The secrets to Chinese cooking lie not in the “breath of the wok” or its dynasties-old recipes. No, I think it’s all about the convenient jars of sauces. Hiding in plain sight on grocery store shelves ...

Hoisin sauce is a thick, fragrant condiment that originated in southern China’s Guangdong province. Its name hints at its origin – hoisin means “seafood” in Cantonese – yet the sauce contains no ...

Color matters in Chinese food. You can tell the difference between, say, Sichuan and Cantonese restaurants by the palette of dishes at their tables. Sichuan dishes are often tinted by the red sheen of ...

If you've never worked with it before, hoisin sauce is basically barbecue sauce's hotter, cooler older sister who went to art college and listens to better music than you. Hoisin is a thick, brown ...

Over the ages, the Chinese have developed their own way of doing things, especially when it comes to cooking and eating. They may serve soup at the end of the meal, for example, or offer noodles as a ...

For the cooks and home entertainers among us, the act of feeding our loved ones and celebrating the joys of the season can be tiring. So once you’ve baked up this year’s holiday ham and stored the ...

Hoisin sauce is a thick, brown Chinese dipping sauce. Made from fermented soybeans, garlic, vinegar and sugar, it imparts a pleasantly sweet-tart, slightly salty taste to foods. If you've ever ordered ...

Fans of Chinese cuisine are most certainly familiar with Chinese barbecue, those dark red, glossy, glazed cuts of meat that sometimes hang from restaurant storefront windows to attract passersby. Char ...

Have you ever tasted a soy and oyster sauce omelette? I never had, until one day, while scrambling eggs, cheddar cheese, and red peppers, my eyes darted to the soy sauce and oyster sauce peeking out ...