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Tiáo pí huíguo

Tiáo Pí Huíguō (苕皮回锅, twice-cooked pork haunch)

On August 8, 2011 By

Twice-cooked pork is a famous Sichuan dish. It takes its name from the method of cooking the pork… twice. I learned this dish from Jiǎng Yì (蒋毅) in Chengdu. Jiǎng Yì can prepare eight recipes of twice-cooked pork. This recipe is lighter in spice and flavor than the variation usually served in a [...]

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liángfěn (凉粉, 5RMB)

He ate, I ate: Andrew Zimmern’s Chengdu and mine

On April 8, 2011 By

Living in China, I’m not always the first to catch drift of television series airing in the States. I keep up with as much as I can via Twitter and other foodie blogs. There’s so much happening in the food world with so many appetites sharing their experiences of all-things-food. It’s difficult to [...]

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Má Pó Dòufu (麻婆豆腐, Pock-marked Old Mother's Tofu)

Má Pó Tofu (麻婆豆腐, Pock-marked Old Mother’s Tofu)

On June 30, 2010 By

Chengdu, Sichuan, China — I thought I knew what Má Pó Dòufu (麻婆豆腐, Pock-marked Old Mother’s Tofu) was until I had the real thing in Chengdu. Going to the Asian food aisle in a Western supermarket and picking up a packet of Ma Po Tofu instant sauce to help [...]

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Huí Guō Ròu (回锅肉, Twice Cooked Pork)

Liu Ayi’s Twice-cooked Pork (回锅肉, Huí Guō Ròu)

On December 5, 2009 By

Huí Guō Ròu (回锅肉, twice-cooked pork) is pork belly, first boiled then fried with a fragrant chorus of peppers and bean pastes. Green chili pepper used during my recipe lesson was about four inches, thin, curled, wrinkly skin, and spicy. The red peppers are sweet.

This recipe of twice-cooked pork may differ from other twice-cooked [...]

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Yang Shifu

Father in Kunming cooks often, loves lime over vinegar

On July 3, 2009 By

Kūnmíng (昆明), Yunnan, China — Growing up, my father didn’t cook. He afforded the food set on the table. Together he and my mother tended the garden that brought organic food to our plates before I had ever heard of the word “organic.” When my mother had her third child, [...]

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Family Visit: Liu Ayi’s gathering serves up Twice-cooked Pork, Sichuan spices, Loofah shoots and more!

On July 2, 2009 By

Suíjiāng 绥江, Yunnan, China – The road from Yibin to Suíjiāng is a six-lane highway possibly indicative of healthy funding for public works until our driver turns off the road revealing a different tale. Following the Jinsha River, a [...]

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Family Visit: 一起烹饪,一起搬迁的家庭 (Chen, Suijiang)

On July 2, 2009 By

中国，绥江——从宜宾通往绥江的道路是一条六车道的高速公路，它预示着这个地区可能有着良好的经济状况，直到我们的司机在公路的尽头转过弯后，新的路况在 向我们诉说着截然相反的事情。沿着金沙江——长江的上游——前行，我们看到了很多废弃的村庄。建筑物上面的瓷砖都碎裂或者掉落了，道路也是坑坑洼洼的，在 没有玻璃的窗台后偶尔会出现一两个居民的身影。这里发生了什么？难道这里是一块被政府遗忘的土地么？当我问我们的司机——一位在宜宾火车站迎接我们团队的 叔叔——为什么这些村庄被废弃的时候，我注意到一个废弃的工厂正立在江的对岸。

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