Fish with black bean sauce

01Aug08

This dish is really nice if you want to eat fish the Chinese style. It is quick to prepare if using whitefish fillets, and a meal by itself or with more dishes for a larger Chinese dinner. You will need: 400 grams of cod (or other white fish)1 spring onion1 cm of ginger1 or 2 […]

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New vegetable: jiaobai 茭白

09Apr08

Yesterday I was, again, funshopping in the Asian store, choosing a different one then the large supermarket I usually go to. There are four Chinese supermarkets in the center of The Hague, and I visit them in turns, although I seem to skip the one in the Wagenstraat (长江行 Cheung Kong) because it is further […]

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Tags: chinese, 茭白, jiaobai, shopping, vegetable, water bamboo

Mapo tofu 麻婆豆腐

11Jan08

This is one of my favorite tofu recipes from China. It is easily the best known one: soft white cubes of tofu floating in an intense red chili oil sauce, with minced meat, spring onions and garlic and ginger. It has quite a funny name: 麻婆 mapo means pockmarked woman, and this woman with her […]

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Tags: chinese, 麻婆豆腐, Mapo tofu, tofu