Chinese food has been popular all around the globe. But what I have thought was Chinese food while back in Germany, cannot be compared to what real Chinese food in China looks and tastes like.
I have come to love …
I love Chinese food, don’t get me wrong. But there are times you really want to eat that dish your mom always makes, or you just want to bake some chocolate cookies…
While these would be no problem when living …
Chengdu is well known for its culinary prowess; the spiciest of Chinese cuisine doesn’t take a backseat to any dim sum or street stall barbeque recipes so save room in your itinerary to take in this zesty chow.
But what …
Today is the 25th day of the 12th month of the Chinese lunar year (腊月二十五), five more days till Chinese New Year’s Eve. Today most people start with their food preparations for the Spring Festival, because according to …
Cute Panda Cookies 超可爱的熊猫饼干
With my new Chinese baking equipment came a bunch of super cute panda cookie forms. I tried the recipe that came with it but I didn’t like the taste. The cookies turned out very hard and …
After the last post about essential baking equipment in China, how different supplies are called in Chinese and where to get them, here follows the second part of the guide: A list of baking ingredients, how they are called …
For those of you living in fully developed, non-Asian countries, a guide for baking equipment seems hardly worth a discussion, let alone a whole article. In China, however, baking a cake can turn into an insurmountable task.
Chinese kitchens usually …
There have been many articles on Chinese table manners. China’s eating culture can be as confusing as is its drinking culture.
Having good table manners in China can help you to avoid embarrassment. There are certain rules of of …
Recently I posted a few pictures and videos on my facebook, complaining about the weekly/daily banquets held by my neigbors.
Today, I was invited to another one. So, out of the occasion I thought it is time to share …
In a previous post I have talked about Anhui Cuisine and Bozhou’s famous Niurou Mo. But Bozhou has much more to offer than Niurou Mo and Fenpi. Here are the ten most famous dishes in Bozhou (in no specific order).…
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