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Rice Cooker, Local Market, Magic!: Recipe for a Peking Duck L’Orange

This is a recipe for every person who has ever longed to make laowai food in their own kitchen without the aid of a proper oven.  I have an immense amount of affection for my roommate: her impeccable taste in … Continue reading

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New Things for the New Year: Dongjiao Market (东郊市场)

If you haven’t been to the Dongjiao Market, and you are a kitchenware junkie, then you must go now: for the sheer quantity and variety of items available, as well as the lower than low prices.  There’s a hotel/restaurant equipment … Continue reading

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Happy Chinese New Year, five dumplings to share (jiaozi 饺子)

It’s a northern custom to make and eat dumplings on the first day of the New Year (chuyi 初一), and we were determined to do it right, with several kinds of fillings.  We went out to Sanyuanli Market (三元里市场) to … Continue reading

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Chinese Shake’n'Bake: McCormick Chicken Wing Seasoning (xiangla jichi 香辣鸡翅)

Although I reluctantly admit to being a snob about convenience foods in the states, in Beijing I love to try random premixed items found at the grocery store, including this little packet of chicken wing seasoning. This fragrant-spicy spice mix, … Continue reading

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Sanyuanli Market (三元里市场)

San Yuan Li is a wet market in Beijing that caters to foreigners and foreign restaurants that buy in bulk. You can get ricotta cheese, avocados, turkeys, and nutella, as well as sage rosemary and thyme. It’s the best. This … Continue reading

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Hutong Market near Jiaodaokou (交道口)

I spy four kinds of beans, lotus root, mushrooms, broccoli, cauliflower, cucumbers, corn…. in November.

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