Finding the Best Chinese Mooncake
https://chinesecookingdemystified.substack.com/p/finding-the-best-chinese-mooncake
Published: September 14, 2026 08:09
There’s an absurd variety of mooncakes in China. We tried too many for you
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Sichuan Street Pancakes (蛋烘糕)
https://chinesecookingdemystified.substack.com/p/sichuan-street-pancakes
Published: August 18, 2026 23:52
A street food on the up-and-up, increasingly throughout the country.
The Gruel Manifesto
https://chinesecookingdemystified.substack.com/p/the-gruel-manifesto
Published: August 4, 2026 23:09
How to love the plain rice gruel of Chaozhou (糜)
Over Rice: Saucy Edition
https://chinesecookingdemystified.substack.com/p/over-rice-saucy-edition
Published: July 2, 2026 01:59
Three Saucy Chinese dishes to smother over rice - from Quanzhou, to Ningbo, to the Cantonese world.
"Brothy Rice"
https://chinesecookingdemystified.substack.com/p/brothy-rice
Published: June 18, 2026 01:22
...is a real thing. It's called 'paofan', and wasn't actually invented on TikTok.
Yunnan 'Business' Noodles (办事处米线)
https://chinesecookingdemystified.substack.com/p/yunnan-business-noodles
Published: May 22, 2026 01:56
A Dai people's rice noodle dish, smothered with a tomato-chili meat sauce.
Dipping Sauce Tilapia (蘸水罗非鱼)
https://chinesecookingdemystified.substack.com/p/dipping-sauce-tilapia
Published: May 10, 2026 01:35
Why this 'unknown' Xinping dish is a genius choice for the average western home cook.
Poor Man's Stir Fry: Chili-Fried Chili (辣椒炒辣椒)
https://chinesecookingdemystified.substack.com/p/poor-mans-stir-fry-chili-fried-chili
Published: April 14, 2026 01:55
...and why spicy food is considered 'humble' in China.
Why China Hates Buffalo Wings (and how to fix it)
https://chinesecookingdemystified.substack.com/p/why-china-hates-buffalo-wings-and
Published: April 1, 2026 03:20
Not a single one of my Chinese friends likes Buffalo Wings. What gives?
WTF is 'Red Oil' Chili Bean Paste?
https://chinesecookingdemystified.substack.com/p/wtf-is-red-oil-chili-bean-paste
Published: March 23, 2026 00:32
It's a critical ingredient in Sichuan cooking. It's also super confusing.