“To be perfectly frank,” Ling-ya Lee, who came to Los Angeles from Taiwan in 1989, says of her Chinese New Year preparations, “I rarely make dumplings anymore.” Given the high quality of ready-made ...

Active Work time is 15 minutes. Total preparation time is 45 minutes. “To celebrate the coming of the New Year, the Chinese prepare certain foods because they have a specific meaning. Whole fish ...

Steamed fish makes for a light and bright dinner that can be prepared in 30 minutes. Thick halibut fillets replace the whole ...

Ginger, soy sauce and scallions flavor this Chinese Steamed Fish meal. The food takes only minutes to cook, but the chopping and cutting to prepare ingredients can be time-consuming. This recipe has ...

These tightly wrapped banana leaf bundles of steamed sticky rice packed with fatty pork and mung beans are traditionally ...

There are many traditional foods eaten for the Chinese Lunar New Year celebration, but one of the most impressive looking is a whole steamed fish. Fish is considered a lucky food for this holiday as ...

I am not sure where I tasted this classic dish for the first time. It might have been on my early trips to Asia in the 1970s. I have often wondered whether I first savored the perfect pairing of ...

These Chinese-style razor clams are sauteed quickly with garlic and soy sauce until just tender and fragrant. It's a classic ...

A fish poached whole with lots of ginger turns out mild and delicate. In small pot, heat oil until very hot. Test by dropping in a slice of green onion; if it sizzles, oil is ready. Pour hot oil over ...

Baking a whole fish wrapped in foil rather than steaming it keeps it moist, and once cooked, the fillets will come off the bone without a struggle. (Matthew Mead) The Chinese like to feature whole ...