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Dan Dan Noodles (担担面)
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Dan Dan Noodles (担担面)

Water boiled Chinese dumplings

How to Make Chinese Dumplings from Scratch

Chinese lion's head meatballs

Chinese Lion’s Head Pork Meatballs (狮子头)

Cu Liu Bai Cai 醋溜白菜

Napa Cabbage Stir Fry with Vinegar Sauce (醋溜白菜)

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Maggie Zhu of Omnivore's Cookbook
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I’m Maggie Zhu!

Welcome to my site about modern Chinese cooking – including street food, family recipes, and restaurant dishes. I take a less labor intensive approach while maintaining the taste and look of the dish. I am originally from Beijing, and now cook from my New York kitchen.

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Chinese Bakery

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Easy Milk Bread Rolls | Make Hokkaido style milk bread rolls with this simple recipe. These milk bread rolls are super soft, airy, moist, and slightly sweet. They’re very easy to put together and hold up well when made ahead. They’re perfect for your holiday dinner party and simple enough to make as an everyday recipe.

Easy Milk Bread Rolls
Baked BBQ pork buns with milk bread texture

Baked BBQ Pork Buns (Char Siu Bao)
Chinese egg cake texture

Chinese Egg Cake (鸡蛋糕)
Wonton soup with pork and shrimp wonton soup served in a hearty chicken soup
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Classic Dim Sum

When it comes to dim sum, you might associate the word with Cantonese char siu bao and har gow. Here, you will find a broader array of dishes including noodles, dumplings, and buns from other parts of China. Start with the most popular recipes – Char Siu Pork, Scallion Pancakes, and Dan Dan Noodles.

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Chinese Takeout

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Chinese curry chicken in a pan

Easy Chinese Curry Chicken
Vegetable lo mein close up

Vegetable Lo Mein
Tofu lettuce wrap close up

Tofu Lettuce Wraps
Meatballs with sweet and sour glaze over rice

Sweet and Sour Meatballs
Crispy Eggplant in Garlic Sauce
My Cookbook

The Chinese Stir Fry Sauce Cookbook

This 157-page e-cookbook includes 9 Classic Chinese sauces and 41 easy recipes. It guides you through the basic Chinese ingredients, cooking equipment, and stir fry workflow, to help you cook Chinese food like a pro!

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Sheng Jian Bao garnished with sesames and green onion

Sheng Jian Bao (生煎包, Shanghai Pan-Fried Pork Buns)
Restaurant style hot and sour soup

Authentic Hot and Sour Soup (酸辣汤)
Cong You Bing close up

Chinese Scallion Pancakes (葱油饼)

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Learn more about the ingredients used in Chinese cooking, how to store and cook with them, where to buy, and related recipes. You only need a handful of ingredients to get started, and you can find most of them online.