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Spicy Dan Dan Noodles

October 9, 2013by Kris Leave a comment

A few years back I posted a super simple recipe for zha jiang mian. I was in the mood for something spicier tonight and since it was already 8:30 pm […]

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Chinese, Pasta, Pork, Recipes

Mei Cai Kou Rou

October 3, 2013by Kris Leave a comment

For me, mei cai kou rou is one of those Chinese dishes that I rarely indulge in but when I saw the dried package of mei cai (dried pickled mustard […]

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Chinese, Pork, Recipes

Spicy Black Bean Chicken Lo Mein

August 20, 2013by Kris Leave a comment

Most cooks have their own lo mein and brown sauce recipe. Every time I make this for the hubby I tweak it a bit depending on what I’m in the […]

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Chicken, Chinese, Pasta, Recipes

Braised pork and eggs in…pressure cooker!

August 6, 2013by Kris Leave a comment

Another pressure cooker post! This will be my last one for a while since I’m heading to ATX to get fat off food trucks and Franklin’s BBQ 🙂 I had […]

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Chinese, Pork, Recipes, Vietnamese

China’s Four Regional Cooking Schools

April 22, 2013by Kris Leave a comment

Cited from http://chinesefood.about.com, China has 4 main regional cuisines and they all differ in flavors and cooking styles: 1) Northern or Beijing (Peking) Cuisine 2) Eastern or Shanghai Cuisine 3) […]

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Food Tastings, Travels Abroad

Shanghai’s Canton and Yi Long Court Restaurants

April 22, 2013by Kris Leave a comment

In Shanghai, I treated myself to two fancy Cantonese lunches, while the fiancé was off doing MBA class stuff. Both restaurants were highly recommended in my guidebook and although each […]

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Food Tastings, Travels Abroad

Zhouzhiang and Suzhou, water towns near Shanghai

April 21, 2013by Kris Leave a comment

After two days, I was already growing weary of dodging cars, motorcycles, and rude pedestrians in the city. It was a nice break to take a guided tour outside of […]

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Food Tastings, Travels Abroad

Shanghai’s Guyi Hunan Restaurant

April 21, 2013by Kris Leave a comment

Another friend recommended a popular Hunan restaurant to us while we were in Shanghai called GuYi. We had to jump in a cab near People’s Park and take a 10-15 […]

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Food Tastings, Travels Abroad

Shanghai’s Nanxiang Mantou Dian – gigantic soup dumplings

April 21, 2013by Kris Leave a comment

My friend told me about a soup dumpling restaurant in Shanghai where the meat dumplings filled with soup are so big they each come with their own straw. On our […]

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Food Tastings, Travels Abroad

Shanghai Restaurant Safety Tips

April 21, 2013by Kris Leave a comment

Just flew back to the States after spending 10 days eating my way through Shanghai and it’s surrounding cities. I took my Shanghainese friend’s advice and followed her basic rules […]

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Food Tastings, Travels Abroad

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