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Rachelle
Oct 142 min read
許有壬《蘆菔》“Radishes” by Xu Youren (1287-1364)
Seasonal veggie again: daikon radish
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Rachelle
Sep 162 min read
梨炒雞 Pan-fried chicken with pear [slices]
A seasonal recipe from the 18th century.
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Rachelle
Jul 292 min read
Tips for cooking pig kidneys from the 18th century
By Yuan Mei 袁枚 (1716-1798) the foodie again.
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Rachelle
Apr 83 min read
豬蹄四法Four methods of cooking pig’s feet
Four 18th-century recipes for pig knuckles from the Suiyuan shida 隨園食單.
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Rachelle
Oct 9, 20232 min read
On how to use quinces
Two suggestions for an autumn delight from the thirteenth century.
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Rachelle
Jan 2, 20232 min read
黃佐《湛子宅夜宴和呂子仲木邊爐詩》A hot pot poem by Huang Zuo (1490-1566)
黃佐《湛子宅夜宴和呂子仲木邊爐詩》 “At a night banquet in Master Zhan’s mansion, in response to the hot pot poem by Master Lü, [courtesy name] Zhongmu” by...
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Rachelle
Dec 12, 20223 min read
蘇軾《書蜀僧詩》“Note on the poem by a monk of Shu” by Su Shi (1037-1101)
An eleventh-century anecdote about cooking with the head.
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Rachelle
Oct 24, 20224 min read
Chestnuts in the Erruting qunfang pu 二如亭群芳譜 pt.2
Tips for what to do with chestnuts from the Ming Dynasty.
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Rachelle
Oct 17, 20223 min read
Chestnuts in the Erruting qunfang pu 二如亭群芳譜 pt. 1
Tips for storing chestnuts from the Ming Dynasty.
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Rachelle
Jul 4, 20223 min read
Tao Gu 陶穀 (903-970) on the art of tea
饌茶而幻出物象于湯面者，茶匠通神之藝也。沙門福全，生於金鄉，長於茶海，能注湯幻茶成一句詩，並點四甌，共一絕句，泛乎湯表。小小物類，唾手辦耳。檀越日造門求觀湯戲，全自詠曰： 生成盞裏水丹青， 巧畫工夫學不成。 卻笑當時陸鴻漸， 煎茶贏得好名聲。 In tea...
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Rachelle
Apr 11, 20223 min read
Tofu again :)
Something special to celebrate the birth of my first piece of homemade tofu in France.
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Rachelle
Aug 30, 20216 min read
劉克莊《方甥餉酒酸甚》“Nephew Fang gifted some liquor that is very sour” by Liu Kezhuang
Another workshop in the countryside for home distilling.
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Rachelle
May 10, 20215 min read
汪元量《湖州歌》（其七十三） “Huzhou songs” (No. 73) by Wang Yuanliang
Having heavenly chicken in the palace of the moon.
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Rachelle
Jan 11, 20215 min read
陳坤與文昌雞 Chen Kun on Wenchang Chicken
A Qing record of the famous Wenchang chicken and my first encounter with it.
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Rachelle
Dec 7, 20204 min read
俞士彪《十二時·遂昌道中》 To the Tune “Twelve Double-hours” by Yu Shibiao
On a traveller in the mountains and burnt rice
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Rachelle
Nov 23, 20204 min read
屈大均《佛手柑（其七）》“The Buddha-hand Citron (No. 7)” by Qu Dajun
On the Buddha-hand citron.
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