Category: Chinese Food

A pint of beer is better than water after a workout. Having a glass of beer is a better option than drinking water after exercising, says a Granada University study.

Families that regularly eat healthy dinners together often encourage children to make healthier food choices.

Speculators have driven up the price of mung beans, popular for their medicinal value.  Li Shizhen(李时珍 Lǐ Shízhēn), a pharmacologist in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), identified medical functions of mung beans and recorded them in "Ben Cao Gang Mu" ("Compendium of Materia Medica"), a classic of TCM pharmacopoeia.

Wash the  wood ears(木耳mùěr) and drain. Soak the golden needles in warm water for five minutes. Drain and cut crosswise(crosswise means diagonally across something) into halves. Set aside.

This is a good  tabbouleh(塔博勒色拉Tǎbólè sèlā) alternative for those of you who can’t tolerate wheat, though you must seek out a brand of steel-cut oats that has been processed in a gluten-free facility if you need to avoid gluten(gluten is a substance found in cereal grains such as wheat).

tofu have not really visited Sichuan." Because of its tasty flavor, it has become a famous dish not only in

Yangzhou fried rice(杨素Yáng Sù), and his favored dish, Sui Jin Fan (fried rice with egg). It is dazzling with many

Ma Po Tofu (stir-fried tofu in hot sauce) is the most well-known dish among the spicy and hot dishes of Sichuan Cuisine. It looks a dish mixed with yellowish-white tofu and reddish brown chili sauce. Ma Po Tofu is made of soft tofu, ground pork, chopped chili, prickly ash powder and broad bean paste. It is rich in protein, calcium, iron, vitamins and carbohydrates, featuring an outstanding effect in strengthening the middle burner and replenishing qi (essential energy), removing the poisonous quality of any substance, nourishing the marrow as well as replenishing the essence. People often use seven words to describe this dish which are numbing, spicy, hot, fresh, tender, delicious and crispy.