Archive for April, 2008

Is Chinese Food Healthy?

Chinese food. It’s certainly tasty enough, but is it healthy? In these modern days of looking good and feeling good this is a question that might often be on the lips of anyone who has just devoured an egg fu yung. Well the answer to the question is that, yes, authentic Chinese cooking is very […]

Basic Terms on Chinese Restaurant Menus

In today’s modern Chinese restaurants even a more traditional menu will come with English translations for many of the more common Chinese food terms. It is, however, always handy to have knowledge of some to the basic terms just in case you find yourself in need.
Here are eleven definitions that range from vegetables to duck […]

Ordering Healthy Chinese Take Out

With the growing popularity of the Chinese fast food industry, more people than ever are falling in love with the delicious Chinese cuisine. But as more and more people are also crossing into the realm of really eating healthy, how does this Chinese food stack up, and how can you get the best of both […]

Chinese Cooking - The New Way To Cook Food And Bring Variety To Life!

These days, with several ways of cooking Chinese food being on hand, food aficionados have discerned a fresh cooking stage in the field of culinary arts. These new procedures provide cooks and chefs just the right combination of hues, flavours, essence and food texture of the cooking culture of China. Generally, there is no change […]

Chinese Food - Traditional Oriental Delights And How To Prepare Them

The delectable and genuine Chinese recipes have since time immemorial been the benchmark of excellence in the culinary field. These traditional recipes are the product of an imaginative mind, besides mixing the exact combination of ingredients together with the right amount of seasoning.
Traditional Chinese recipes entail the subtle use of various cooking methods and culinary […]

Chinese Food, Wine And The Perfect Pairing

Chinese food and German Riesling wine is a wonderful pairing.
Selecting the right wine for Chinese food and even Thai cuisine requires identifying the dominant taste (sweet, sour, salty, bitter) sensation of a dish. The dominant taste sensations are sour (rice vinegar), sweet (sugar, coconut milk) and salt (soy).
When it comes to German Riesling wines and […]

Restaurants - Chinese Food

Let’s first get one thing straight right off the bat. Anybody who thinks that when they walk into a Chinese restaurant and order their meal that they get anything resembling what Chinese people really eat, has been eating in Chinese restaurants either way too often or not often enough. Having said that, we’re going to […]