r/chinesecooking

This sounds like food from Yunnan and Guizhou, but you can find it in Chengdu too.

The soup is the most nutritious part; this is a rich broth made from beef bones.

For those who love noodles, this is the true essence.
Before each serving, place a spoonful of toppings at the bottom of the bowl and stir well. This allows the toppings and noodles to mix thoroughly, ensuring the noodles don't taste bland.

Made Chinese cold salad. Simple, cheap, and so refreshing in summer 🥰

I was in Dongguang a couple of weeks ago for work. As a vegetarian I was a little lost on where to eat, but Lao Ban had my back and took me to a vegetarian place to eat.

I had never been in a all vegetarian buffet, it was magical and I really have a great memory of that place.

The food was delicious but most of it didnt have ID of what it was. Most soups did, but all the other dishes dont.

Could you provide me any name so I can try to make it at home? I did take some pictures.

Last picture is the place I went, I dont know if that is allowed.

I found some ramps when hiking (Northeast USA) and thought that they tasted a lot like Chinese chives (韭菜). I picked them and made my favorite Chinese chive dish - Chive Pockets (韭菜盒子).

They were absolutely incredible - like chive pockets but with a strong onion/garlic flavor.

TL;DR Recipe

Filling:

1. Separate ramp stems from ramp leaves
2. Mince ramp stems
3. Sauté the ramp stems till aromatic
4. Mix sautéd stems, julienned leaves, soaked vermicelli, and scrambled eggs
5. Season to taste (I used dried scallops and a Korean snow crab sauce - Hong Yeong Ui Snow Crab White Sauce)

Dough: basic ~50-60% hydration hot water dough

Recipe video for folks unfamiliar with chive pockets: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhOq_9fHdIY

It turned out great! He loved it 🥰

Ice jelly is what makes summer feel cool and refreshing 🤗

I've seen them both called bao but is that accurate? Or is it a universal term like bread?

at Esquire Kitchen in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 🇲🇾

at I Love Yoo! in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 🇲🇾

Hi, I am an Indian person who is fascinated by Chinese cuisine. I am trying to get some of the essential pantry staples for Chinese cooking, and I have managed to get Light and Dark soy sauce, oyster sauce, toasted sesame oil, MSG, and I could find some of the other basic stuff (Lee Kum Kee has some of their catalogue available here).

Where I am really struggling is finding decent Xiaoxing wine. There's barely any available, at least on amazon.in. The only one I can find is this:

https://www.amazon.in/Gourmet-Cooking-Hsing-Seasoning-Vinegar/dp/B0BQBWVFTP/ref=sr_1_5?crid=99O7LZU5UCNI&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.jcTTm7gisF9sbxmDUHpbjA.DSlTZZ18eHVLuZAHN4uNAAEk0hlenJavjK9sDkSnqgs&dib_tag=se&keywords=xiaoxing+wine&qid=1778959628&sprefix=xiaxing%2Caps%2C638&sr=8-5

And this (no reviews):

https://www.amazon.in/Shaos-Chubang-Scallion-Ginger-Cooking/dp/B0GYF212C9/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=99O7LZU5UCNI&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.jcTTm7gisF9sbxmDUHpbjA.DSlTZZ18eHVLuZAHN4uNAAEk0hlenJavjK9sDkSnqgs&dib_tag=se&keywords=xiaoxing+wine&qid=1778959628&sprefix=xiaxing%2Caps%2C638&sr=8-1-spons&aref=2KCnmx9psi&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&psc=1

I found another one in a very low-profile (kind of shady-looking site):
https://www.exoticeats.co.in/search?q=wine (shared the search results as 2 of them look interesting

Are any of these any good? I don't have many options here, I'm afraid.
Any help is appreciated.

Hello lovely people, I’m trying to work some more nutrition into a low fibre diet for my lovely mother. I’m super intrigued by the soup packs that I can buy from my local Chinese grocer, but I’m not sure about the measurements.

The lack that I have bought calls for “12 bowls of water”, and from a Google, that suggests using four litres and cooking it down to around three. Is this about right? If I split the pack in three and use 1 1/3 litre and cooking it down to around one litre, should I be safe.

It also suggests chicken or pork. My darling yet difficult mother is not super keen on either protein. I can normally manage to get turkey or duck into her.

If I use maybe chicken necks for the collagen, and a turkey leg for a little protein, would it be too egregious?

Thanks in advance for your help

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