chinese

We grew up with Chinese food for simple occasions that is celebrated only by the family (no guests). When I was young, families here would be dining in Chinese restaurants to fill their tummy with a variety of dishes. It was the norm then because Chinese food is cheap and delicious too. But when...

In Chinese restaurants, this chicken feet in chili is common. It is an alternative to the cold cuts or even the dumplings. But the chicken intestines is an invention of Filipinos. The chicken intestine is cooked in a broth with spices. The same goes for chicken. But the chicken feet is fried...

Recently I dined with the extended family at a Chinese restaurant, and my aunt (a wonderful cook) wondered how this one dish got the rice to be yellow-colored. Butter wouldn't do that. The yellowest margarine wouldn't do that. Egg yolks would stick. I did a quick Google search on my phone and...

After I made a topic about moon cakes, I started to wonder about a similar, more ordinary sweet cake that I usually get at Chinese stores. To my surprise, I found that this wasn't Chinese at all, but characteristically Southeast Asian. Even the ones with the same skin-like breading as moon...