Cooking Chinese food is fun but it involves a lot of sauces, pastes vinegar and oils. This may confuse you when cooking especially if you aren’t a native. However, amidst all the ingredients you use in the traditional meal, is vinegar. The same way almost every meal requires that you have the soy sauce you will … Read more
Fermented tofu is yet another major condiment in the Chinese cuisine. It’s easier to compare the fermented tofu to the western cheese because of its funk and runny consistency. Some people also call it Chinese cheese because it has a stinky smell but an amazing taste. Before we learn more about fermented tofu, what is … Read more
We can’t expound on the dark soy sauce without first understanding what precisely a soy sauce is. For all you know, there are different kinds of soy sauces that are also usable in different meals. You see there is a perception that you will find soy sauce in literary every home in China. Different kinds … Read more
Chinese cuisine is popularly known for its rich flavor and artistic nature of meal preparation. What most people don’t understand is that the natives use unique ingredients and cooking style to come up with the spicy yet healthy delicacies. One of the unique ingredients in almost every dish in China is Shaoxing wine. While the westerners … Read more
Fermented black bean also known as Douchi is a condiment used for seasoning and it’s common among the Chinese. It is aromatic, pungent, earthy and salty. The main use of the fermented beans is to enhance the flavours. Don’t confuse its name fermented black beans for being made using black beans. Fermented beans entail cooked … Read more