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A small bowl of glossy Chinese sweet and sour sauce

Nº 01

Sauce 10 min

Sweet and Sour Sauce (Tang Cu Zhi)

A classic Chinese sweet-and-sour sauce with an easy-to-remember balance of water, soy sauce, sugar, vinegar, and cooking wine. Stir it together in minutes, then simmer it with your dish until glossy.

Chinese smashed cucumber salad with garlic and sesame oil

Nº 02

Cucumber 20 min

Chinese Smashed Cucumber Salad (Liangban Huanggua)

Smash cucumbers, toss with garlic, vinegar, soy sauce, and sesame oil. The smashing is the whole point — it creates rough edges that soak up the dressing. Ready in 20 minutes.

Bright green spinach stir-fried with golden scrambled eggs

Nº 03

Spinach 10 min

Stir-Fried Spinach with Eggs

Scrambled eggs with spinach — one of those dishes every Chinese household makes on busy weeknights. Five ingredients, ten minutes, done.

Golden crispy stir-fried mantou cubes garnished with scallions

Nº 04

Mantou 15 min

Stir-Fried Mantou (Chinese Fried Steamed Buns)

What to do with leftover mantou — cut them up, fry until crispy, and season with cumin and five-spice. Better as leftovers than the original steamed buns, honestly.