1. Heat a wok or large skillet over medium-high heat until a bead of water sizzles and evaporates on contact. Add 2 tablespoons of the vegetable oil and swirl to coat the bottom. Add the shallot, ...

Chao nian gao is a Chinese dish from Shanghai that at its core is stir-fried rice cakes (made with glutinous rice flour) and cabbage, typically eaten during the Lunar New Year because it’s supposed to ...

For this Lunar New Year, instead of enjoying large, family-filled dinner banquets, Ying Compestine will be making a huge batch of stir-fried rice and dropping it off on friends’ doorsteps. The ...

Chinese legend has it that the kitchen god is assigned by the emperor of heaven to watch over households. Each year on Lunar New Year, the kitchen god returns to heaven to report on each family, much ...

If you’ve ever been to a Korean restaurant, you’ve undoubtedly encountered gochujang. It adds the heat to bibimbap, lends the rich red color you see in tteokbokki, stir-fried rice cakes, and forms the ...

I often crave the chewy texture of rice cakes, also known as nian gao in Mandarin. You can find fresh rice cakes in Chinese or Korean grocery stores, usually in the refrigerated section near the fresh ...