Chinese Laba Garlic | 腊八蒜 | Laba Suan & a Beijing Foodporn Diary

Exotic World Recipes, Sauce and Condiment Recipes

Pickled Laba Garlic is ready to eat when it has turned green. That goes against everything else we know about green food! And it pairs perfectly with greasy meat dishes such as dumplings. My new Chinese friend Kerry took me to a dumpling restaurant for lunch...

Huāshēng Bǐng | 花生饼 | Chinese Peanut Cookies

Dessert Recipes, Exotic World Recipes

Xīn Nián Kuài Lè! 新年快乐 ! Happy Chinese New Year!  Today marks the beginning of the Spring Festival as we welcome the rooster. What better way to celebrate than with these addictive Chinese Peanut Cookies. These...

Zha Jiang Mian | 炸酱面 | Chinese Fried Sauce Noodles

Main Course Recipes, Exotic World Recipes

Zha Jiang Mian, or Fried Sauce Noodles, is a classic Chinese comfort food made from a luscious dark soybean sauce and ground pork, served over a bowl of thick wheat noodles. This recipe pumps up the meat and veggies per bowl to make a complete main dish...

Do You Want to Discover China’s Finer Teas?

Exotic World Recipes, Drink recipes, Reviews

Toss those supermarket teas in the trash and discover the thrill of finer teas. A high quality sourced tea is so much more refined, pure and crisp. It will change how you look at tea forever. One of my colleagues jokes that his mom kept a pot of orange pekoe tea...

Montreal en Lumiere 2016

Montreal Buzz

We are about half way through winter and here in Montreal that means one thing: the Montreal en Lumiere festival is just around the corner with loads of fun outdoor activities, shows and culinary treats. Since we live in winter mode for so many months out of the year...