probably one of the most popular Chinese take-out dishes out there. Anything involving rice and pork is likely to be a winner with a Chinese audience (or any audience that loves Chinese food). In my parents’…
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Hunan Beef
Updated:View Post: Hunan BeefYou may have ordered Hunan Beef from your local takeout joint before. The Americanized version is pretty variable, depending on who’s making it. I once asked my father and other Chinese restaurant chefs—what’s the deal with Hunan Beef? Even they…
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Black Sticky Rice Mango Dessert
Updated:View Post: Black Sticky Rice Mango DessertOver 5 years ago, we posted these two recipes for cold Asian dessert soups that have grown in popularity across Asia. Today, we’re posting a new recipe for one of my favorite dessert soups, made with mango, Thai black sticky…
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Dark Soy Sauce
Updated:View Post: Dark Soy SauceSoy sauce is a pretty familiar ingredient to most cooks, but what about dark soy sauce? As Chinese recipes become more accessible to a wider audience, folks are seeing a greater number of recipes call for this ingredient. But what’s…
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Thai Soy Sauce
Updated:View Post: Thai Soy SauceThai soy sauces are similar to Chinese soy sauces in that there are both dark and light varieties. However, there are some key differences. Some say Thai soy sauce isn’t as briny or harshly salty as Chinese/Japanese soy sauce, because…
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Tamari
Updated:View Post: TamariTamari is often billed as an alternative to soy sauce, particularly for those with a gluten intolerance/allergy. But what is Tamari, and how does it taste different from soy sauce? Let’s take a closer look! What Is Tamari? Like soy…
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Gluten-Free Soy Sauce
Updated:View Post: Gluten-Free Soy SauceMany Chinese and Japanese soy sauce brands have gluten-free soy sauce options these days. Tamari is often described as a gluten-free alternative to soy sauce, but not all tamari products are guaranteed to be gluten-free. Let’s clear up the confusion! What…
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Japanese Soy Sauce
Updated:View Post: Japanese Soy SauceKikkoman, a Japanese food manufacturer well known for its soy sauces, is probably the most recognizable and easy-to-find brand of soy sauce in the United States. But can you use Kikkoman in Chinese recipes? What’s the difference between Japanese soy…
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