July 6th, 2008 | by suihi | published in Eastern Savory
Chinese steamed bread, or mantou, is one of the staple carbohydrates in Chinese cuisine.
The process of making steamed bread is very similar to baked bread. Make a dough from white flour, yeast, a little salt and sugar, and water (although some people prefer milk for a more “wholesome” taste). The ones you see in restaurants [...]
June 27th, 2008 | by Athena | published in East, Eastern Savory, Vancouver, Vegetarian & Vegan
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Spring is the season for many things: asparagus for the West, bamboo for the East, and Vancouver’s China town today had an amazingly fresh (and cheap!) wave of asparagus. The bunches were inconsistently pencil thin to trunk-like sticks, but the bottoms were all vividly green and moist - fresher than the [...]
June 20th, 2008 | by suihi | published in East, Eastern Savory
Hi everyone, it’s nice to meet you. I’ve been mentioned here in the past, and from now on I’ll be making posts of my own. I’m not quite knowledgeable enough to be considered a foodie, but one thing’s for sure – I love food and I love cooking. As a science student working in a [...]