Chinese Recipes Authentic Chinese recipes collected
mainly in Taiwan, some from China; all tested in my kitchen.
Starters/Snacks Recipes
Pickled
Cucumber Salad 涼拌黃瓜 (liáng bàn huáng guā) A lightly pickled
salad commonly served in Taiwan as a zesty appetiser.
Fish
Fry
with Peanuts丁香花生 (ding-1 xiang-1
hua-1 sheng-1) A classic Taiwan savoury appetiser.
White
Cut Chicken
白斬雞 (bai-2 zhan-3 ji-1) A pure-flavoured
chicken dish – served cold it makes a great starter.
Tea
Eggs茶葉蛋 cha-2 ye-4 dan-4) A cheap snack food, found all
over China. In spite of the name, tea is not the dominant flavour.
Zongzi (Rice
Dumplings in Bamboo Leaves) 粽子 (zòng zi) A traditional Taiwanese recipe
eaten during the Dragon Boat Festival.
Rice Recipes
White
Rice白米飯 (bai-2 mi-3
fan-4) Short, medium and long grain rice is eaten in
China. As long as rice is served pure, white and fluffy,
all will be well under the heavens.
Egg
Fried Rice蛋炒飯 (dan-4
chao-3 fan-4) This dish is typical of what is served in Taiwan,
though variations exist.
Lard
Rice豬油拌飯 (zhu-1 you-2 ban-4
fan-4) Only plain white rice is simpler than this pauper's dish.
Noodle
Recipes
Red Cooked Beef Noodle Soup 紅燒牛肉麵 (hóng shāo niú ròu miàn) The slow-braised dish that is the virtual national dish of Taiwan.
Clear
Beef Noodle Soup清燉牛肉麵(qing-1
dun-4 niu-2 rou-4 mian-4) Taiwanese rendering of a northern China
staple.
Ants Climbing
a Tree螞蟻上樹 (ma-3 yi shang-4 shu-4) A simple, spicy rice noodle dish originating in Sichuan.
Taiwan-style
Cold Noodles 台式涼麵 (tái shì liàng miàn) China has precious
few summer dishes. This easy noodle salad with a tangy sesame dressing
– is one of them.
Soup Recipes
Hot
and Sour Soup酸辣湯 (suan-1
la-4 tang-1) This is a hearty, chunky Taiwanese version of the soup
that can be found in Chinese restaurants worldwide.
Bamboo
and Pork Soup筍子排骨湯 (sun-3 zi pai-2
gu-3 tang-1) A simple, traditional Taiwanese Soup.
Ginseng
Chicken Soup人參雞湯 (ren-2 shen-1- ji-1 tang-1)
Ginseng has been treasured by Chinese as a tonic for thousands of
years. This dish is a tasty example of Chinese medicinal cooking.
Three
Cup Chicken三杯雞 (san-1 bei-1 ji-1)
A classic Taiwanese dish that is simply pungent. The three cups refer
to one each of sesame oil, rice wine, and soy sauce.
Dongpo
Pork東坡肉(dong-1 po-1 rou-4) Hangzhou's
trademark dish. To eat dongpo pork is to begin to understand the role
of fat in making meat taste good.
Steamed
Fish清蒸魚 (qing-1 zheng-1 yu-2) A really simple
dish that requires only the most basic arsenal of Chinese ingredients.
Vegetable Recipes
Chafing
Dish Tofu鐵板豆腐 (tie-3 ban-3 dou-4
fu-3) Bubbling away on your table, chafing dishes like this one from Taiwan,
are always fun to eat.
Deep
Fried Tofu炸豆腐 (zha-4 dou-4 fu-3)
Great as a snack or as part of a meal.
Sauces Etc. Recipes
Soy
Dipping
Sauce醬油沾醬 (jiang-4 you-2 zhan-1
jiang-4) A sauce that can be served with dumplings or Chinese steamed
or fried breads.
Soy
and Oil Hot Sauce辣椒醬 (la-4
jiao-1 jiang-4) Soy sauce and oil spiced with chillies: the Chinese
answer to vinaigrette? But for noodle soup and dumplings, rather
than salads.
Salt
and Pepper Dipping Powder 胡椒鹽 (hú jiāo yán) So simple it
hardly warrants the term 'recipe.' Good for poultry, and deep fried
food.
Sweets and Drinks Recipes
Sweet
Mung Bean Soup綠豆湯 (lü-4 dou-4 tang-1) A refreshing
summer snack or dessert. Very easy to make.
Kumquat
Tea金桔茶 (jin-1 ji-2 cha-2) Tasty,
tangy drink that may be helpful in fighting cold or flu symptoms.
Famous for its scenery, Guilin is one of south China’s leading tourist destinations. Translate guilin to English and you get cassia forest. The dried bark of the cassia tree (Cinnamomum cassia) which grows in abundance in the Guilin area, is one of the ingredients of five spice powder … read
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