Category: Chinese Food

The tcm herbs used in cooking

Heshouwu (Fleece flower root) This black-brown root tuber of the Polygonum multiflora(vigorously growing rose having clusters of numerous small flowers; used for hedges and as grafting stock) vine is a traditional cure for the graying hair. Many shampoos made in China advertise the addition of this herb. But like most plant cures used in Traditional Chinese Medicine, it is more often used internally, to clear toxin build-up, reduce pain and improve blood circulation. The roots are harvested in autumn and winter and then dried. It is grouped with ginseng, lingzhi (ganoderma) and cordyceps to form the Four Magic Cure-alls.

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Famous Choujiu in China

The Choujiu is a type of Chinese fermented alcoholic beverage(a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent) brewed from glutinous(something that is glutinous is very sticky) rice. It is very thick and has a milky white color, which is sometimes compared to jade.

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Recipe for Tibetan Dumplings of China

Utterly(you use utterly to emphasize that something is very great in extent, degree, or amount) unique and delicious, the Tibetan dumplings(西藏饺子Xīzàng jiǎozi) are basically the unofficial(not having official authority or sanction) national dish of Tibet.

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