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How to Make Chinese Chicken Lettuce Wraps

Here's a our first TV appearance. It's on the morning show "Daytime" and we show how to cook Chinese Chicken Lettuce Wraps.

Watch a Book Trailer for Our New book

Here's a book trailer for our new book Feeding the Dragon: A Culinary Travelogue through China with Recipes. We talk about what it was like to write th book and also show video and photos of our travels in China.

Ingredient Stalker: What is Dragon Fruit?

Here's a short video about how to select and prepare Dragon Fruit (火龙果, hǔo lóng gǔo), a funny looking fruit that doesn't get the attention it deserves! You can buy Dragon Fruit at specialty grocery...

how to fold chinese dumplings (jiaozi)

ingredient stalker: what is lotus root?

Lotus root (藕,ǒu)  is my favorite vegetable. Actually a root vegetable, it looks kind of like giant white sausage links and grows in the mud at the bottom of lakes. It has a crunchy texture like water chestnuts...

ingredient stalker: what are chinese black mushrooms (shiitake mushrooms)?

Chinese Black Mushrooms or 香菇 (xiāng gū), are medium-size brown mushrooms that have a strong, meaty flavor. They taste good in soups, stir-fried in...

2011 nyc dumpling festival and eating contest highlights

 The annual dumpling eating contest included 5 rounds of eaters (3 men rounds and 2 women women). Floria Lee won the women's contest with 37. Here's our video of "Gentleman Joe" Menchetti winning the men's contest...

fireworks and housefires, 2010 chinese new year

Last week was the 2010 Chinese New Year or Spring Festival. The whole country basically shuts down for the celebration. Shops and restaurants were closed and most people travel to their hometowns to be...

nyc dumpling festival and eating contest highlights and recap

So, who knew the NYC Dumpling Fest was huge? I only heard about it last minute and we showed up to the Sara D. Roosevelt Park in Manhattan expecting 50-100 people and a dumpling cart or two. No. There had to be over...