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Fuse pattern by Veronik Avery. 10 Chinese Herbs to Cure What Ails You. Older 10 Chinese Herbs to Cure What Ails You by Michelle Slatalla Issue 4 · Chinese New Year · January 27, 2014 Newer Issue 4 · Chinese New Year · January 27, 2014 Share on email Can Chinese herbs cure what ails you?

10 Chinese Herbs to Cure What Ails You

We asked Judy Ho-Lam, manager of the Great China Herb Co. in the heart of San Francisco's Chinatown, for a list of the ten most useful herbs in traditional Chinese medicine and suggestions for how to brew something soothing. Photographs by Michelle Slatalla. Above: Judy Ho-Lam's top ten includes: Wild Yam; American Ginseng; Panax Ginseng; Goji Berries, Black Jujubes; Apricot Seeds; Dried Chrysanthemum; Fox Nuts; Honeysuckle, and Red Jujubes. Ho-Lam said no one should use Chinese herbs for medicinal purposes before consulting a doctor; many people are allergic to herbs, for one thing. Above: Dried chrysanthemum flowers. Chrysanthemum in Chinese medicine is used to treat chest pain, colds, fever, and hypertension (clinical studies have not been conducted on its efficacy). Holiday Recipe: Cranberry Cake Recipes from The Kitchn. While I can't claim credit for this recipe (I got it from a friend, who got it from another friend, and so it goes...,), it is known in these parts as "your cranberry cake.

Holiday Recipe: Cranberry Cake Recipes from The Kitchn

" As my mother asked last week, "Are you bringing your cranberry cake to Thanksgiving? " And my sister said, "You better save some of your cranberry cake for me. " The Food Lab: Turkey Paitan Ramen With Crispy Shredded Turkey and Slow-Cooked Egg. It's time for another round of The Food Lab.

The Food Lab: Turkey Paitan Ramen With Crispy Shredded Turkey and Slow-Cooked Egg

Got a suggestion for an upcoming topic? Email Kenji here, and he'll do his best to answer your queries in a future post. Become a fan of The Food Lab on Facebook or follow it on Twitter for play-by-plays on future kitchen tests and recipe experiments. [Photographs: J. Kenji Lopez-Alt] Turkey soup is all well and good for the day after Thanksgiving, and what's more, it's a snap to make. If you've kept abreast of our Ramen Style Guide, you'd know that paitan refers to the thickness and opaqueness of the soup. In truth, this recipe is nothing more than a reworking of my Tonkotsu Ramen recipe, with a few tweaks. Like that one, it starts with bones. To make the broth, I start by blackening onions, garlic, and ginger in the bottom of a big pot. I fish the turkey drumsticks out of the pot as soon as they're tender enough to shred—a few hours.

What you end up with is a rich, deep brown stock (brown from the roasted turkey bones!) Asian Girl in the Kitchen: Korean BBQ Recipe. Photo by Eric Rhee Korean barbecue was always an omen.

Asian Girl in the Kitchen: Korean BBQ Recipe

When I would see my mother mix soy sauce and sugar into a marinade to pour over well-marbled slabs of short ribs, I knew something good had happened. One-Pan Singapore Noodles Recipe. I mainly cooked with fresh Hokkien noodles and the dried rice vermicelli noodles (bihun) at home and some of you may already have come across my Hokkien noodles previously.

One-Pan Singapore Noodles Recipe

When it comes to cook with dried rice vermicelli noodles, there’s only one way I would do it: absorption method as featured here. This way, you don’t have to worry about softening the noodles in a separate bowl and they turned out to be much more flavourful because of absorbing the seasoned liquid. The last time I featured the one-pan rice vermicelli noodles dish, I was recreating my childhood favourite called the “Economy noodles”. The reason for its name was because it was a very affordable street food in Penang. I remember I used to pay like an equivalent of AUD $0.30 a packet twenty years ago. Today, I am re-creating another favourite of mine called the Singapore noodles. One-Pan Singapore Noodles What you’ll need to make 4 to 6 servings:- Method:- To make the omelet: Whisk eggs, salt and pepper until well mixed.

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