food & things with Christy Wang
“You mian jin” refers airy, fried balls made with wheat gluten that you can find in an Asian grocery store like Ranch 99. Once cooked, these balls turn into a chewy texture, that’s almost meat-like. In conversations with friends, it seems like other people grew …
A random memory popped up a couple of months ago — I was having dinner with my grandparents and my grandpa had brought out a pork dish that was served in a pumpkin. My parents and aunt suggested it might be ‘fenzhenrou’ when I brought …
Growing up, we only ate silken tofu ‘raw’ but incorporating firmer tofus raw into my meals is one of my go-to ways for adding a protein now. Lately I’ve loved just marinating it and having it with rice! This tofu marinade is inspired by mayak …
In Japanese, “soboro” refers to the technique of cooking things into fine pieces — soboro don is a rice bowl made with minced meat, usually chicken, and eggs scrambled into little bits. The chicken is lightly seasoned with soy sauce, cooking wine, mirin, and ginger, …
Mom’s panko-mayo salmon is my favorite way to bake salmon — it’s flavorful, has ✨texture✨, and the salmon comes out perfectly juicy. it’s also so simple that @designhangry has made it every week this month! To make mom’s og version, just season salmon with salt and pepper, …
