China: There and Back Again
We returned home from China a few days ago, my mind is still awash with all of the fantastic food I encountered on our combination family vacation and food research trip. We sampled a wide variety of...
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Flat noodles in a savory broth, with egg, pork, and mushroom slices. All topped with garlic chives and some green onions. A perfect, satisfying, nutritious soup. Some dishes don’t need a lot of words...
View ArticleUyghur Big Plate Fried Chicken
This is a quintessential Uyghur Dish. Stir-fried chicken, potatoes and bell peppers in a rich, savory sauce redolent with star anise and cinnamon. Roasted cumin flavors the base of the sauce, with...
View ArticleA Meal Fit for Kim Jong-Il
One of the difficulties in understanding history and historical works, is to imagine the world truly differently than it is today. We are so confident that our senses provide us with the, “truth,”...
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