A Typical Hearty Chinese Meal

A typical Chinese meal would not miss on its serve of plain white rice as the primary source of carbohydrates. Nowadays, people enjoy long grained to short grained to medium grained rice and it suggests that the medium grained ones have become more likable than the others as it bears a more glutinuous texture able to complement the rest of the dishes.

Serving along the table, usually the Chinese would enjoy a number of other dishes primarily vegetable servings as they are either fried, stir-fried, braised, stewed or steamed with cutlets of meat or eggs. The way the meal is designed would have mostly been pondered upon the final composition to suit the family members tastebuds so to make a comfortable meal upon each preferred taste of distinction.

For example, there would have been a dish that would taste salty, while the other one sweet and savory to complement the overall meal on table.  Or it could have been several very hot dishes to supplement the fierce cold outside. A true family meal would have been prepared and cooked with a lot of passion to ensure the outcome is desirable by each member of the family.

Long Jing Tea -- Chinese Premium Dragon Well Tea

Consider one of the most prestigious Green tea from China,the Dragon Well tea. Its non fermented tea leaf preserves the natural goodness of tea antioxidants able to help lose weight, lower blood pressure, improve skin complexion, boost total immune system and generally detoxifies the body.

Lightly fried with tea tree oil which makes the drinking experience much smoother than any other tea around in the market, clearly makes the drink one of the most enjoyable and treasured experience.

You can also complement it with crysanthemums, dried orange peel, red dates and hawthorn for different health benefits and effects inclusive of stomach gas expulsion, improving blood circulation, or generally aims to prevent a number of health risks.

Aim to buy authentic dragon well tea, as there maybe a lot of fake ones in the market. The way to identify its authenticity is to look at the leaves which should appear fresh green in color and not brown or black.. Pour hot water on them for a quick brew and you should be able to see the tea becoming light green in color !
Try a cuppa today! and you will not regret it!

Traditional Sweet Finger Food - Chinese Nien Gau

Traditional Chinese have to have a slice of traditional sweet finger food called 'Nien Gau' or 'Sticky Cake' during the New Year festive seasons. It symbolizes growth and fortune as in Chinese pronunciation, it is the same as growing taller every year.

In most Asian countries, what we find in store were mostly dark brown in color and family folks would usually fry them under egg dips or simply cut them into slices before serve. Others were green in color as they are Pandan leaf flavored. 

Nowadays, in China, we are going to taste and experience a new type of 'Nien Gau' which is purple in color and coated with icing sugar. They look nice and the taste is sweet as well as children would be tempted to grab them by the minute they are served onto the table.

Now, lets vote? Which one is more popular? :) :)

Emperor Qin Palace, Where you can be King too!

If you are one of those who fancy Chinese series of the old dynasties where flying Kung Fu still lives among people, then you must have watched when the King would sit on a golden throne and command his kingdom.

In China today, visitors do that and most would enjoy an exciting moment by sitting on the throne in full fledged costumes for a few handsome shots. Usually, they would charge around RMB10 per shot or you could bring your own camera too.

To find this place, visit JiangNan China trip towards 'Hendian' for the Emperor Qin Palace.

Call it the eastern Hollywood , where more than 100 famous films such as the Emporer and the Assassin, Mummy III, Hero and etc etc had been made! Truly astounding place !!

Chinese Food Diet

Went to China JiangNan, for the Chinese New Year 2010.. Here is one of their favorite dishes.. Chinese Dung-Bo-Ro or (Winter Pork). This one has in tact its layers of fat which is what that makes it tasty and necessary among the Chinese folks during winter keeping them out of the cold.

Traditionally, they prefer to eat dung-bo-ro with a local drink boosting up on the cozy spirits of a slow motion winter night with friends and family, singing or playing on the table.

Other dishes that accompanies would be several vegetables sauteed or stir fried to create varied dish colors lightening the table atmosphere during home dinners.

Usually, another meaty dish would be served as well and what you see at the side is the popular 'pai kut' or 'pork bone' meat cooked in sweet and sour sauce.