Authentic Chinese Food Blog

Mar 20, Chinese Sauces for Home Cooking

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 19:40:54 -0400

A summary of Chinese sauces that we often used in Chinese home cooking, with our recipe example and products on Amazon.

Mar 25, Chinese Omelette Prawn Rice

Thu, 25 Mar 2021 12:41:39 -0400

Love omelette? Why not try this Chinese omelette, fluffy egg with prawn and fried rice. Really a fun and easy to make

Dec 22, Chinese Food for Festivals

Sun, 22 Dec 2019 13:21:34 -0500

Do Chinese celebrate Christmas and are there any special Chinese Food for festivals? Here I give some examples of Chinese home cooking for the Christmas.

May 18, Chinese Duanwu Festival Food

Sat, 18 May 2019 12:54:08 -0400

Popular food for Chinese Duanwu Festival, including Zongzi and the preserved eggs (century eggs).

Aug 1, Chinese Sichuan Cold Noodle

Wed, 1 Aug 2018 03:13:38 -0400

Sichuan cold noodle is my favourite dish in the summer. Salt, sugar, vinegar and chilli for sauce, frying leek, ginger and cooked prawn adds extra flavour to the noodle.

Apr 12, Guangxi Guilin Travel Tips

Thu, 12 Apr 2018 16:54:41 -0400

Guangxi Guilin travel tips which cover 5 day itinerary, best time to visit, cost, local transport andcloth and warnings.

Apr 9, Chinese Shepherds Purse Egg Soup

Mon, 9 Apr 2018 19:07:55 -0400

Having a Chinese Shepherds Purse egg soup is a folk custom on the third of March in Chinese Lunar calendar. A healthy fresh homemade soup with a lovely earthy smell.

Feb 11, Chinese New Year Dish

Sun, 11 Feb 2018 11:41:48 -0500

Apart from dumplings and glutinous rice food, there are more Chinese New Year dish from our family Spring festival food party include fish, spring rolls and chicken feet.

Sep 17, Chinese Spinach with Rice Noodle

Sun, 17 Sep 2017 14:45:42 -0400

This is my Chinese salad, Chinese spinach with rice noodle. Simply cooked spinach, mixed with salt, sugar, vinegar and sesame oil, an easy and tasty salad dish.

Sep 6, Thank You! Over 1K Subscribers on My Youtube Channel:)

Wed, 6 Sep 2017 09:51:52 -0400

My Youtube Channel has just got over 1K subscribers last month. I want to say a big "Thank You" for everyone's support! I still remember my first video was uploaded back to Dec 2012. It's been a long time to grow because I only worked it in evenings and weekends. All my videos are based on our Chinese home cooking, most of them were I recorded in my parents' kitchen. Limited space and sometimes poor lighting as well. So it still has a lot to improve, but glad to see so many viewers liked them. I will continue to do more and better in the future. You may check my Channel, share or leave your comments, thank you for the support! :)

Aug 8, Review VideoPad Video Editing Software for Windows

Tue, 8 Aug 2017 11:39:25 -0400

Review VideoPad, Video Editing Software. Factors to consider. Pros and cons. How I use videoPad to edit our Chinese home cooking videos for my Youtube channel.

Jul 14, Types of Tofu (2)

Fri, 14 Jul 2017 11:37:28 -0400

Apart from the soft types of tofu, in this post, I give some examples of plain tasted white tofu and the ones with the flavours.

Jun 23, Healthy Chinese Sweet Treats

Fri, 23 Jun 2017 14:42:44 -0400

Here I give some examples of Healthy Chinese Sweet Treats, which I found during my summer trip to Changsha, the capital city in Hunan Province.

Jun 20, Chinese Steamed Duck Legs with Dried Mandarin Peels (Chenpi)

Tue, 20 Jun 2017 04:13:44 -0400

Our home cooking for Chinese Steamed duck legs with dried mandarin peels, called Chenpi in Chinese, which is also used as a traditional Chinese medicine.

May 29, Chinese Rice Noodle Soup

Mon, 29 May 2017 08:21:31 -0400

Our family cooking recipe for breakfast Chinese Rice Noodle Soup, simple, healthy and easy to make.

May 15, New Cooking Video: Chinese Rice Noodle Soup

Mon, 15 May 2017 14:31:17 -0400

A new Chinese home cooking video has been added to my Youtube Channel, Chinese Rice Noodle Soup, which is one of our normal breakfast at home. Simple and easy to make. Thanks for watching, share and subscribe:)

May 9, Chinese Seafood Rice Noodle

Tue, 9 May 2017 11:22:08 -0400

Easy recipe for our home cooking of healthy Chinese Seafood Rice Noodle. An easy meal takes less than 15 minutes.

Apr 13, New Cooking Video Added for Chinese Rice Tofu

Thu, 13 Apr 2017 11:00:00 -0400

A new cooking video from our home cooking for Chinese Rice Tofu has been uploaded to my Youtube channel. The soft rice made tofu is simply seasoned by the red and green chilies. Simple, healthy and tasty. See recipe here. Thanks for watching, share & subscribe:)

Apr 7, Chinese Noodle Soup Meatball with Egg & Tomatoes (Video)

Fri, 7 Apr 2017 06:34:59 -0400

Like Chinese noodle soup? This Chinese noodle meatball soup with egg and tomato is easy to make, which is a brilliant alternative for a generous main.

Apr 4, Chinese Sauce and Ingredients

Tue, 4 Apr 2017 11:35:16 -0400

A list of posts for homemade Chinese sauce and ingredients, how we make and use them in our Chinese home cooking.

Apr 1, Chinese Spicy Tuna Veggie

Sat, 1 Apr 2017 16:11:03 -0400

My first attempt to make a Chinese Spicy Tuna Veggie dish, which turns out to be very good, less than 15 mins to cook, healthy dish with only 300 kcal.

Mar 28, Chinese Rice Tofu with Chilies

Tue, 28 Mar 2017 11:53:47 -0400

Our home cooking for Chinese rice tofu with green chili, garlic and pickled red chillies. Simple, healthy and tasty.

Mar 20, Guangxi Guilin Attractions & Travel Tips

Mon, 20 Mar 2017 10:06:25 -0400

This page for Guangxi Guilin Attractions is contributed by my site visitor, which contains lots useful local infomration and travel tips.

Mar 15, Hunan Preserved Pork Dish

Wed, 15 Mar 2017 20:13:55 -0400

Hunan preserved pork is famous regional food in China. Check here to see how we prepare and make the preserved pork with vegetable.

Mar 1, Chinese Pork Chive Pancake by Pressure Cooker (Video)

Wed, 1 Mar 2017 12:59:57 -0500

Our home cooking for Chinese Pork Chive Pancake made by Pressure Cooker, one of my favorite Chinese breakfast food in China.

Feb 4, Chinese Microwave Oven Fish

Sat, 4 Feb 2017 18:19:06 -0500

A quick easy Chinese microwave oven fish recipe for Chinese style cod. Instead of using frying pan or wok, microwave oven can cook the fish perfectly. Simple and healthy.

Jan 31, Chinese Pickles (1)

Tue, 31 Jan 2017 10:38:50 -0500

Here I show you some popular Chinese pickles from the local Chinese food market in Hunan. Chinese pickled radishes, Chinese mustard and more.

Jan 23, Chinese Eight Treasure Rice Pudding

Mon, 23 Jan 2017 12:52:17 -0500

Check our family version of Chinese eight treasure rice pudding, or Chinese Sticky Rice Pudding, a popular Chinese sweet treat for festival time.

Jan 17, Top 6 Famous Sichuan Food You Must Try

Tue, 17 Jan 2017 08:15:25 -0500

Visiting Sichuan? Here are the Top 6 Famous Sichuan food you have to try.

Jan 11, Chinese Steamed Fish

Wed, 11 Jan 2017 09:53:26 -0500

Love fish? Why not try this Chinese steamed fish recipe. Really simple and easy to make, fresh, tasty and healthy too.

Jan 9, Chinese New Year Food : Glutinous Rice

Mon, 9 Jan 2017 11:05:14 -0500

When it comes to Chinese New Year food, there are some popular ones made by glutinous rice, such as sweet rice ball, rice cake and eight treasure rice pudding.

Jan 4, Chinese Homemade Fish Sauce

Wed, 4 Jan 2017 08:30:54 -0500

Chinese homemade fish sauce made by soy sauce, leek and ginger. It is used as a dipping sauce for our Chinese home cooking dish called “Smoked” Fish.

Jan 2, Chinese Painting Artist Mingshu Jing

Mon, 2 Jan 2017 12:44:17 -0500

Introduction for Chinese painting artist Minshu Jing, my father, whose paintings are now in our brand new Chinese Painting Wall Calendar 2017.

Dec 28, Chinese Cold Noodle (Video)

Wed, 28 Dec 2016 06:49:07 -0500

Chinese home cooking recipe for Chinese Cold Noodle. The cooked noodle is seasoned by rich flavour sauces, which is my favourite noodle salad dish in the summer.

Dec 25, Authentic Chinese Food Lovers Ezine

Sun, 25 Dec 2016 18:49:55 -0500

Subscribe to Authentic Chinese Food Lovers Ezine to get free download of 12 Chinese Home Cooking Recipes. It covers the Chinese home cooking, China local food guide and travel in China.

Dec 19, Chinese Eggplant with Dry Mushroom

Mon, 19 Dec 2016 19:20:10 -0500

Chinese eggplant recipe inspired from a popular Hunan local dish, clay pot cooked eggplant (qie zi bao). Adapted as a non-claypot version.

Dec 12, China Food Supermarket (2): Fish

Mon, 12 Dec 2016 12:41:28 -0500

If you like fish or seafood, there are many choices from local China food supermarket, but they may not be the same as those from the West. Here are some examples from Hunan local food supermarket.

Nov 25, Guizhou Food Travel

Fri, 25 Nov 2016 12:02:42 -0500

Information for China Guizhou food travel. Guiyang Anshui Huangguoshu waterfall, how to get there by public transport, stay and local food.

Nov 23, Chinese Sichuan Dipping Fish (Smoked Fish)

Wed, 23 Nov 2016 10:33:55 -0500

Here is one more Chinese fish recipe from my mother’s home cooking for Chinese Sichuan dipping fish (Smoked Fish), where the homemade dipping sauce make the fish fillets taste special.

Nov 21, China Train Ticket

Mon, 21 Nov 2016 20:43:13 -0500

Travel China by train? Here are some of my suggestions on how to get China train ticket.

Nov 15, Chinese Beans Fried Sausages

Tue, 15 Nov 2016 14:07:44 -0500

Our home cooking recipe and video for Chinese Beans Fried Sausages with Chinese black beans. A very easy and tasty dish to make.

Nov 8, Chinese Spicy Shrimp (Jinga Shrimp)

Tue, 8 Nov 2016 11:57:02 -0500

Recipe for Chinese spicy shrimp (Jinga Shrimp, Jiwei Xia) based on authentic Chinese home cooking, cooked with green chilli, ginger and special Chinese hotpot sauce for lobster.

Oct 30, New Video Added for Xian Terracotta Army

Sun, 30 Oct 2016 17:03:40 -0400

For anyone visit China, Xian Terracotta Army, also called Terracotta Warriors and Horses, is one of the key attractions and a must-see place in China. I have edited a video taken from there, which is also posted on my Youtube channel. You may subscribe to my channel and get the regular update.

Oct 24, Chinese Egg Veggie Dishes

Mon, 24 Oct 2016 11:42:11 -0400

Here I share with you some tips and ideas, to show you how we make the easy and tasty Chinese Egg Veggie dishes at home.

Oct 12, Chinese Noodle Fried with Green Beans and Sausages

Wed, 12 Oct 2016 13:46:04 -0400

Love Chinese noodle dish? Check this easy Chinese recipe for noodle fried with crunchy green beans and smoked pork sausages. Perfect choice for a quick light meal.

Oct 5, Famous Hunan Food

Wed, 5 Oct 2016 08:13:03 -0400

Information about famous Hunan food. They are not "big name" cuisines, but are the popular food that Hunan locals have in their daily life.

Sep 28, Sichuan Bean Sprout Salad

Wed, 28 Sep 2016 20:47:09 -0400

Easy Chinese food recipe for Sichuan bean sprout salad, one of my favorite salad dish. Simple, healthy and tasty.

Sep 26, Chinese Homemade Chili Oil

Mon, 26 Sep 2016 10:09:59 -0400

Chinese food recipe for Chinese homemade chili oil. We make it by red chili flakes, black bean paste and oil, a must-have ingredient in our family daily cooking and dining.

Sep 25, Chinese Pork Liver Fried Chilli

Sun, 25 Sep 2016 19:42:40 -0400

Pork liver is a good resource of iron and protein. A Chinese pork liver dish based on our family cooking. Marinated pork liver fried with green chilli, tender, hot spicy and full of nutrition.