Chinese food pantry-BEAN CURD, FRESH
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Chinese food pantry-BEAN CURD, FRESH

Chinese food pantry-BEAN CURD, FRESH BEAN CURD, FRESH. This is the most common form of bean curd and is typically sold in 21⁄2- to 3-inch square cakes, in packages and sometimes loose. The slightly firm, custardlike cakes, known as doufu, are made from ground soybeans cooked...
Cookbooks With Authentic Chinese Recipes
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Cookbooks With Authentic Chinese Recipes

We love to eat. And fortunately, my husband loves to cook. Even before we moved to China, he cooked many Chinese dishes at home – really tasty! Now in China, it is even easier than before, with easy access to cheap local ingredients. We found great...
Chinese food pantry-BEAN CURD, RED WET PRESERVED
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Chinese food pantry-BEAN CURD, RED WET PRESERVED

Chinese food pantry-BEAN CURD, RED WET PRESERVED BEAN CURD, RED WET PRESERVED. Theseare cubes of reddish bean curd, fermented with salt, wine, and red rice. They are packed in jars or crocks and are labeled either “wet bean curd” or “red wet bean curd.” The cakes,...
The ULTIMATE Chinese Food Tour: Tea and pastries in Yangzhou
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The ULTIMATE Chinese Food Tour: Tea and pastries in Yangzhou

Fuchun Teahouse is tucked away in an alley in Yangzhou City, east China’s Jiangsu Province. It’s one of those local treasures that’s a bit off the beaten path, but has a reputation big enough to keep customers coming in droves. Established in 1885, the teahouse was...
Chinese food pantry-BEAN CURD JUICE
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Chinese food pantry-BEAN CURD JUICE

Chinese food pantry-BEAN CURD JUICE BEAN CURD JUICE. A relatively new ingredi- ent, this bottled “juice” is a boon to Chinese cooking. It is a mixture of fermented red wet bean curd liquid, rice wine, red rice, salt, and sugar—ingredients traditionally used separately to flavor and...
Chinese food pantry-BEAN SAUCE
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Chinese food pantry-BEAN SAUCE

Chinese food pantry-BEAN SAUCE BEAN SAUCE. A Cantonese staple, this thick puree is made from the soybeans that remain after soy sauce is made. The fermented beans are mixed with wheat flour, salt, and sugar, result- ing in sauce that also contains bits of beans. The...
Biang Biang noodles: Chinese regional food dishes catch on overseas
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Biang Biang noodles: Chinese regional food dishes catch on overseas

The popularity in the overseas market of Biang Biang noodles, a regional food indigenous to China’s northwestern province of Shaanxi, shows how Chinese cuisine is carving out a market for dishes representative of wider range of Chinese food culture, the BBC reported.  Biang Biang noodles, made...