Chinese Cookbooks

[Anna N]

 That is an awful lot of mushroom soup recipes.   Are there any there that are particular favourites of yours? 

[liuzhou]

On 10/04/2016 at 6:15 PM, Anna N said:

 That is an awful lot of mushroom soup recipes.   Are there any there that are particular favourites of yours? 

 

There are few, if any, I wouldn't eat but I tend to go for the chicken ones, but less so for the wood ear recipes. Wood ears are OK, but all texture rather than taste. I do use them occasionally.

 

I'm planning on a mushroom soup for tomorrow, but it will be a combination of some of these recipes rather than any particular one.

Edited September 1, 2016 by liuzhou (log)

[Anna N]

23 minutes ago, liuzhou said:

 

There are few, if any, I wouldn't eat but I tend to go for the chicken ones, but less so for the wood ear recipes. Wood ears are OK, but all texture rather than taste. I douse them occasionally.

 

I'm planning on a mushroom soup for tomorrow, but it will be a combination of some of these recipes rather than any particular one.

Thanks. I am inclined to the same old, same old cream of mushroom soup which is not to be sneezed at but seems less than adventurous after reading this list!   Although I am seeing more and more fresh mushroom varieties in the markets here the selection pales in comparison to what is available in China. 

[liuzhou]

12 minutes ago, Anna N said:

Thanks. I am inclined to the same old, same old cream of mushroom soup which is not to be sneezed at but seems less than adventurous after reading this list!   Although I am seeing more and more fresh mushroom varieties in the markets here the selection pales in comparison to what is available in China. 

 

I know how lucky I am to have the range of mushrooms that I do. Isn't it odd. The common button mushroom is uncommon here! In fact, I can get more mushrooms than this book covers. Many of which I can't identify.

 

I certainly wouldn't sneeze at same old cream of mushroom soup, either. Believe it or not I can, if I choose, get Mr. Campbell's canned stuff here. I don't choose!

[JoNorvelleWalker]

I work in a library.  Finally pangs of guilt compelled me to return Kian Lam Kho's Phoenix Claws and Jade Trees.  (Not that I don't own a Kindle copy.)

 

A friend picked up the book and admired it.  I showed her what I had made and she pointed out recipes for similar dishes that she liked.  "I only wish it were written in Chinese!" she added.  (Not that we don't have a cookbook section in Mandarin.)  Sadly English is not her primary language.  She said instead of "add half a teaspoon" a Chinese cookbook would say "add some".

 

She offered to help me source ingredients!

 

[liuzhou]

4 hours ago, JoNorvelleWalker said:

She said instead of "add half a teaspoon" a Chinese cookbook would say "add some".

 

Yes, normal. Or sometimes, ”add the correct amount”. And then ”cook until cooked.”

[Anna N]

3 hours ago, liuzhou said:

Yes, normal. Or sometimes, ”add the correct amount”. And then ”cook until cooked.”

No ambiguity there!