Chao Shanghai Cai (Stir fried Shanghai Bok Choi with garlic)

There is some confusion about what to call various greens in the Chinese repertoire.  Bok choi , means white vegetable in Cantone…

Suan La Huang Gua (Pickled Cucumber Salad)

Pickled Cucumber Salad   ( suan la huang gua ) Pickled vegetables are a mainstay of Chinese cuisine, from North to South; this di…

Hao You Jie lan (Oyster Sauce Chinese broccoli)

Hao You Jie lan  (Oyster Sauce Chinese broccoli) Another extremely simple, delicately flavored dish, jie lan , a flowering cabbag…

Loh Baahk Gou (Turnip Cake)

Turnip Cake  ( Loh Baahk Gou) Loh Baahk Gou , or Turnip cake, is a classic of Dim Sum and will be found in virtually every Dim Su…

Tang Cu Qiezi (Sweet and Sour Eggplant)

This is a variation on Sichuan Classic.  In Chengdu, at a restaurant we dubbed "Pretty in Pink" because of its gaudy vi…

Gan Bian Si Ji Dou (Dry fried four season bean)

Gan Bian Si Ji Dou    (Dry fried four season bean) Gan Bian Si Ji Dou is a classic vegetable dish, thought to be from Sichuan, w…

Chao Dou Ya   (Stir Fried Bean Sprouts) Chao Dou Ya  is not only an example of how elegantly simple Chinese vegetable dishes can …

Yu Xiang Qiezi (Fish Fragrance Eggplant)

Yu Xiang Qiezi    (Fish Fragrance Eggplant) I've often thought that in Chinese tradition, vegetables are executed with elegan…

Xia Mi Bai Cai (Cabbage with Dried Shrimp)

Cabbage with Dried Shrimp  ( Xia Mi  Bai  Cai ) While much of Chinese cuisine is intensely flavored, in the mainland subtlety is …

Suan Bo Cai (Garlic Spinach)

Garlic Spinach (Suan Bo Cai) While this dish is not familiar to most Westerners as a Chinese concoction, the cooking style—often …