Any gardener who knows the herculean effort needed to keep aggressive weeds from choking out their dainty heirloom lettuces has at some point asked “why don’t I just eat these instead?” It turns out that you can, at least sometimes. For three years, we farmed a little plot of land about an hour outside ofContinue reading “Xian 苋, The tasty surprise lurking in your garden”
Category Archives: Shandong
Confucius Mansion Tofu 孔門豆腐–Qufu’s Culinary Heritage
A well-made dish of tofu is indeed an exquisite thing.
Sesame oil noodles 香油葱油面
Can you really use sesame oil for frying? Let’s find out!
Wowotou, an ode
those lovely dimpled buns that you get in north China
Heze sheep bone soup
This soup was some of the best I have ever had. The bones gave it an incredible richness and a milky white color