Tag Archives: chinese food
Beijing Roast Duck (北京烤鸭） Posted by Stephen on Dec 19, 2011
Forget that Christmas ham and toss out that Thanksgiving turkey. If you want the classiest, most extravagant and flavorful meal Chinese cuisine has to offer, you need something more regal and imperial: a meal made specifically for the Emperor. Peking roast duck or 北京烤鸭 (Běi jīng kǎo yā) is the quintessential fine dining centerpiece in…
Everything But the Table: Lā Miàn Noodles (拉面) Posted by Stephen on Oct 25, 2011
As temperatures continue to plummet, the prospect of finding something hot and spicy to warm your belly becomes all the more appealing. If it wasn’t for today’s elegant yet simplistic dish, 拉面 (lā miàn) or pulled noodles, I don’t know how I could weather the frigid Beijing winter as it approaches. So if you want to…
Everything But the Table, Part 1: A Brief Introduction to Chinese Food Posted by Stephen on Mar 31, 2010
China truly is a gourmand’s paradise filled with delicious food everywhere you go. The food itself can be as far ranging as delicacies popularized during the Ming Dynasty or it can be as simple and down to earth as a 1 块 stick of 串 （think kebab) found on any roadside corner. Whatever the type…