[7 Feb 2010 | No Comment | 81 views]
Apple and Corn in Chicken Soup

Soup Name:  Apple and Corn in Chicken Soup
Traditional Chinese Name:蘋果玉米雞湯 (píng guǒ yù mǐ jī tāng)
 
Introduction:
This is a family favourite.  With apples and corn, the soup is sweet to taste and …

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[31 Jan 2010 | One Comment | 96 views]
Fuzzy Melon

Ingredient Name:  Fuzzy melon, hairy melon, fuzzy squash
Traditional Chinese Name: 节瓜 (jié guā) or 毛瓜(máo guā)
What is this?

A variety of winter melon that is more lean, long and is distinguished by it’s hairy exterior
Pulp …

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[26 Jan 2010 | 2 Comments | 94 views]
Dried Bean Curd

 
Ingredient Name:  Dried bean curd, tofu skin, fu jook, yuba
Traditional Chinese Name: 腐竹 (fǔ zhú)
What is this?

A Chinese or Japanese product made from soy beans
When boiling soy milk, the thick filmy layer …

Ingredients, Roots »

[25 Jan 2010 | No Comment | 66 views]
Smilax Root

Ingredient Name:  Smilax Root, Greenbriers Root, Toe Folk Ling, Rhizoma Smilacis Glabrae
Traditional Chinese Name: 土茯苓(tǔ fú líng)
What is this?

The root of a climbing flowering plant that produces small berries
Extremely resilent plant that usually …

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[19 Jan 2010 | No Comment | 324 views]
Pork Broth with Black Eye Beans and Black Moss

Soup Name:  Pork Broth with Black Eye Beans and Black Moss
 
Traditional Chinese Name: 髮菜眉豆豬骨湯 (fa cai méi dou zhū gǔ tāng)
 
Introduction:
It is particularly good for the wet spring season as it dispels moisture from the …

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[19 Jan 2010 | One Comment | 110 views]
Black Eye Beans

Ingredient Name:  Black eye beans or black-eyed peas
Traditional Chinese Name: 眉豆(méi dou)
What is this?

A bean which has multiple varieties due to its ease of cultivation
Used in multi-cultural dishes around the world
Grown in many …