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Tag Archives: recipe

Pinecone pork 松果肉 (18th century)

Better than braised pork belly? Yes, it is possible!

Posted byThomas DuBoisFebruary 4, 2023March 2, 2024Posted in18th centuryTags:Flavoring the Pot, food, pork, recipe2 Comments on Pinecone pork 松果肉 (18th century)

Ancient “beer” (except it’s not)

This was an unqualified success. This technique would be incredibly
attractive to ancient people.

Posted byThomas DuBoisJanuary 29, 2023March 2, 2024Posted inAncientTags:Fermentation, food, Millet, recipeLeave a comment on Ancient “beer” (except it’s not)

San 糝: 3,000-year-old rice cakes (10th century BCE)

I made these using a cup of cooked rice that I smashed up with a mortar and pestle into a sticky paste

Posted byThomas DuBoisJanuary 29, 2023March 2, 2024Posted inAncientTags:Cakes and breads, food, recipe, RiceLeave a comment on San 糝: 3,000-year-old rice cakes (10th century BCE)

鵪鶉茄 Chinese eggplant from the 12th century

Nine hundred year old eggplant? Bring it on!

Posted byThomas DuBoisJuly 15, 2022February 26, 2024Posted indried foods, historical recipes, RecipesTags:food, recipe2 Comments on 鵪鶉茄 Chinese eggplant from the 12th century

Elm bark noodles 榆皮面

The noodles didn’t taste like much, and felt somehow inorganic. Nor was their brief stay in my gut a particularly pleasant one.

Posted byThomas DuBoisJuly 31, 2021February 26, 2024Posted inBeijing, general smartassery, noodles, RecipesTags:food, noodles, recipe, unexpected4 Comments on Elm bark noodles 榆皮面

Yak four ways!

so much yak, so very much yak

Posted byThomas DuBoisMay 7, 2021February 26, 2024Posted inRecipes, yakTags:China, food, recipe, yak3 Comments on Yak four ways!

Sesame oil noodles 香油葱油面

Can you really use sesame oil for frying? Let’s find out!

Posted byThomas DuBoisApril 30, 2021February 26, 2024Posted inRecipes, ShandongTags:China, food, recipe1 Comment on Sesame oil noodles 香油葱油面

辣子鸡 Chicken among the red lanterns

Includes: one recipe and one uncle joke

Posted byThomas DuBoisFebruary 15, 2021February 26, 2024Posted inchiles, China, RecipesTags:China, food, recipeLeave a comment on 辣子鸡 Chicken among the red lanterns

Kitchen lab: Whey miso soup

Some people ask “whey?”

We ask, “whey not?”

Posted byThomas DuBoisSeptember 9, 2018September 9, 2018Posted indried foods, milk, miso, Recipe reviewTags:recipe2 Comments on Kitchen lab: Whey miso soup

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

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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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