It might look like any other dish of braised tofu, but Governor’s tofu is an unmistakable upgrade of the northern palate
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Guizhou: Rice paddy fish
China’s southern Guizhou isn’t so much out there as up there. It’s part of the Yun-Gui Plateau, the first of a series of steps that ascend higher and higher into the clouds until eventually you’re in the snowcaps of Tibet. It’s also where I spent a few weeks last summer. Invited by friends from aContinue reading “Guizhou: Rice paddy fish”
Vegetarian gaotang: Verdict and recipe!
After a day of cooking gaotang, a clear favorite emerged.
What’s the best vegetarian soup stock 高汤?
What’s the best basic stock in our vegetarian cookbook? Let’s find out!
Tomato and egg cake 番茄鸡蛋糕 (1950s)
Prepare to be pleasantly surprised
Quail eggplant 鵪鶉茄–two versions (12th century)
Well done, twelfth century!
Dongpo dofu 东坡豆腐 (11th century)
Easily a match for the best mapo tofu.
Fermented beans 制豆豉法 (13th century)
Another recipe that seems to be missing some vital information. Or maybe not.
Bamboo powder 笋粉 (17th century)
Sometimes you just have too much bamboo
Chestnut gao 栗糕 (17th century)
Fairly easy to make once you get the proportions right
Thomas David DuBois 