Category: Chinese Food

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.

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

Resistance of chocolate is futile. The more we try to fight off a craving for chocolate, the more our desire for it grows, a British researcher has said.

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.

The sweet green rice ball(甜绿饭团tián lǜ fàntuán) is a Qingming Festival（清明节Qīngmíng jié）(Tomb Sweeping Day) food popular in Jiangsu(江苏Jiāngsū) and Zhejiang(浙江Zhèjiāng) Provinces. It is also a must-have offering at ancestral rituals in the south of the Yangtze River（长江Chángjiāng）. The custom of making sweet green rice balls dates back to the Zhou Dynasty(周朝Zhōucháo) over 2,000 years ago. One or two days before the Qingming Festival were designated as "cold food days", during which hot cooking is banned.

Why call this farm dish(农家菜nóngjiā cài)? Because of all you can eat chiken from chicken run in the city. However, you can eat free-range chicken in the farm. So more and more cities will definitely want to eat this when they go to the farm. My father love this dish very much. I often cook this for him. Now almost all of the mushrooms by the artificial cultivation,but Hazel Mushroom is also wild. Mushrooms are rich in nutrients and amino acids. But also anti-cancer.

The super healthy side, these crunchy sugar snap peas(脆甜豌豆cuìtián wāndòu) tossed with sesame seeds and lemon zest will complement any festive(offering fun and gaiety) main course.