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A plate of mung bean sprout stir-fry

Mung bean sprouts: Homegrown guide & a stir-fry recipe

Chinese flower rolls, steamed & pan-fried

Chinese flower rolls with scallions (Hua Juan, 花卷)

Chinese steamed buns in a bamboo basket.

Mantou (馒头), Chinese steamed buns

A bowl of hand-pulled noodles with in broth

Hand-pulled noodles (La Mian, 拉面), a foolproof recipe

Kansui cantonese mooncake

Cantonese mooncake with salted egg yolk (广式月饼)

An unwrapped Chinese sticky rice dumpling (Zongzi)

Zongzi: Chinese sticky rice dumpling (粽子)

From the simplest to more sophisticated versions, this guide offers six inspiring dumpling sauces which will take your dumpling dishes to another level.

Six dumpling sauces (Ultimate Dumpling Guide part 5)

Great fillings are essential to successful dumpling making. This guide offers ideas, tips and troubleshooting tricks. Four dumpling filling examples are also included.

How to make great dumpling fillings (Ultimate Dumpling Guide part 2)

Freshly rolled dumpling wrappers and two dumplings.

Homemade dumpling wrappers (Ultimate Dumpling Guide part 1)

A bowl of Chinese egg drop soup with diced tomato and garnished with coriander.

Egg drop soup with tomato (番茄蛋汤)

Homemade fortune cookies rimmed with white and black sesame seeds.

Homemade fortune cookies (签语饼) + Video

Hot, fragrant, crispy and powerfully mouth-numbing, Sichuan spicy peanuts are an addictive snack that can be easily made at home.

Sichuan spicy peanuts (Mala peanuts, 麻辣花生)

A golden oranger colours sesame ball held by a ceramic spoon.

Sesame balls, the sweet potato version (红薯煎堆)

Chewy outside and soft inside, pan fried tofu is super delicious with flavour-packed garlic sauce. A perfect dish to wake up your taste buds.

Pan fried tofu with garlic sauce (鱼香豆腐)

Thick, broad, hand pulled noodles seasoned with chilli, garlic and Sichuan pepper, Xi'an Biang Biang noodles offers a delectable taste and texture.

Xi’an Biang Biang noodles

Chinese Mung bean jelly salad (Liangfen, 凉粉) pleases your palate both with its interesting texture and with its pungent flavour.

Mung bean jelly salad (Liangfen, 凉粉)

White and pink Tang Yuan (Chinese glutinous rice balls) in serving bowls.

Tang Yuan, Chinese glutinous rice balls (汤圆)

Pan-fried vegetarian dumplings resemble Pak Choi and have a crispy base.

Pan-fried vegetarian dumplings / potstickers (素煎饺)

A bowl of freshly cooked Chinese doughnut stick (Youtiao)

Chinese doughnut stick (Youtiao, 油条)

A landscape photo of mango sago dessert.

Mango sago with grapefruit (杨枝甘露)

A bowl of Liang pi, Chinese cold skin noodles.

Liang Pi: cold skin noodles, the simple way (凉皮)

You only need soy sauce and sesame oil to season Chinese steamed eggs.

Chinese steamed eggs, a perfectionist’s guide (蒸蛋羹)

a Chinese scallion pancake.

Scallion pancakes, Cong You Bing (葱油饼)

A delicate, delectable treat for celebrating Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival, snow skin mooncake with custard filling delivers enchanting texture and flavour.

Snow skin mooncake with custard filling (冰皮月饼)

Pungent flavour stimulates your palate at first taste, just like the shock you would get when encounter a tiger. This is how Xinjiang tiger salad gets its name.

Xinjiang tiger salad (老虎菜)

Steamed to a creamy, melt-in-your-mouth texture, then seasoned with a pungent chilli-garlic dressing, this Chinese aubergine salad is simple yet delectable.

Aubergine salad with garlic dressing (凉拌茄子)

Chinese peanut & sesame brittle on a plate

Peanut & sesame brittle (花生芝麻糖)

Pan fried flat dumplings filled with fragrant Chinese chive, soft scrambled eggs and springy vermicelli noodles, Chinese chive pockets are simply irresistible.

Chinese chive pockets (韭菜盒子)

A humble dish from Shanghai, spring onion oil noodles is simple but delectable. It can be served as breakfast, lunch, dinner, or even as a side dish for parties.

Shanghai spring onion oil noodles (葱油拌面)

A step by step recipe guiding you to make Chinese spring onion oil without fail. You will also learn how to use this versatile condiments in seven ways.

How to make & use spring onion oil (葱油)

Briefly blanched lettuce topped with a tasty, sticky sauce, iceberg lettuce with oyster sauce is a classic Chinese dish that gives plain vegetable an appetizing tone.

Iceberg lettuce with oyster sauce (蚝油生菜)

If you love potato and fancy spicy flavour, you must try this Chinese potato rösti! It’s pungent and crispy. A great side dish to add zing to your meal.

Spicy Chinese potato rösti (干煸洋芋丝)

Essential ingredient for many classic Chinese dishes, homemade red bean paste only requires 3 simple steps. It tastes much better than commercial versions.

How to make red bean paste (红豆沙)

Fresh mango chunk topped with fluffy whipped cream, then wrapped with a thin, moist and elastic crepe, pillow-shaped mango pancake is a dessert to die for.

Hong Kong style mango pancake (芒果班戟)

An earthy, refreshing dish loaded with nutrients, spinach and soybean salad is seasoned with a simple yet flavourful Chinese ginger dressing.

Spinach and soybean salad with ginger dressing (姜汁菠菜毛豆)

Leavened scallion flatbread

Scallion flatbread, leavened version (葱油发面饼)

Pungent, aromatic, earthy and salty, fermented black beans provide unique and complex flavours to many Chinese dishes.

Fermented black beans (豆豉)

Popular, versatile Chinese black bean sauce can be easily made at home. I have three versions to share: classic, with mushrooms or with minced meat.

Spicy black bean sauce – 3 versions (辣豆豉酱)

Juicy tomatoes are hollowed and steamed with well seasoned tofu crumbs. These tofu-stuffed tomatoes are then served with a scrumptious sweet and sour sauce.

Tofu-stuffed tomatoes (番茄豆腐盅)

Two Chinese spring pancakes stuffed with meat and veggies.

Easy Chinese tortilla (Spring pancake 春饼)

Crunchy, thin strips flavoured with tangy spices, Chinese potato stir-fry shows you an exciting way to prepare potatoes.

Chinese potato stir-fry (酸辣土豆丝)

Slippery noodles in a tangy soup, hot and sour glass noodle soup is irresistible but easy to prepare. A classic Chinese dish you ought to try.

Hot and sour glass noodle soup (酸辣粉)

Don’t discard sprouted garlic! Grow them in water instead. Homegrown garlic sprouts add great flavour to omelette, noodles, salad, stir-fry, etc.

Omelette with homegrown garlic sprouts

Chinese sesame paste thinned with water

Chinese sesame paste & 3 substitute ideas (芝麻酱)

Probably the best way to enjoy hard boiled eggs! Chinese tea eggs are packed with flavour and have a beautiful marble look. Recipe in two versions provided.

Marbled tea eggs – two versions (茶叶蛋)

Creamy and luscious, stir-fried aubergine in plum sauce is a dish to die for. This recipe tells you how to achieve the desired texture using a minimum of oil.

Stir-fried aubergine in plum sauce (苏梅酱茄子)

A tried and tested recipe for making perfect ginger milk curd, a popular Cantonese dessert with an interesting flavour and silky texture.

Fail-proof ginger milk curd (姜汁撞奶)

Simple ingredients, great flavour. This egg fried rice noodles is quick to prepare using the easy Chinese dressing formula.

Egg fried rice noodles (鸡蛋炒米粉)

As important as soy sauce, Chinese rice vinegar is a must-have for those keen to explore Chinese cuisine in their own kitchens.

Chinese rice vinegar (米醋)

A classic salad with a new look. Flavoured with an easy Chinese dressing. Formula to make this versatile seasoning revealed.

Cucumber salad with easy Chinese dressing (拌黄瓜)

A traditional Chinese home remedy for cough relief. Steamed or boiled pear with rock sugar is a delightful dessert very easy to prepare.

Pear with rock sugar – two ways (冰糖雪梨)

Rock sugar is refined, crystalized sugar commonly used in Chinese kitchen to add shine to braised dishes or to sweeten desserts.

Rock sugar (冰糖)

Only three common ingredients needed! Tomato and egg stir-fry is truly a national dish adored by every family in China.

Tomato and egg stir-fry (番茄炒蛋)

A simple Chinese leaf salad, crispy, garlicky, spicy and extremely healthy. This recipe shows you how to make a flavour-packed hot oil dressing.

Chinese leaf salad with hot oil dressing (油泼白菜)

Freshly made Chinese chilli oil in two jars.

Make your own Chinese chilli oil (油泼辣子)

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