Monthly Archives: January 2017

Varieties of Chinese Recipes

Keep in mind that there are many different types of Chinese recipes that you can make for your family. You’ll need to keep in mind that everyone in the family probably has their favorite dish, but you’ll also find that everyone has a different reason why they like that dish as well. You’ll find that when everyone has different tastes it can be very hard to please everyone, so you may have to try to figure out what recipes work well and also what recipes don’t work […]

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Two Healthy Chinese Recipes

Chinese cooking has healthy, well balanced recipes that can very well fit in almost any dietary regiment. Today, I am sharing with you two of these healthy recipes for your enjoyment. Chinese Recipe of Beef Fried Rice Recipe Ingredients: 2 Tbs. soy sauce 1/2 tsp. sugar 1 Tbs. vegetable oil 2 eggs, well beaten 1/2 lb. ground beef 1 medium carrot, finely chopped 1 celery rib, finely chopped 1 scallion, chopped 1 tsp. fresh ginger, minced 1 clove garlic, minced 2 cups cooked rice, cold Directions: Combine […]

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Szechwan Cuisine

The cuisine of the Western region of China is well-known for its spiciness, but many Western palates overlook the complex interplay of savory, sour, hot and sweet flavors that underlie the fiery spice of the Szechwan pepper and other spices that give the Szechwan cuisine its characteristic burn. For decades, most of the world was familiar mainly with Cantonese cuisine, and thought of it as ‘Chinese cuisine’. In reality, though, China is an enormous country that encompasses nearly every kind of climate imaginable. The amazing variety of […]

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Regional Cuisine of China Szechuan Style

The Szechuan style of cuisine arose from a culturally distinct area in the central western of part of China, a province known as Sichuan. This area of China came into its own culturally towards the end of the Shang Dynasty, during the 15th century. However, it was also the climate of the area that helped to shape the culinary traditions that were to arise from Sichuan province and make their way into the realm of international cuisine. The province from which the cuisine that the world knows […]

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Regional Cuisine: Hunan Cuisine

Hunan cuisine shares many commonalities with its close, more well-known cousin, Szechwan cooking, Both cuisines originate in the Western region of China. The climate there is sub-tropical – humid and warm enough to encourage the use of fiery spices to help cool the body, and to require high spicing of food as a preservative. With similar climate, the two regions also share many ingredients – rice is a major staple in both diets, and chili peppers are an important part of most dishes. The two styles of […]

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Fortunate Lemon Chicken

This is a delicious chicken meal for you to prepare at home. The lemon sauce is fresh and tangy and somehow I always end up eating too much :-). It takes a bit to prepare and is not the sort of thing you would want to cook each night of the week. However, it is worth the effort. I usually make it once in a while as a special meal for my husband. And it always turns out great. Fortunate Lemon Chicken 4 whole boneless chicken breasts, […]

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Easy Chinese Recipes

You’ll find that there are a lot of things that you have to do in a day. You don’t want to spend all day on dinner, but you also want to keep in mind that a good and wholesome meal can be served within an hour. You’ll find that there are a lot of ingredients that can be opted out so that you are able to keep things simple and easy. It also depends on rather or not you are an experienced cook or a beginner. You’ll […]

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Chinese Recipes

When it comes to Chinese recipes, you’ll find that there are some of the most interesting recipes that you will ever try. You’ll also find that there are many recipes that are appropriate as a snack or some that are appropriate as a main course. You’ll need to keep in mind that these recipes will be able to come together quickly too. You will find that there are thousands of recipes that you can use and there are even more cookbooks on the market. You’ll need to […]

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Chinese Recipes For The Whole Family

When it comes to the family, you’ll find that there are some foods that everyone loves, but then there are some savory dishes that are too much for the kids. You’ll find that if you allow the kids to get involved with dinner, they will be more inclined to make good, healthy food choices. You will be able to make egg rolls and even won tons with the kids, but you’ll want to make sure that everyone plays a role in making dinner. You’ll find that the […]

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A Beginners Guide To Chinese Cookery

When I first ate Chinese food in the UK in the 1970s, it was really quite unappealing. Everything came in a gloopy sauce and seemed to taste the same, due to the overuse of monosodium glutamate, supposedly a flavour enhancer but in reality, nothing of the kind. Then in the 1980s a new breed of Chinese restaurant arrived (at least it took that long to reach the provinces) which provided lighter, tastier Chinese cooking demonstrating regional differences. There was one drawback, however, which was that this new […]

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