Category: Chinese Food

Beijing’s Best Barbecue You’d think our summer diets would lean more towards chilled noodles and frozen yoghurt. Alas, we are a complex species and would rather swarm around open flames, gripping spiced wings and saucy ribs. So pack the wet wipes and gather up some friends – we’ve got some roasters to explore.

Feb.3-5 立春 Spring Begins
春天开始，天气回暖，万物复苏。春属木，与肝相应，有生发特性。饮食调养方面要顾护肝气，宜食辛甘发散之品，不宜食酸收之味。
Beginning of spring，temprature rises and nature wakes. Spring belongs to Wood in the Five Elements, correspongding to Liver in the Five Internal Organs, more pungent food and less acidic food to care liver.

Among the greatest pleasures of summer is eating fresh food, whether that means sinking your teeth into tomatoes straight from the vine or sucking the nectar from honeysuckle blossoms while out on a walk. When I was a kid in Hubei, we went for a slightly earthier snack during the warmer months: yuxingcao (鱼腥草), which literally translates as “fish-smelling herb.”

There are almost as many different ways of preparing this Szechuan recipe as there are Chinese chefs! Classic Dan Dan Noodles is made with fresh noodles and has a meat topping made with ground pork or beef and (usually) Szechuan preserved vegetable. But there are many variations.

Dofa fa is a popular northern Chinese treat. Edible Terra alba is also called food-grade gypsum or food-grade calcium sulfate.

In summer, Chinese likes to eat cold noodles. On June 21st, people across the Northern hemisphere celebrate the longest day and shortest night of the year, but residents of China also observe an ancient tradition—eating noodles!?The old saying really sums it up: “the days start to get shorter after eating noodles” (吃过夏至面，一天短一线。Chīguò xiàzhìmiàn ， yì tiān duǎn yí xiàn). ?Sales of nutritious cold noodles will hit the roof as people take steps to improve their eating habits during the summer solstice, known here as “Xiazhi.” Another saying, “eat dumplings for the winter solstice and eat noodles for the summer solstice” (冬至馄饨夏至面。Dōnɡzhì húntun Xiàzhìmiàn.) should be a reminder. Like many Chinese holidays, this festival has ancient, agricultural roots. Long ago, fresh harvests would be ceremoniously offered to the gods at this time of year. And though we may not be farmers, we can still recognize this annual cycle, this changing of seasons, in our own way—by reverentially eating a bowl of noodles.

Feel free to substitute Italian fettucine or linguini if Chinese egg noodles aren't available.

Symbolizing a long life, this is a popular dish on birthdays and other celebratory occasions. This simple version is basically an egg drop soup served over noodles – it's a nice way to use up leftover cooked ham.