https://thewoksoflife.com/category/recipes/chinese-banquet/ a culinary genealogy Mon, 06 Mar 2023 17:52:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 https://thewoksoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-TWOL-favicon-4-32x32.png https://thewoksoflife.com/category/recipes/chinese-banquet/ 32 32 https://thewoksoflife.com/taro-sago-dessert-soup/ https://thewoksoflife.com/taro-sago-dessert-soup/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2022 05:51:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=69677 This taro sago (tapioca) dessert soup is a tasty and lightly sweet end to any Chinese meal. It’s also fairly simple to make, with just water and 8 other ingredients.  It freezes well too, so you can make a big batch and save some in pint or quart containers for a quick and easy dessert ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/taro-sago-dessert-soup/feed/ 23 https://thewoksoflife.com/squirrel-fish-recipe/ https://thewoksoflife.com/squirrel-fish-recipe/#comments Sun, 23 Jan 2022 05:03:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=61604 Sweet and Sour Squirrel Fish, or sōngshǔ yú (松鼠魚), is a legendary fish recipe from Jiangsu Province. While it’s a bit complicated, it can be done at home with patience and practice! We’ll show you how to make it from start to finish, with a full video showing the entire process (jump to the video).  ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/squirrel-fish-recipe/feed/ 27 https://thewoksoflife.com/fish-stir-fry/ https://thewoksoflife.com/fish-stir-fry/#comments Sat, 29 Feb 2020 04:00:29 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=36535 While we Chinese love to take down a whole fish, sometimes you want a break from all the bones! This restaurant-style chow yee kow fish stir-fry does the trick.  It’s a great dinner recipe for anyone intimidated by cooking a whole fish and prefers to work with fillets, or anyone looking for a healthy one-pan ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/fish-stir-fry/feed/ 54 https://thewoksoflife.com/steak-stir-fry/ https://thewoksoflife.com/steak-stir-fry/#comments Tue, 21 Jan 2020 17:47:05 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=35890 Steak Stir Fry, or Chow Steak Kow, as we used to call it at my parents’ restaurant, is not your standard beef stir-fry. Tender, rich ribeye or sirloin steak bites are cooked in a soy garlic sauce—with some American touches!—and served over a bed of crisp bok choy.  What is Chow Steak Kow? For our ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/steak-stir-fry/feed/ 47 https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-fried-pigeon-squab/ https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-fried-pigeon-squab/#comments Tue, 13 Feb 2018 05:01:29 +0000 http://thewoksoflife.com/?p=20913 Chinese Fried Pigeon (Zha Ge Zi, 炸鸽子) or Chinese Fried Squab (Zha Ru Ge, 炸乳鸽) is an incredibly special dish and a Hong Kong classic. In the Cantonese dialect, we commonly call it Zha Bok Gop, and it used to be a favorite served up in 10-course Chinese banquets for weddings, birthdays, and, of course, ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-fried-pigeon-squab/feed/ 19 https://thewoksoflife.com/crispy-fried-flounder/ https://thewoksoflife.com/crispy-fried-flounder/#comments Sun, 11 Feb 2018 01:10:34 +0000 http://thewoksoflife.com/?p=20905 Crispy fried flounder is a whole fish dish that I grew up with–mostly eating it at Chinese restaurants. The Cantonese pronunciation of this dry fried flounder dish is “gaun jeen loong li” or, in Mandarin, “gan jian long li” (干煎龙利). “Dry fried” is the name, but the flounder is actually shallow-fried to the perfect crispiness. ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/crispy-fried-flounder/feed/ 29 https://thewoksoflife.com/lobster-sticky-fried-rice/ https://thewoksoflife.com/lobster-sticky-fried-rice/#comments Sat, 23 Sep 2017 15:14:56 +0000 http://thewoksoflife.com/?p=19090 This Lobster Sticky Fried Rice is not your everyday fried rice. As you can see, it’s got plenty of huge pieces of decadent, tender lobster! The addition of lobster makes this dish truly special, and it’s definitely worthy of being on a holiday or Chinese New Year dinner table, even though it’s not traditionally served ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/lobster-sticky-fried-rice/feed/ 8 https://thewoksoflife.com/walnut-shrimp/ https://thewoksoflife.com/walnut-shrimp/#comments Sat, 06 May 2017 04:05:55 +0000 http://thewoksoflife.com/?p=18023 Walnut shrimp is one of those dishes that goes a long way back for me. It’s a must-have dish appearing at most Chinese banquets, whether it’s for a wedding, birthday, Chinese New Year, or newborn baby. For those of you lucky enough to have attended one of these banquets, you definitely know what I mean. ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/walnut-shrimp/feed/ 101 https://thewoksoflife.com/long-life-noodles-yi-mein/ https://thewoksoflife.com/long-life-noodles-yi-mein/#comments Sat, 21 Jan 2017 18:32:43 +0000 http://thewoksoflife.com/?p=16969 Longevity Noodles (yī miàn, 伊面), also known as yi mein or e-fu noodles, symbolize long life and can always be found on the banquet table at Chinese celebrations. Long noodles, long life, right? (We should make a t-shirt.) Actually, any type of long noodles symbolizes longevity, but Yi Mein (also known as e-fu noodles—try not to ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/long-life-noodles-yi-mein/feed/ 100 https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-seafood-bird-nest/ https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-seafood-bird-nest/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2017 11:30:02 +0000 http://thewoksoflife.com/?p=16910 The Chinese seafood bird nest is a seafood lover’s delight, usually served at high-end Chinese restaurants specializing in Cantonese cuisine. It may also be seen at a traditional 10-course Chinese banquet for weddings, Lunar New Year’s meals, birthdays, anniversaries, and baby showers. Regardless of the occasion, this is the perfect seafood dish to celebrate your ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-seafood-bird-nest/feed/ 51