Category Archives: Vegan

Soybeans with tofu and Tianjin preserved vegetable (天津冬菜毛豆)

Posted on January 18, 2014 by TastyAsia

This recipe is for green soy beans (毛豆, máo dòu), seasoned with Tianjin preserved vegetable (天津冬菜, Tiānjīn dōngcài) and other savory spices. You can use fresh or frozen soybeans. If you use fresh ones, shell them and then and boil … Continue reading →

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Chard (红厚皮菜) with black mushrooms

Posted on January 13, 2014 by TastyAsia

Chard is a sturdy, leafy vegetable that comes in various colors. Red chard (红厚皮菜, hóng hòu pí cài), cultivated in southern China, is especially beautiful with deeply green leaves and strikingly red stems. It tastes quite bitter when raw but … Continue reading →

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Garlic chives (韭菜) with bean sprouts

Posted on June 23, 2013 by TastyAsia

Here we have a great recipe for garlic chives (韭菜, jiǔcài), also known as Chinese chives or Chinese leeks. They grow into long, thin shoots with a delicious garlicky taste which pairs well with earthy vegetables or basically any meat. … Continue reading →

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Long beans (长豆角) with wood ear mushroom slivers, dried chiles, and Sichuan peppercorns

Posted on June 19, 2013 by TastyAsia

Long beans (长豆角, zhǎng dòujiǎo), also called yard-long beans or asparagus beans, are a staple in southern China. Thankfully, their popularity is growing worldwide as well. The beans tend to be a bit thinner and softer than the traditional Western … Continue reading →

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Stir-fried chicory (菊苣)

Posted on March 19, 2013 by TastyAsia

Chicory (菊苣, jújù) has only recently arrived in China. Your best bet for finding it is in markets and hotels that cater to Western guests. Still, it’s a tasty herb with a pleasant bitterness that adapts well to traditional Chinese cooking, so … Continue reading →

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Stir-fried watercress with mushrooms and peanuts

Posted on March 14, 2013 by TastyAsia

This is a simple, fast, and tasty dish. Watercress (豆瓣菜, dòubàn cài) is a tasty herb that grows in standing water. The leaves and smallish stems have a pleasant peppery taste, and are rumored to have medicinal properties… although sources … Continue reading →

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Grilled zucchini with chili garlic sauce

Posted on February 23, 2013 by TastyAsia

Vegetables are often done best when they’re done simply. This recipe brings out the fresh taste of zucchini, which is made deeper and richer by grilling and then given a bit of snap with chili sauce. There are many different types … Continue reading →

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Green beans with Tianjin preserved vegetable (天津冬菜)

Posted on February 9, 2013 by TastyAsia

For this recipe, I used thin green beans (actually French haricots verts), which have the diameter but not the length of Chinese long beans. Long beans, also known as yard-long beans (豆角, dòu jiǎo), are ideal for this dish. Long beans have … Continue reading →

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Asparagus with sesame seeds

Posted on October 30, 2012 by TastyAsia

This Japanese recipe is another one that is perfect for its simplicity. In fact, it will almost take you longer to read this and look at the pictures than to actually cook it. All you do is blanch some cut … Continue reading →

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New potatoes with soy sauce and spicy bean sauce

Posted on October 29, 2012 by TastyAsia

This is another simple recipe. The potatoes will come out soft and flavorful, and will be all the better for their simplicity. You can easily scale the recipe up or down depending on how many people you are serving and how … Continue reading →

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