Food

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...

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-BLACK BEANS, FERMENTED BLACK BEANS, FERMENTED. These fragrant black beans, preserved in salt, usually come packed in cardboard containers or plastic sacks. Although typically labeled “fermented,” some cardboard packages are labeled “preserved beans,” or, inexplicably, “dried black beans,” which they are not. Look for...

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...