Chinese cooking night is a wonderful tradition that my family has created over the years and one that we have all come to love! On this special night once a month, my aunts, grandmas, parents and even my two brothers and their families clear their hectic schedules and gather around the family kitchen to whip [...]
A recent AP newswire story reported the consumer group, Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), has found that the typical Chinese restaurant menu is full of bad nutritional properties. For example, a plate of General Tsao’s chicken is loaded with about 40 percent more sodium, and more than half the calories, of an [...]
Cooking has always been an extremely important part of the Chinese culture. One of the duties of a good housewife is to appreciate the importance of cooking and its close relation to domestic happiness. This opinion prevailed even in the days of Confucius. We learn from the Classics that Confucius was particularly fastidious as regards [...]
If you’ve decided to finally take the plunge and start cooking Chinese food, the very first thing you should be aware of is their utensils wherein lies the secret of all the recipe. Wok : When talking about Chinese Cooking Utensils and Tools – the most important of them all is the indispensable “Wok”. The [...]
A growing index of schools offering courses in Chinese cooking, primarily in the United States, and also Canada and a few international locations includes cooking schools for both the recreational and professional cook. Taking an evening or weekend cooking class is a great way to sharpen your cooking skills while learning more about a different [...]