Sweet potato leaves are an essential vegetable on Chinese tables. Common recipes include stir-frying with garlic or soybean paste. However, they can sometimes turn black. Here are some tips to avoid this. Nutritional Value of Sweet Potato Leaves Sweet potato leaves are extremely low in calories yet highly nutritious. Every 100 grams of sweet potato…

Pineapples are one of China’s favorite fruits. Their unique taste allows for a wide variety of ways to enjoy them. This article will introduce five different ways to enjoy them. Nutritional Information about Pineapples Pineapples contain many beneficial nutrients. They contain five times the vitamin C of apples. They also contain vitamin B1, which helps…

How to make these homemade “crisp plums” and “plum wine” with plums. Find Chinese plum recipes here. Nutritional Information about Plums Chinese people rarely enjoy plums fresh. Instead, they are often processed before consumption. For example, they can be made into crispy plums, plum wine, plum preserves, and plum vinegar. Plums contain nutrients such as…

What is brown rice? How is it different from germ rice? Here are three tips for cooking delicious brown rice. Rice is a traditional staple food for Chinese people. Besides fragrant white rice, brown rice, black rice, millet rice, and mixed grain rice are also popular. Today, we’ll introduce brown rice, including what kind of…

Water bamboo shoots are often called “beauty legs” in China because they resemble calves. These tender, white-fleshed water bamboo shoots are perennial aquatic vegetables from the genus Zizania in the Poaceae family. They grow in wetland paddy fields, not in land soil. How to Choose Delicious Water Bamboo Shoots? The water bamboo shoot season is…

How to choose sweet, juicy cantaloupe? Leftover cantaloupe can be pickled and made into delicious “pickled cantaloupe” (pickled melon) for rice! Cantaloupe is rich in water and low in calories. It also contains nutrients like folic acid, vitamin A, vitamin C, and beta-carotene, as well as various minerals like phosphorus and magnesium. Cantaloupe is also…

3 Practical Ways to Preserve Cabbage! How to Make Your Own Savory and Delicious “Old-Fashioned Cabbage Rice”? Cabbage contains a variety of nutrients, including B vitamins, vitamin C, vitamin K, vitamin U, calcium, phosphorus, potassium, organic acids, and dietary fiber. Its calcium, iron, and phosphorus content rank among the top five among vegetables. The vitamin…

What dishes often require thickening? Thick soups like meat stew, oyster noodles, and corn chowder, as well as thicker sauces like beef risotto, are examples. When it comes to thickening, many people immediately think of cornstarch, a classic thickening ingredient. But where did its name come from? Besides starches like cornstarch, what other natural ingredients…

When making baked goods or pastries with a crust, such as omelets, flour is often the primary ingredient. However, rice flour can actually replace flour in many recipes! What are some common rice flour products available on the market? What’s the difference between rice flour and wheat flour? After learning about rice flour, I’ll also…