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Author Archives: Thomas DuBois

Bamboo soup with pork ribs and rice cakes

You can buy dried bamboo shoots in any Asian store… but now you have to cook them.

Posted byThomas DuBoisMay 8, 2018May 8, 2018Posted indried foods, pork, RecipesLeave a comment on Bamboo soup with pork ribs and rice cakes

Banana bread

Don’t be fooled, it’s actually bread with bananas.

Posted byThomas DuBoisApril 29, 2018April 29, 2018Posted inRecipesTags:baking3 Comments on Banana bread

Today’s question from culinary history: Did Chinese people eat meat?

We know it wasn’t General Tso’s chicken, but what was on the table in a Chinese household?

Posted byThomas DuBoisApril 22, 2018April 23, 2018Posted inRecipes, Research3 Comments on Today’s question from culinary history: Did Chinese people eat meat?

Couscous with beef and yellow squash

Today started with orders to get rid of the three giant yellow squash in the fridge.

Posted byThomas DuBoisApril 19, 2018April 23, 2018Posted inRecipes

My talk in Shanghai–fun clip

Here’s a few minute-long clip from my talk at NYU-Shanghai last February

Posted byThomas DuBoisApril 19, 2018April 23, 2018Posted inmilk, Pictures, Research, VideoTags:China, development, milkLeave a comment on My talk in Shanghai–fun clip

Gnocchi with kale, mushroom and salami (thanks, ALDI!)

This is a quick and easy dish, the hardest part being washing up

Posted byThomas DuBoisApril 15, 2018April 23, 2018Posted inRecipesTags:gnocchi, recipe

See you in Hell, Norway!

A special report just for Xavier

Posted byThomas DuBoisMarch 18, 2018April 29, 2018Posted inEssays and interviews1 Comment on See you in Hell, Norway!

World’s worst pun (and my name’s on it!)

Now that’s a bold claim, considering how many uncles there are out there making uncle jokes

Posted byThomas DuBoisMarch 13, 2018April 23, 2018Posted inEssays and interviews, Research

Stuffed zucchini (of indeterminate origin)

Well, the zucchini are from upstate New York, but let’s not get ahead of ourselves

Posted byThomas DuBoisMarch 11, 2018April 23, 2018Posted inRecipesTags:Arabic food, koosa, squash

Kerala fish curry

A few days of this, and you will never get sick again.

Posted byThomas DuBoisMarch 6, 2018April 23, 2018Posted inRecipesTags:curry, recipe, turmericLeave a comment on Kerala fish curry

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Lixia 立夏, Summer begins

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Cuisine along China’s Grand Canal

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Xian 苋, The tasty surprise lurking in your garden

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