Welcome to the eG Forums, a service of the eGullet Society for Culinary Arts & Letters. The Society is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of the culinary arts. These advertising-free forums are provided free of charge through donations from Society members. Anyone may read the forums, but to post you must create a free account.
Squid with snow peas - a classic Chinese combination. Also contains garlic, ginger, chilli, soy and oyster sauces. Squid fried for mere seconds until opaque. Melt in the mouth.
I've never worked out why, but snow peas are known in Chinese as 荷兰豆 (hé lán dòu) which literally translates as "Holland beans".
Squid with snow peas - a classic Chinese combination. Also contains garlic, ginger, chilli, soy and oyster sauces. Squid fried for mere seconds until opaque. Melt in the mouth.
I've never worked out why, but snow peas are lnown in Chinese as 荷兰豆 (hé lán dòu) which literally translates as "Holland beans".
