Want to impress your date or Chinese waiter? Learn how to order Chinese food in Chinese with this language how to video. Follow this tutorial next time you are out to a Chinese restaurant, and you'll wow everyone at the table.
Chicken Lo Mein Recipe - Chinese Food Marinate: 1 small chicken breast chopped 1 - 1/2 in. pieces 1 teaspoon corn starch 1 tablespoon sugar 1 tablespoon cooking wine 1 teaspoon fish sauce Boil 6 oz. rice noodles for 12 minutes - strain rinse Sauce: 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce 1 ...more
How to prepare bok choy for Chinese food Bok choy comes in a variety of sizes. To prepare the bok choy there are three different types of cuts you use, sliced, domino, and diced. To slice, cut with a meat cleaver at a 30 degree angle cutting off 1/8 inch thick slices starting ...more
Learn how to cut broccoli for cooking Chinese dishes.
Outdoor Bum teaches you how to package your favorite Chinese or Indian food for dinner at the hut. There are three things that are essential to me having a great hut trip: a light pack, good food, and little mess. I've tried to enjoy rehydrated food, and I smiled as I gagged ...more
Learn how to cut bok choy for cooking Chinese dishes.
This tutorial video will teach you how to identify various types of Chinese treats that you can find on the street. It covers silk worms, starfish, snails, scorpions, and various other foods! Bon appetit!
Some Chinese dishes that sound healthy are surprisingly fat-laden. These tips will help you avoid diet land mines. Step 1: Get the spring roll Order the spring roll over the egg roll; it’s often half the calories. Step 2: Use chopsticks Use chopsticks if you normally eat wit ...more
Benny teaches you how to talk about your food preferences in Mandarin Chinese
Benny from askbenny.cn teaches you how to say the names of Chinese foods in Mandarin Chinese.
Forget the take out tonight, cook some Chinese food at home instead. Watch this how to video cooking tutorial and let Thai Chef Kai show you how to make orange chicken. Orange chicken is a classic Chinese food favorite, learn how to make it for dinner. Chinese orange chicken ...more
Tips China is called Zhong Guo to chinese people which means "Middle Country" or literally "Middle Kingdom" but nobody calls countries kingdoms anymore, not even the chinese. Chairman Mao is on every single piece of currency in china except those comprised of metal or those t ...more
One of the down-sides of international long-haul travel is layovers between flights in unfamiliar places. We have a flight to Europe this year via Guangzhou, China, and I've been putting together my notes on how to make the best use of 7 hours between flights, which I'd like t ...more
The Unicode Consortium just unveiled 72 new emojis that will be included in the upcoming Unicode 9.0 release, but we're not here to talk about the winners. Instead, let's take a look at the five poor emojis that will have to wait until at least next year to join the Unicode ro ...more
Contrary to popular opinion, Chinese food does not only consist of orange chicken and friend rice (though, admittedly, they are quite delish). In fact, there exists quite a variety of elegant, delicate dishes for the picky gastronome. In this episode of The Minimalist with ch ...more
Unlike cooking Chinese food, martini-making requires more than just throwing in whatever you happen to have lying around your countertop and shaking it up. This video provides fresh, concise instructions for making a stirred gin martini. If you like your drinks robust and sha ...more
Forget the take out tonight, cook some Chinese food at home instead. Watch this how to video as Chef Kai shows you how to cook Chinese red pork. This authentic pork Chinese dish is sure to be a crowd pleaser. Red pork ingredients: pork, cornstarch, soy sauce, sugar, green oni ...more
Egg rolls are a delicious snack, and no Chinese food meal is complete without this yummy appetizer. In this tutorial, learn how to make traditional Chinese egg rolls with Kai. These rolls can be filled with veggies or your favorite meats like chicken, beef or even shrimp. So, ...more
Forget the take out tonight, cook some Chinese food at home instead. Watch this how to video tutorial as professional Thai chef Kai shows you how to cook up an authentic Chinese crap soup. Enjoy your crab soup on any cold winter day. Chinese crab soup ingredients: Crab meat, ...more
Do you enjoy the delicious walnut shrimp from your local Chinese food restaurant? Make it at home in medium-difficulty recipe. Make sure you're comfortable with frying things in oil first, you don't want to get splattered in the face! Ingredients: 1 pound large shrimp/prawns ...more
This simple and easy to follow tutorial will show you how to make one of the most popular side dishes or treat associated with Chinese food: egg rolls! There are many different kinds of egg rolls that can be made, so if you decide to make some after watching this tutorial, don ...more
This pork dish is a favorite southern Cantonese dish,it is served at most Chinese restaurants in America. Watch this how to video cooking tutorial and let chef Kai show you how to stir fry pork with blackbean sauce. Skip the take out tonight, cook your own Chinese food at home ...more
Forget the take out tonight, cook some Chinese food at home instead. Watch this how to video tutorial as professional Thai chef Kai shows you how to cook an authentic wonton noodle soup. This noodle soup is great for any cold day. Wonton noodle soup ingredients: Chinese wonto ...more
Forget the take out tonight and make your own Chinese food at home. In this how to video Gary Rhodes uses authentic oriental flavors from northern China - easily prepared from the comfort of your own kitchen. Watch and learn how to make beef noodle soup. Beef noodle soup is no ...more
If you have tried twice cooked pork, you are missing out. This Chinese dish calls for pork that is literally cooked twice, once boiled and once sauted. In this how to video Gary Rhodes cooks a sweet and spicy dish of twice cooked pork from the Sichuan region of China. Skip the ...more
Forget the take out tonight, cook some Chinese food at home instead. Watch this how to video tutorial as professional Thai chef Kai shows you how to cook up an authentic dish of kung pao chicken. You can serve your homemade kung pao chicken with a side of rice. Chinese kung p ...more
If you don't eat meat and love Chinese food, then this is the recipe for your. Watch this how to video and try make some vegetable lo mein for dinner.
Whether you're short on time or just a big fan of Chinese food, stir-fry is a healthy, delicious, and easy meal to prepare. All it really takes is whatever vegetables and meat you've got lying around in the fridge (leftovers are totally okay) and a wok. Once you've gotten you ...more
Segment on how to season a metal untreated wok from the Master Chef Apprentice Training Package. Brought to you by WokFusion, this tutorial addresses the skill and preparation that must go into preparing Chinese food.
As far as Chinese food goes, lo mien is the most requested complement to more savory meat and vegetable dishes. While clearly much more unhealthy than steamed rice (and maybe even friend rice), lo mien is oily, salty, and overall yummy. Adapt the greatness that is lo mien int ...more
Sweet and Sour Chicken Recipe - Delicious Chinese Food with Fresh Fruit Juice Sauce: 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice 1/3 cup fresh tangerine (or orange) juice sliced ginger 2 tablespoons honey 2 tablespoons ketchup 10 dried red chili Coating: 1/2 cup panko bread crumbs 1/2 cup regul ...more
Making a curry chicken fried rice couldn't be better explained than in this video. This chef makes it look so easy to create this plate, he explains step by step the process of making this recipe, steps include from cutting vegetables to cutting the chicken in small chunks and ...more
Paula shows how easy it is to bake your own custom fortune cookies. You won't have to order Chinese food to get a bunch of fortune cookies anymore. This cooking how-to video is part of Paula's Best Dishes show hosted by Paula Deen. What happens when America's favorite southern ...more
Everyone loves reading the fortune inside a fortune cookie after eating chinese food. In this cooking HowTo video Ellen Pruden features a delicious recipe for fortune cookies using heart healthy canola oil. Watch and learn how easy it is to make these cookies at home. Fortune ...more
Forget the take out tonight, cook some Chinese food at home instead. Watch this how to video tutorial as professional Thai chef Kai shows you how to cook up an authentic dish of hot and sour chicken. This hot and sour Chinese dish is a little bit different and much more spicy ...more
Forget the take out tonight, cook some Chinese food at home instead. Watch this how to video tutorial as professional Thai chef Kai shows you how to cook up an authentic dish of stir fired beef noodles. You can serve your homemade stir fried beef noodles with a side of rice. ...more
Chinese food is delicious, but it isn't very healthy and can be quite expensive. In this video, Betty adds a Southern touch to a traditional Asian dish and makes vegetables with a soy sauce gravy. The veggies are good for you and filling, and the gravy gives them a nice, heart ...more
Luckily for Los Angeles residents, Southern California's most populated county is chock full of amazing Chinese food. Granted it's a far drive for many—the best restaurants are in Alhambra and Monterey Park, which fall within the far eastern realm of the county—but regardless, ...more
I grew up eating Korean, Japanese, and Chinese food, but it wasn't until college that I experienced Thai and Vietnamese cooking. Once I started, I couldn't get enough of these cuisines. The dishes had an incredible richness and savor that I couldn't identify, but whatever it w ...more
One of my favorite things about American Chinese food is how easy it is to eat: the pieces are bite-sized, the flavors are addictive, and the meat is always tender and easy to chew. But if you've ever tried to replicate any of your favorite takeout in the kitchen, you've likel ...more
Hear me out. No, really. Before you sharpen your pitchforks and give me anecdotal evidence of your Chinese restaurant syndrome, I think you need to know a few things about monosodium glutamate. First of all, it's a naturally-occurring chemical compound that can be found in any ...more
If you've already read the first part exploring what geniuses actually eat as opposed to what the rest of us are told to eat for brain health, you've noticed that there are some big discrepancies. Instead of favoring healthy, wholesome foods high in antioxidants, lots of high- ...more
Eating vegetarian isn't just for vegetarians. There are plenty of reasons, health and economics-wise, to consider forgoing the meat for a meal or three. Rather than get deep into the world of fake meat (although there's many a tasty alternative to be found there, to be sure), ...more
Chef Ken Hom shows how to cook Chilli Pork Spare Ribs. Great clip from BBC show Ken Hom's Cookery. Learn how to make chilli pork spare ribs. Search BBC Food on WonderHowTo for more great BBC recipe videos. Calling all you food connoisseurs out there! Welcome to the Food cha ...more
Chef Ken Hom shows how to cook Buddhist Casserole. Great clip from BBC show Ken Hom's Cookery. Learn how to make Chinese buddhist casserole. Search BBC Food on WonderHowTo for more great BBC recipe videos. Calling all you food connoisseurs out there! Welcome to the Food cha ...more
Chef Ken Hom shows how to cook Sesame Prawn Toast. Great clip from BBC show Ken Hom's Cookery. Learn how to make Chinese sesame prawn toast. Search BBC Food on WonderHowTo for more great BBC recipe videos. Calling all you food connoisseurs out there! Welcome to the Food cha ...more
Going out and eating at those Chinese fast food places are the best! And a staple of all of them are the orange chicken! But instead of getting take out, you can make it at home for much cheaper, and healthier! In this video chef Jason Hill takes you through the steps of makin ...more
Consider this French Baking 101. There are certain constituents in any sort of ethnic food, from Moroccan to Chinese, that many different recipes call for. Steamed rice, for instance, is used in a variety of Chinese foods, while tajine is a common preparation usd in Moroccan d ...more
So many cooking shows focus on how to perfect food - preparation, cooking, and presentation. But often, so much attention and focus goes into the food itself that the utensils which produce the food, like pans, spatulas, and thermometors, get almost no attention at all. This ...more
Yakisoba is one of the most popular fast food dishes in Japan. Yeah, we know what you're thinking. Fast food in a nation known for minimalist healthy couture like edamame and salmon rolls? Well, the Japanese often have a craving for fried stuff just like us, but rather than ch ...more
Did you know that any time you trot home with a new wok you must season it? While you might think, um, but why would you season a wok? Don't you usually season the food instead? Well, seasoning a wok is not what you think it is (and doesn't involve salt and pepper at all). Wh ...more
Food Network star and host of Good Eats, Alton Brown, shows how the perfect corn-dog does not need fancy ingredients to be delicious. All you need to make the perfect corn-dog are regular all-beef hot dogs, chopsticks from Chinese takeout (left together), batter, and a fryer. ...more
In this video from BBCFood we learn how to make chicken in Chinese black bean sauce. He uses chicken wings. Cut the wing at the joint using a cleaver or knife. Now in a bowl add the wings, add 1 tablespoon of light soy sauce, and 1 tablespoon of rice wine. Mix it very well tog ...more
First off, don't be frustrated. YOU CAN DO IT! Contrary to the message in the image above, it's NOT over. It's just beginning. And when it comes to solving the New York Times crossword puzzle, the old cliche does apply: practice makes perfect. I've read quite a few books and ...more
Benny from askbenny.cn teaches you how to order food at McDonalds in Mandarin Chinese.
You can find these wings at a Chinese restaurant or fast food take out, but make your own instead of paying that much. You will need chicken wings, chicken stock, sugar, vinegar, hoisin sauce, sesame oil, cornstarch, soy sauce, and cooking oil. Watch this video cooking tutoria ...more
One of the best Flash games inspired by urban gardening. One simple way of alleviating food shortage or rather minimizing your food expenses: Planting your own food. Of course this won’t literally save you from a zombie apocalypse but this could surely save you some extra buc ...more
Want to serve five-star quality finger foods at your next holiday cocktail party but not in the mood to cough up hundreds of dollars to do so? Then fret not. Simply check out this food tutorial to learn how to prepare bite-sized versions of sunchokes (artichokes) topped with s ...more
Watch this video to learn some Chinese words for ordering beverages and food at Starbucks.
If your kids go "ick" when you tell them you're serving up green beans for dinner, then clearly you're preparing them all wrong. Bland vegetables equals bland taste, so all you have to do to spice up your green bean dishes is add some pizzazz through spices and oils. Check ou ...more