Category: Quick & Easy

  • SESAME NOODLES (麻醬麵)

    SESAME NOODLES (麻醬麵)
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    Summer is upon us and it’s time to cut out the carbs in our diet and replace them with cold versions of the same carbs. One of my earliest childhood memories is of my mother making this dish on particularly hot days. She could never be bothered to consult a recipe or take any care… Read more

  • MAPO TOFU (麻婆豆腐)

    MAPO TOFU (麻婆豆腐)
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    If there is one thing Chinese people can do, outside of inventing amazing recipes, it’s insulting you right to your face. A routine family Facetime call can devolve into “you got fat!” and “are you still single?” in the first 30 seconds. What happened to, “Hello?” “How are you?”We’re always told that this is just… Read more

  • FIVE SPICE BEAN CURD WITH SHREDDED BEEF (豆干肉絲)

    FIVE SPICE BEAN CURD WITH SHREDDED BEEF (豆干肉絲)
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    As a person of fat kid experience, I have a lot of humiliating behaviors and anecdotes that I would happily take to the grave. One that my mother likes to dredge up every now and then is how I used to ask why every ingredient in Chinese dishes had to be cut up into such… Read more