Summers in Shanghai are blistering hot. Even as someone who loves a piping hot bowl of noodles on any given day, those couple of months were unbearable. If I was craving noodles, my mom would make peanut sesame cold noodles (花生芝麻凉面) to quell those needs. This recipe only requires a quick mix of a variety…
These days, 10 minute meals are what get us through work-from-home lunches. Now that we’ve been home for over a year, we have to get a little creative with our quick meals (and have gotten slightly sick of meal-prepped chicken!). Our base is either greens or a piping hot bowl of noodles or rice, so…
Kimchi is a necessity in our household. Kimchi, a spicy fermented cabbage, is usually served as a side dish in Korean cuisine, but is also used in this quick and easy kimchi fried rice recipe and in a piping hot bowl of kimchi stew. Homemade kimchi allows you to adjust the spice and umami levels…
What is jajangmyeong? Jajangmyeon, also known as Korean black bean noodles, is a hugely popular Chinese-Korean dish. Wheat noodles covered in a thick, savory black bean sauce that’s also great for dipping tangsuyuk (sweet and savory pork). It’s the best comfort food to have on a rainy night at home. The sauce can get messy,…
What is Szechuan chicken? Anyone who dines at a Sichuan restaurant might know that one of the best dishes to order is mala chicken (numbing chicken) or also known as la zi ji (spicy chicken). There are various other names for the dish, but the dish is defined by fried chicken bites buried under dried…
Kimchi fried rice has always been my go-to fried rice recipe because it’s so easy for anyone in a rush. I always have either commercial kimchi or homemade kimchi and gochujang at home. Add in a couple cups of rice in a skillet, and you have yourself kimchi fried rice and under 10 minutes! The…
What is japchae? Japchae (잡채) translates to mixed vegetables in Korean, and I recently learned that the dish originally contained no noodles. Surprisingly, the reason why so many people love this dish is because of how chewy the sweet potato noodles are compared to wheat noodles. The noodles soak up the marinade and make for…
