[13 Aug 2010 | No Comment | 458 views]
Gobo in Pork Bone Soup

Soup Name: Gobo in Pork Bone Soup
Traditional Chinese Name: 清牛蒡豬骨湯 (qīng niúbàng zhū gǔ tāng)
Introduction:

A naturally sweet and delicious soup with minimal ingredients.  It is a neutral soup that has …

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Ingredients, Roots »

[7 Aug 2010 | No Comment | 323 views]
Gobo Root or Greater Burdock

Ingredient Name: Gobo root, Gobo, Greater burdock, Edible burdock
Traditional Chinese Name: 牛蒡 (niúbàng)

What is this?

The root of a of the greater burdock plant family that is mainly cultivated for …

Vegetables »

[4 Jul 2010 | One Comment | 247 views]
Chinese Lettuce

Ingredient Name: Chinese Lettuce, lettuce
Traditional Chinese Name: 生菜 (shengcai)

What is this?

A leaf vegetable that is long, sword-shaped and medium green to dark green in color
It has a slightly bitter …

Additives, Ingredients, Vegetables »

[3 Jul 2010 | No Comment | 215 views]
Dong Choy or Tung Choy

Ingredient Name: Dong choy, tung choy, tong choy
Traditional Chinese Name: 冬菜(dōng cài)

What is this?

A common traditional Chinese ingredient that is composed of (depending on make and brand) cabbage, garlic and …

Ingredients, Meats, Seafood »

[1 Jul 2010 | One Comment | 319 views]
Fish Paste

Ingredient Name: Fish paste
Traditional Chinese Name: 魚片 (yú piàn)

What is this?

A common Chinese ingredient composed of ground fish (usually 鯉魚 (wan yú) in breed), green onions and salt
Often used in dim …

Additives, Ingredients »

[19 Jun 2010 | One Comment | 291 views]
Root Bark of White Mulberry

Ingredient Name: mulberry root, root bark of white mulberry, white mulberry root, morus alba extract, cortex mori extract
Traditional Chinese Name: 桑白皮 (sāng bái pí)

What is this?

A common Chinese herb …