Chinese cooking is a labor of love, emphasis on labor. All that chopping and frying, followed by the vigorous scrubbing of pans and woks to clean them. It’s why I typically prefer takeout. This ...
What is authentic Chinese food? The question may seem simple at first glance, but for many Chinese Americans, authenticity can vary widely depending on who you ask. For me, Chinese food has always ...
When I was younger and people asked what I ate for dinner, I struggled to answer. “It’s Chinese food, but not what you eat at Chinese restaurants,” I’d say. Dinners usually looked like a bowl of rice ...
Michelle T. King's new book is about a pioneering cook who brought Chinese food to the world, Fu Pei-mei. NPR's Scott Simon talks with King about her and about the book, "Chop Fry Watch Learn." ...
Seven decades ago, long before Fu Pei-mei became a beloved authority on Chinese cooking, she was struggling to make jiaozi. These boiled dumplings from northern China were her husband’s favorite and ...
British Chinese takeout bears so few similarities to its US counterpart that Americans have been sharing their surprise, and ...
Even though I don’t cook Chinese food all the time, I can hardly step into my kitchen without encountering ingredients, equipment and cooking methods that can be traced back to China. Adding a dash of ...
Expert banchan and impeccable seafood are just part of the draw at this petite Chinatown restaurant that paves its own path. By Ligaya Mishan Meituan, the Chinese food delivery giant, tested its ...
La relación económica entre ambos países es tensa, pero eso no ha impedido que una oleada de cadenas chinas de comida y bebida ingrese con fuerza a Estados Unidos. By Daisuke Wakabayashi, Joy Dong and ...