personal essay
ESSAYHunter Lupersonal essay, China, United States, Iraq, Nanjing, Iraq war, Iraq-Chinese food, Chinese food in Iraq, restaurant, banquets, Hunter Lu, Chinese Communist Party, Communist, Communism, WWII, potstickers, instant ramen, Soviet Union, lamb, soy sauce, lentil stew, Iraqi food, Chinese fusion

Grandfathered In

An Iraq war vet cooks for his Communist grandparents

ESSAYHunter Lupersonal essay, China, United States, Iraq, Nanjing, Iraq war, Iraq-Chinese food, Chinese food in Iraq, restaurant, banquets, Hunter Lu, Chinese Communist Party, Communist, Communism, WWII, potstickers, instant ramen, Soviet Union, lamb, soy sauce, lentil stew, Iraqi food, Chinese fusion
Grandfathered In
ESSAYJenny Gaopersonal essay, travel, China, southwest, Sichuan, Chengdu, doubanjiang, pixian doubanjiang, laoganma, Lao Gan Ma, sichuan peppercorn, Sichaun peppercorns, sichuan chilli crisp, sichuan chili crisp, sauce manufacturing, sauce factory, Jenny Gao

Saucy Business

Jenny Gao flirts with disaster in the seamy underworld of Sichuan sauce bosses

ESSAYJenny Gaopersonal essay, travel, China, southwest, Sichuan, Chengdu, doubanjiang, pixian doubanjiang, laoganma, Lao Gan Ma, sichuan peppercorn, Sichaun peppercorns, sichuan chilli crisp, sichuan chili crisp, sauce manufacturing, sauce factory, Jenny Gao
Saucy Business
ESSAYAngie Leepersonal essay, China, Taiwan, southwest US, New Mexico, Los Alamos, Los Angeles, immigrant food, zongzi, Wind Chicken, rice, rice cooker, Chinese rice, Chinese dumplings, jiaozi

Shuffle Master Of The Universe

Angie Lee coaxes lifelong kitchen hacks from her stubborn kin

ESSAYAngie Leepersonal essay, China, Taiwan, southwest US, New Mexico, Los Alamos, Los Angeles, immigrant food, zongzi, Wind Chicken, rice, rice cooker, Chinese rice, Chinese dumplings, jiaozi
Shuffle Master Of The Universe
ESSAYAngie Leepersonal essay, China, Hong Kong, southwest China, United States, New Mexico, Yunnan, Los Alamos, gan, 甘, 回甘, huigan, Pu'er tea, Pu'erh tea, Puerh tea, Pu'er, Puer, Puerh, translation, bitter, bittersweet, sweet, bitter melon, ginseng, bitter nail tea, kuding cha, 苦丁茶, old tree puer, old tree Pu'erh, old tree Pu'er, 普洱茶, Pu erh, old tree Pu erh, southwest US

Going Going Gan

Angie Lee plumbs the murky depths of old tree Pu'er tea leaves

ESSAYAngie Leepersonal essay, China, Hong Kong, southwest China, United States, New Mexico, Yunnan, Los Alamos, gan, 甘, 回甘, huigan, Pu'er tea, Pu'erh tea, Puerh tea, Pu'er, Puer, Puerh, translation, bitter, bittersweet, sweet, bitter melon, ginseng, bitter nail tea, kuding cha, 苦丁茶, old tree puer, old tree Pu'erh, old tree Pu'er, 普洱茶, Pu erh, old tree Pu erh, southwest US
Going Going Gan
ESSAYMithila Phadkepersonal essay, China, India, Beijing, Mumbai, Zhejiang, Sichuan, Ningbo, Maharashtra, Chindian, Chindian food, Chinese-Indian food, Chinese-Indian cuisine, Chindian dishes, Chinese-Indian specialties, Chindian specialties, Szechuan sauce, paneer chilli, Triple Szechuan, garam masala, hot and sour soup, Manchow Soup, Ching's Instant Paneer Chilli, Indo-Chinese food, Indo-Chinese cuisine, Ching's Secret, Bombay, Calcutta, Kolkatta, Bombay's Dockyard Road, Tangra, Indian Chinatowns, India Chinatowns, Hakka nodles, Hakka noodles, Indian Hakka noodles, mixed fried rice, fried rice, Bollywood, Nelson Wang, China Garden, Chicken Manchurian, Delhi, Szechuan vada pav, spring roll dosa, coconut chutney, sambar, Chinese pakora, Chinese pakoras, Manchow soup, gobi Manchurian, Cauliflower Manchurian, Chinese Indian street food, Chindian street food, street food, masala, Ching's Manchow soup, desi Chinese, Schezwan sauce, Schezwan noodles, Schezwan dosa

A Passage To Chindia

Mithila Phadke bathes in the neon afterglow of Indian-Chinese hybrids

ESSAYMithila Phadkepersonal essay, China, India, Beijing, Mumbai, Zhejiang, Sichuan, Ningbo, Maharashtra, Chindian, Chindian food, Chinese-Indian food, Chinese-Indian cuisine, Chindian dishes, Chinese-Indian specialties, Chindian specialties, Szechuan sauce, paneer chilli, Triple Szechuan, garam masala, hot and sour soup, Manchow Soup, Ching's Instant Paneer Chilli, Indo-Chinese food, Indo-Chinese cuisine, Ching's Secret, Bombay, Calcutta, Kolkatta, Bombay's Dockyard Road, Tangra, Indian Chinatowns, India Chinatowns, Hakka nodles, Hakka noodles, Indian Hakka noodles, mixed fried rice, fried rice, Bollywood, Nelson Wang, China Garden, Chicken Manchurian, Delhi, Szechuan vada pav, spring roll dosa, coconut chutney, sambar, Chinese pakora, Chinese pakoras, Manchow soup, gobi Manchurian, Cauliflower Manchurian, Chinese Indian street food, Chindian street food, street food, masala, Ching's Manchow soup, desi Chinese, Schezwan sauce, Schezwan noodles, Schezwan dosa
A Passage To Chindia
ESSAYDiana Zhengpersonal essay, restaurant, China, Vietnam, Cantonese, Guangdong, fujian, Cambodia, Teochew, Chaozhou, Swatow, Chiuchow, Jieyang, shacha sauce, gongfu tea, Los Angeles, California, Shantou

Tracing the Teoswa

Diana Zheng explores the lesser-known cuisine of Teochew and Swatow

ESSAYDiana Zhengpersonal essay, restaurant, China, Vietnam, Cantonese, Guangdong, fujian, Cambodia, Teochew, Chaozhou, Swatow, Chiuchow, Jieyang, shacha sauce, gongfu tea, Los Angeles, California, Shantou
Tracing the Teoswa
ESSAYMatt P. Jagerhistory, personal essay, recipe, restaurant, China, Mexico, Canada, British Columbia, Beijing, Vancouver, fusion, Mexican, Chinese chicken wings, tacos

Authentic Beijing Tacos

Matt P. Jager goes on the prowl for Mongolian salsa, Korean nachos, Jewish tortillas, and other culinary oddities

ESSAYMatt P. Jagerhistory, personal essay, recipe, restaurant, China, Mexico, Canada, British Columbia, Beijing, Vancouver, fusion, Mexican, Chinese chicken wings, tacos
Authentic Beijing Tacos