Hong Shao Niu Rou Mian: The Braised Beef Noodle Soup That Knows What Time Tastes Like
I was 23, fresh out of Fudan and three months into my first job at Microsoft’s Shanghai office. December. The kind of damp Shanghai cold that …
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How to Cook Real Lion's Head Meatballs: The Tender Way
Editor’s Note: This is the step-by-step companion to Lion’s Head Meatballs — The Giant Pork Meatball That Collapses Under a Spoon . If …
阅读全文 →Lion's Head Meatballs — The Giant Pork Meatball That Collapses Under a Spoon
The spoon sinks in and the meatball gives way without resistance. No knife. No sawing. Just the edge of a ceramic soupspoon pressing down and the …
阅读全文 →Mei Cai Kou Rou: The Pork Belly That Steals Your Rice
The bowl arrives upside down. This is the first thing you need to know about Mei Cai Kou Rou (梅菜扣肉, méi cài kòu ròu): it shows up hiding. The waiter …
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The smell hits you before the door opens. Soy sauce and caramelized sugar, star anise and ginger, pork fat rendering slow. You’re six years old …
阅读全文 →How to Cook Dongpo Pork: The Poet's Recipe
Editor’s Note: Since launching this column, we’ve heard one request more than any other: the stories are great, but how do we actually …
阅读全文 →Dongpo Rou: The Poet Who Braised Pork Better Than God
The clay pot lid lifts and the smell hits you like a wall: Shaoxing wine reduced to syrup, caramelized sugar gone dark as old wood, star anise and …
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