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China Restaurants

Tips for Eating Chinese Hot Pot

I can’t get help it, but I am hooked on Chinese hot pot or Huo Guo.  My favorite place in Dalian is Huang Cheng Lao Ma on Gangwan Square, where you get a hot pot fueled by gas and sunk into the table.  It is split in two chambers one for Szechuanese broth and one […]

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Cooking Classes

Spanish Cooking Class at the Shangri La in Dalian, China

I will be doing a Spanish food class at the Shangri-La Hotel in Dalian, China next April. I will keep you posted of the recipes I will make! Really looking forward to this wonderful opportunity. The class will include a lecture about Spanish food and a cooking demo where I will show how to make […]

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China Recipes

Smoked Tofu with Celery and Peanuts

Cooking healthy Chinese food at home is easy and if you are in China then it’s painless.  No running to Chinatown or finding an Asian store in your hometown. We all miss the foods and customs of our country but given the kitchen restrictions you might find here having a couple of delicious Chinese recipes […]

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China

Chinese Mobile Snack Maker

Street food in China never ceases to amaze me.  The incessant change of vendors that cook and sell different things depending on the time of day is truly unique. Americans are fairly proud of their food trucks, but from seeing them up close at National Restaurant Association Fair a couple of years ago the logistics […]

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Lectures

Interview on NPR Weekend Passport: A Taste of Spain

My interview back in December 2012.  At approximately minute 3. https://soundcloud.com/wbez-worldview/weekend-passport-a-taste-of