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Recipe Video The Dish I Make for People Who Don’t Like Mushrooms Everyone has that one friend. The one who insists they don’t like mushrooms. Who picks them out of everything, orders dishes without them, and makes a face when you mention you’re cooking with them. This is the dish […]
Recipe Video Char Siu Is a Technique, Not Just a Meat Most people think of char siu as Cantonese BBQ pork. That sticky, lacquered, crimson-edged roast pork hanging in the window of every Chinese BBQ shop. And while that’s the most iconic expression of it, char siu is really something […]
Recipe Video 🍗 The Crispiest Fried Chicken You’ll Ever Make — And Why Vodka Is the Secret I’ve fried a lot of chicken. Buttermilk brined, double dredged, pressure fried, air fried. I’ve tried most of it. And while all of those methods have their place, nothing has produced a crust […]
Recipe Video These Chinese fondant potatoes are one of the most personal dishes I cook. They represent the way I learned to cook growing up, watching my mom constantly experiment in the kitchen, blending Chinese flavors with Western techniques she picked up from magazines and cooking shows. Nothing was ever […]
Recipe Video If you love Mexican street corn (elote) and you love crispy rice, this dish brings both worlds together in one seriously craveable bite. Creamy, smoky, tangy corn sits on top of a golden, crunchy rice base, adding a whole new textural dimension to one of my favorite street […]
If you grew up in a Chinese household, there’s a good chance poached chicken made an appearance at the dinner table—especially during celebrations like Lunar New Year. In my family, a whole poached chicken symbolized togetherness, completeness, and prosperity for the year ahead. This year, I wanted to keep that […]