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pineapple bun w/ butter
Pinapple buns served with butter.
red oil
Red oil is chili oil (traditionally made from Sichuan peppers), which, naturally, looks red. It's...
Chaozhou chili oil
Chaozhou style chili oil contains garlic and soy sauce.
Guilin chili sauce
A chili sauce made from chili, garlic, and fermented soybeans that is a specialty of Guilin
fried dough
A stick of deep-fried dough, basically a long doughnut, listed variously in English as Chinese cr...
biangbiang noodles
Biangbiang noodles are thick wide noodles named after the sound made from the noodles slapping, a...
scallion oil noodles
A simple Shanghai noodle dish consisting of noodles, oil, scallions,sugar, and soy sauce.
oil
油, like it's English translation oil, refers to petroleum and plant oils like sesame oil, but als...
oyster sauce
Oyster sauce is a thick dark brown sauce, easily confused with hoisin sauce, but made from oyster...
vegetarian oyster sauce
Vegan oyster sauce typically substitutes mushrooms for oysters.
scallion pancake
Scallion pancakes, also known as green onion pancakes, are circular pan-fried flatbreads folded w...
Taiwanese sticky rice
Glutinous rice stewed with soy sauce, sesame oil, and other seasonings.
soy sauce
Soy sauce is brewed from fermented soybean paste. History Soy sauce originated in China over tw...
light soy sauce
Light Soy sauce, specifically Chinese light soy sauce (different from Japanese light soy sauce), ...
sweet soy sauce
Sweet soy sauce conists mostly of wheat, so it's also known as Tianmian sauce, which means sweet ...
mushroom soy sauce
Mushroom-flavored soy sauce is a dark soy sauce, typically used, sparingly, to add darker color t...
sesame oil
Sesame oil is made from toasted sesame seeds. Tips When shopping, look for pure sesame oil, not...
Seasonal vegetables with oyster sauce
Seasonal vegetables, boiled or steamed and served with oyster sauce.