Chinese desserts may be shadowed by the fancy looks of cakes and tarts in the western world, but their tastes are ever as good and special. Very different from the butter/chocolate/jam you are familiar with, Chinese dessert often use another set of ingredients to bring out the sweet flavours. Sesame paste is one of …
With a piece of big land and 5000 years of history, Chinese cuisine is extremely complicated. Different regions have different cultures, climates and ingredients so that people have formed different types of cuisine. The most basic types are these four: Lu, Chuan, Su, Yue which presents four major regions in China. I am trying …
As a farming nation, Chinese have combined all sorts of vegetables, grains and nuts into cooking. Thus most widely used types of cooking oil are all vegetarian friendly: groundnut oil (peanut oil), soybean oil, sunflower oil and vegetable oil (rapeseed oil). Be aware, I haven’t mentioned sesame oil yet, because the flavour is so strong, …
I will try my best to describe the quantity of condiments in my dishes, but as you know, cooking is always down to personal taste and experience. Especially there are quite a few strong spices and sauces in Chinese cuisine, do please taste your dish when adding more in ^_^ Here are some handy measurement …