Noel Galliani

Chicken and duck are the primary poultry in the Chinese kitchen and there are numerous ways by which they can be prepared, many of them new to the Western world, for instance, ‘Paper Wrapped Chicken’. They vary from the uncomplicated to the unique. The more familiar ones to the West are the appetizing Sweet and Sour chicken and orange flavoured chicken; the flavorful Sesame Chicken and Garlic Chicken, and the spicy Kung Pao Chicken, just to name several. Some of these dishes would be ideal for appetizers and salad.

Martin Yan puts in an appearance before the show starts. A diminutive, bouncy looking man casually dressed in a chef’s jacket and denims, he chats to members of the audience who wander up checking out the cookbooks and his well-known chef’s knife – a superbly crafted marvel made to chop, dice, slice and do everything except cut bones. Then the show begins. What sets “Yan Can Cook” apart from the rest of the Chinese cooking shows is Yan’s twin gifts for entertaining and cooking.

Short, medium and long grain rice is eaten in China. So long as rice is served pure, white and fluffy, all will bode well under the heavens

This dish is served daily by thousands of small noodle and dumpling shops throughout Taiwan. As a salty/spicy snack, it also goes well coupled with an ice-cold beer or two. Right here is my take of this dish. This can serve up to 4 to six people.

Hello and welcome to my article illustrating how I put together a few of my favourite Chinese meals in the comfort of my very own kitchen. Today I will teach you how to prepare 2 simple dishes that look deceivingly unassuming but are really delicious. First, we take a look at one of my husband’s favorite snacks – pickled cucumber.