Chinese
This Is the Absolute Best Dish to Make for Lunar New Year
Out of the 650 recipes in China: The Cookbook, this is the one that co-author Kei Lum Chan has to have on the table every year.
By Joe Sevier
Have You Been Brewing Green Tea Wrong This Whole Time?
Here's how to do it right, plus a guide to buying and storing the beloved ancient beverage.
By Janet Rausa Fuller
Soy Sauce Chicken
A whole chicken, poached in a ginger and anise–scented soy broth, is a popular dish served at Chinese New Year celebrations.
By Kei Lum Chan and Diora Fong Chan
How to Hack a Steamer Basket Out of a Pie Plate
One kitchen tool solves your problem of not having a bamboo steamer basket. And it'll cost you less than a quarter.
By Tommy Werner
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The 24 Best Cookbooks of 2016
Even in a banner year for cookbooks, these two dozen stood out.
By Adina Steiman
Stir-Fried Chicken With Black Beans
Fermented black soy beans—a Chinese cousin to miso paste—are the key to this flavorful weeknight stir-fry.
By Mark Bittman
Cornmeal Bao With Turkey and Black Pepper Sauce
These pillowy steamed buns are delicious in all the same ways as Parker House rolls, with the sweet flavor of cornmeal.
By Josh Walker and Duolan Li
We Cooked With MSG. Here's What Happened.
The much-maligned ingredient is also a source of pure umami. Is it worth cooking with?
By Sam Worley
Is This the Best Chinese Cookbook Ever Written?
Scholar Carolyn Phillips has written the first English-language cookbook to encompass all 35 cuisines of China. Cookbook critic Paula Forbes dives in, head first.
By Paula Forbes
How to Make Beef Lo Mein in Just 22 Minutes
You can recreate the beloved Chinese takeout classic in your own kitchen.
By Rhoda Boone
This Secret Sauce From D.C. Belongs on Everything
Bright red mumbo sauce from D.C. is a little sweet, a little spicy, and all kinds of good. Here's how to make it.
By Tommy Werner
Our Five Fastest Chicken Breast Dinners
They don't call it the trusty chicken breast for nothing. This week, rely on that cut for flavor-forward dinners that come together in about 30 minutes (or less!).
By David Tamarkin
How to Throw a Hot Pot Party With a Slow Cooker
It's the all-you-can-eat fondue party that, thankfully, isn't a fondue party at all.
By Tommy Werner
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How to Make Sesame Chicken at Home
Our 22-minute version of the American Chinese classic is chock full of flavor.
By Rhoda Boone
The Secret to DIY Fortune Cookies
Yes, you can make fortune cookies at home. Yes, this is very bad news if you love fortune cookies.
By Matt Duckor
3-Ingredient Homemade Fortune Cookies
These personalized cookies are fresher and more fun than the average takeout treat.
By Molly Baz