Easy Dining: A Cheat Sheet for Ordering in Mandarin
Rather than preparing a Christmas feast ourselves, many of us may have already made plans…
Browsing: vegetables
Ayi’s Recipes: Stir-Fried Chinese Cucumber with Egg
Last week Ayi Yuan and I gave you Steamed Pork and Spring Onion Baozi, and…
Cabbage Is So Last Winter! Hop Into Spring With These Five Seasonal Vegetables
Spoiled by technology and the marvels of modern agriculture, nowadays you can find almost every type…
You Say Potato, I Say Tǔdòu: How My Sons Mastered Mandarin for the Market
I always told myself I’d never be one of those parents who uses their kids…
Echo Chamber: The Price of Organic Popsicles
My son and daughter are each refusing to eat their vegetables in turn. It’s pushing…
Help! How can I get my kids to eat vegetables?
People always ask me why I love cooking: did you take some classes when you…
Seasonal Eats: 5 Ways to Enjoy Tatsoi
Like me, you’ve probably noticed tatsoi before in supermarkets. This member of the Brassica family…
Seasonal Eats: 5 Ways to Enjoy Jiaobai
As westerners turn to apples and pumpkins in October, a little-known Chinese crop is coming…
Seasonal Eats: 5 Ways to Enjoy Taro
Taro (known as 芋头, yutou in Chinese) has been called “the potato of the tropics”…
Seasonal Eats: 5 Ways to Enjoy Sigua
Most westerners have never heard of sigua (丝瓜), but many have actually encountered it before…