Chewy, Cheesy, Bacon Bread (serious) | Chinese Cooking Demystified

Chewy, Cheesy, Bacon Bread (serious) | Chinese Cooking Demystified

Cheesy Bacon Bread! While it might not be the first thing you think about when you think about Chinese food, these sorts of chewy, Asian style breads ...

Read More
The quintessential Cantonese condiment - Fried Dace with Black Bean | Chinese Cooking Demystified

The quintessential Cantonese condiment - Fried Dace with Black Bean | Chinese Cooking Demystified

Fried Dace with Black Bean! You've probably seen this at your local Chinese supermarket, but if you didn't know what it was, I'd imagine you probably ...

Read More

Watch Daddy Lau teach us how to make Steamed Spare Ribs (with fermented black beans). This is a classic dim sum dish that's incredibly easy to make at...

Read More
Cantonese Stuffed Peppers with Fish (釀青椒) | Chinese Cooking Demystified

Cantonese Stuffed Peppers with Fish (釀青椒) | Chinese Cooking Demystified

Cantonese stuffed chili peppers! These are a great dish that come from the town of Shunde originally, and while they might not seem it at first are st...

Read More
Sichuan Strange Flavor Chicken (怪味鸡丝) | Chinese Cooking Demystified

Sichuan Strange Flavor Chicken (怪味鸡丝) | Chinese Cooking Demystified

The Sichuan "strange flavor" flavor profile might have a kind of curious name - it's just as odd sounding in Chinese as it is in English - but it's an...

Read More
Braised Beef Brisket and Potatoes  (土豆烧牛肉) | Chinese Cooking Demystified

Braised Beef Brisket and Potatoes (土豆烧牛肉) | Chinese Cooking Demystified

Braised beef and potatoes, i.e. Tudou Shao Niurou, is a classic homecooking dish and pretty straightforward to whip up. Unless Western-style braised...

Read More
Cumin Lamb Stirfry, Northern Chinese-style on a Hot Plate (孜然羊肉/炒烤肉) | Chinese Cooking Demystified

Cumin Lamb Stirfry, Northern Chinese-style on a Hot Plate (孜然羊肉/炒烤肉) | Chinese Cooking Demystified

This dish is the answer to a question: is it possible to replicate the taste of grilled lamb using solely a wok? Answer: kind of. At the very least, ...

Read More
Twice Cooked Pork, Sichuan Huiguorou Recipe (回锅肉) | Chinese Cooking Demystified

Twice Cooked Pork, Sichuan Huiguorou Recipe (回锅肉) | Chinese Cooking Demystified

Twice cooked pork! This is a classic Sichuan dish that's gotten popular throughout China. This week we're doing this the authentic Sichuan way, which ...

Read More
Using Chicken to Make

Using Chicken to Make 'Tofu' - Sichuan Jidouhua (鸡豆花) | Chinese Cooking Demystified

This dish uses purely meat! Just fair warning to the vegetarians out there :) Sichuan Chicken Tofu's a nice dish that, I think, stands a lot of assum...

Read More
Dim Sum Ribs - How to Make Authentic Steamed Spare Ribs with Black Bean (豉汁蒸排骨) | Chinese Cooking Demystified

Dim Sum Ribs - How to Make Authentic Steamed Spare Ribs with Black Bean (豉汁蒸排骨) | Chinese Cooking Demystified

Dim Sum-style spare ribs are always a favorite. The big question though: how do the restaurants achieve that texture with that white color? The answe...

Read More