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  1. On 6/3/2023 at 6:41 AM, liuzhou said:

    Looking for something else, I just refound this topic which had slipped my memory. I'm now wondering how your Chinese cooking investigations are going a year later, if you don't mind relating.

     

     

     

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  2. Thanks for the great responses! The Vidalia is exactly what I'm looking for.

     

    Fyi, I do have an excellent Japanese chef knife that I got at Korin before I left NY. It needs sharpening though, something I'm not familiar with nor have I been able to find a service near me. Besides, someone needs to teach me how to use it! I'm really hopeless in the kitchen and cook out of necessity, not for fun! 

  3. 2 minutes ago, blue_dolphin said:

    Personally, I'm very happy to use the same sharp knife for both tasks but I'm not slicing dozens of eggs nor dicing more than 5 lbs of onions at a time so I absolutely understand why someone might want an alternative. 

     

     

     

     

     

    I gotcha. My goal is to get the job done quickly as patience is not a virtue. I mostly cook for myself so appearance is unimportant. And my knife skills are severely lacking. 

  4. This is probably dumb, but here goes. I was looking online for an egg slicer and found that there are general-purpose slicers available to dice onions, celery, etc. I had no idea. Could the torture of dicing onions be over?! I mostly want one to slice eggs and dice onions. 

     

    Are these multi-use devices worth it? Not that they cost that much. Which one is recommended?

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  5. Thanks, this seems to fit the bill and with a great price to boot. 

    I was looking at reviews of the Global G-2. It comes recommended by several review sites. It's more expensive than the Victorinix but seems very nice. Then again, I will defer to opinions from people that know something 🙂

     

     

  6. I need to replace my all-purpose knife. I've mostly narrowed it down to a 7" or 8" lightweight chef knife for under $100. I am an infrequent cook, unskilled with knife handling and don't want to spend a fortune. I'll need to buy it online. Thanks for any suggestions. 

  7. Is there an easy way to do this?

    Most seem to recommend heating up the peppercorns and then grinding. I use a cleaver to pound the peppercorns but that doesn't seem to work all that well. And I'm too cheap to buy a mortar and pestle since I have no other use for it.  I bought a szechuan pepper grinder from Mala Market but it takes around 70 twists to get a teaspoon with a bonus of a sprained wrist. Help!

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  8. I admit total ignorance when it comes to sausages. Other than Italian :). 

    With that said, which sausages (appropriate for Chinese cuisine) are recommended that don't need refrigeration and are available online? I assume only hard sausages don't necessitate refrigeration.

  9. I have some basic questions.

    I remember making a sausage and rice dish when I took classes decades ago and I'd like to replicate it.  After searching, I'm finding this is not as simple as I thought. I bought Lap Xuong Thuong Hang (Kam Yen Jan) from Amazon. What is the best way to prepare/cook the sausage? 

    I found a basic recipe,  lop cheung chow fan that calls for these sausages. It appears similar to what I had in the past.

    Are there other recommended dishes? Or other recommended sausages?

    Caveat: I have to buy them online.

    Thank you.

     

     

  10. Mapo Tofu - The Woks of Life.pdf

    Woks of life called for the thai chillies for the Mapo Tofu recipe.

    I was looking for a tofu recipe with a little kick. I've only made home-style tofu.  I found it to be rather bland.

     

    I found this on Amazon. It seems to be similar to the Pixian Doubanjiang recommended. Do you guys think this would be a good substitute in the woks of life recipe for Mapo Tofu? Or, is there another tofu recipe recommended that is not so bland?

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  11. 2 hours ago, liuzhou said:

    A good introduction to Chinese home cooking is Every Grain of Rice: Simple Chinese Home Cooking by Fuchsia Dunlop (eG-friendly Amazon.com link). That is the food my neighbours are cooking every day.

     

     

    Super, thanks. I downloaded the kindle version.

     

    blue_dolphin - Asians in Medellín are rare, let alone Asian restaurants. The several Chinese restaurants are awful and feature dishes like chow mein and egg foo yung. Surprisingly though, there's a good Vietnamese restaurant and I've called on them for help in sourcing ingredients. There are no Asian food groups (I looked), though there is a helpful food group on FB for Medellín expats. However, I'm pretty much on my own with Chinese cooking. Thank goodness for the Internet and youtube. And egullet. I didn't think to look around for Internet forums until now and was pleasantly surprised to find a Chinese section here.

     

     

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  12. 14 hours ago, liuzhou said:

     

    Is that the Pearl River Bridge brand? If so, good choice. But beware. "Golden Label Superior" is not trademarked - several companies use  that description.

    What are you planning on making? What style of Chinese?

     

    Yes, Pearl River. I'm glad I guessed that it was a good choice :).

     

    As I mentioned, I've only been making simple/basic dishes due to difficulty in finding ingredients. But more so, due to my lack of cooking skills. That said, I've made chicken curry, kung pao chicken with cashews, Szechuan string beans, spicy snow peas, chicken with oyster sauce, fried rice, ants climbing a tree (I need to find a better noodle) and Szechuan tofu stir-fry. I started cooking Chinese food about 2 months ago and generally make 1 dish every week.

     

    Thanks for your insights and helpful info.

     

     

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  13. 1 hour ago, Katie Meadow said:

    I believe you have Amazon in Columbia. Have you checked the soy sauce options there? I order several very good soy sauces on line, things that I can't find even here on Bay Area shelves.

    Amazon delivers to Colombia but it's shipped from the US. They also do not deliver food products. Still, not a big issue for me as I regularly use a freight forwarder. If it would make a noticeable difference for my needs, I have no problem ordering from Amazon. If you care to recommend something, I'm all ears. Thanks.  [I checked a couple of recommendations from Liuzhou and didn't see either available online.]

     

  14. Liuzhou, interesting post from a year ago. 

    I'm guessing I shouldn't sweat over using Kikkoman (light and dark) for basic recipes? 

    As for Colombia, it's the perfect place for those with gastro issues. The food is bland and flavorless unlike much of Latin America. That's one reason I took up Chinese cooking.

  15. Thanks for the responses. 

     

    I am an amateur and recently started cooking Chinese food for myself and SO. I don't get very adventurous due to difficulty in finding ingredients and my skill level. I asked about Teshiman because I thought it might be something special. I couldn't find much info about it. Based on the feedback though, Kikkoman seems like the best option.

     

    15 hours ago, liuzhou said:

    Although Kikkoman is Japanese, it'll be fine in most Chinese dishes, if that's all you can get. Not my first choice, though

     

    I don't know Teshima.

     

    What is your first choice?

  16. New to Chinese cooking...

    I'm in South America and my choices are extremely limited unless I order online. My options are basically only a Latin American brand and Kikkoman. The guy I get tofu from is selling Teshima though. Is that appropriate for Chinese cuisine? Or, am I better off with Kikkoman?

    Thanks.

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